
More recent developments

Chinese farm disaster relief funding down
Chinese farmers aren't getting much extra help this spring. On Thursday, the finance ministry (MoF) allocated RMB 1.4 billion in agricultural disaster relief funding to help cover the costs of crop pest and disease control. The funds will go to… Read More »

Senior economic policy advisor pushes for subsidizing service consumption
On Thursday, Caixin published an interview with Huang Hanquan on China’s strategy for managing the US trade war. Huang is worth paying attention to: He heads the Academy of Macroeconomic Research, which advises the macro planner (NDRC). In October, he… Read More »

EU imposes fee on small Chinese parcels
Chinese e-commerce retailers are facing a global trade backlash. On Tuesday, EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič proposed a EUR 2 fee on small packages shipping directly to EU consumers, most of which come from China. Until now, packages worth less… Read More »