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Ding Shuang

(丁爽)

Ding Shuang

丁爽

The latest news and top stories on Ding Shuang. He is an economist with over two decades of experience in both public and private sectors. Currently Chief Economist for Greater China and North Asia at Standard Chartered, he previously held senior roles at Citigroup, the International Monetary Fund and the People’s Bank of China. His work involves macroeconomic research, providing insights on China’s economic policies including property and consumption.

A car carrier loaded with vehicles for export sets sail from Yantai Port in east China’s Shandong province on February 10. Photo: Xinhua

China exports

What does Iran war mean for China’s export machine?

Crisis sparks debate: will it cripple global demand or show that China’s supply-side resilience, proven during pandemic, remains in place?

23 Mar 2026 - 10:39PM

Two Sessions 2026

How China is using its economic clout to give the US dollar a run for its money

3 Mar 2026 - 10:08AMvideocam

Hong Kong budget 2026-27

Hong Kong budget 2026-27: should the coming blueprint boost yuan’s global push?

23 Feb 2026 - 9:56AM

Bonds

China’s currency push gains ground as Russia nears issuance of yuan bond

Foreign governments have raised a record 13 billion yuan (US$1.8 billion) via yuan bonds this year, Bloomberg-compiled data shows.

1 Dec 2025 - 4:41PM

A photo taken on November 10, 2025, shows a view of the Kremlin in Moscow. Photo: Xinhua

Yuan

As China holds the line in ‘trade war 2.0’, its yuan follows suit

With minimal depreciation and more frequent use overseas, the yuan has shown greater resilience in this round of the US trade conflict.

5 Nov 2025 - 6:19AMvideocam

Yuan

New phrase, new phase? China adjusts language on yuan internationalisation

Beijing now states plainly that it aims to ‘promote the internationalisation of the yuan’ amid growing doubts over the US dollar.

28 Oct 2025 - 4:12PMvideocam

China GDP

Overseas banks raise China GDP forecasts, say Beijing ‘on track’ for 2025 target

Leading banks raise estimates after third-quarter data beats expectations, but some analysts caution more policy support needed.

21 Oct 2025 - 6:26PM

People hang out at The Bund as the financial district of Pudong is seen in the background in Shanghai on January 16. Photo: Reuters

Banking & finance

As China keeps cutting US Treasury holdings, where are its investments going?

With China’s holdings at their lowest since 2009, analysts said the country’s central bank could be turning to European assets and gold.

19 Sep 2025 - 3:16PMvideocam

Banking & finance

After Fed cut, moderate easing expected by China’s central bank, supporting yuan

PBOC sets yuan’s midpoint rate at 7.1085 after first US interest rate cut since December.

18 Sep 2025 - 5:53PMvideocam

China technology

China’s biotech industry is gaining on the US. Can tariffs hold them back?

Pharmaceutical firms in China have grown fast, but geopolitics and a long head start could keep US-based leaders at industry apex - for now.

6 Sep 2025 - 7:54AMvideocam

Yuan

China’s big yuan devaluation sent shock waves 10 years ago – what has changed?

Lessons from the past, and an eye on the yuan’s globalisation, have helped shape a decade-long shift towards mostly market-based pricing for China’s currency.

11 Aug 2025 - 9:00PM

In 2015, China shocked global markets with its largest one-day cut to the yuan’s reference rate, sending the currency tumbling nearly 2 per cent, relative to the US dollar. Photo: Xinhua

China birth rate

Why China’s baby subsidies may help poorer regions – and how they stack up in Asia

But the universal cash transfers could have a bigger impact on consumption levels than the number of births, some analysts say.

11 Aug 2025 - 10:03AM

China's population

If preschool is free, will more have a baby? China to waive final-year tuition

State Council says that depending on an area’s fiscal strength, Beijing will fund at least half and up to 80 per cent of the total cost.

6 Aug 2025 - 6:07PM

China consumption

China’s economists weigh pros and cons of consumption benchmarks

With internal demand becoming even more important to China's long-term planning, scholars have suggested making consumption a headline figure.

6 Aug 2025 - 11:36AMvideocam

Domestic consumption has taken on new importance for China’s economy as the international trade landscape grows murky. Photo: Xinhua

China GDP

As China’s economy beats expectations, why workers continue to carry the burden

GDP growth is on pace to meet leadership’s goal for China, but a stubborn property slump, trade complications and deflationary pressure persist.

22 Jul 2025 - 10:38AMvideocam

Urban planning

China’s dated urban-development model must change, Beijing says at rare meeting

Amid property and urbanisation woes, China needs to ‘proactively adapt to changing circumstances’ and transform its approach to city planning, leadership says at Central Urban Work Conference.

15 Jul 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

US-China trade war

‘Historic opportunity’: why China is betting on a poor province in trade war

A few years ago, it beat extreme poverty – now, it’s a frontline province in Beijing’s economic shift.

15 Jul 2025 - 3:31PM

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