While Chinese communist regime’s Premier Li Qiang held a meeting with mainland Chinese economists on July 6 to collect suggestions on how to save the mainland Chinese economy, analysts say the root cause of China’s economic downturn lies in its political system, which is dictated by the ruling communist party (CCP) which is currently led…

Commentary Rhetoric—whether from corporate executives or government officials—seldom comports with reality. And seldom is the gap as wide as on the subject of foreign investment in China. Beijing says that it is open for business and welcomes foreign investment when, in reality, it has made doing business in China more difficult than ever. Corporate executives…

Foreign investments have continued to flee China as the country’s economy remains sluggish. Experts pointed out three major factors causing it. Since last December when Beijing abandoned the restrictive “Zero-COVID” policy, foreign investors were optimistic about the Chinese market. Foreign investment poured back into China in the first few months of this year, but this…

China’s business outlook has dropped to a historic low while revenue forecasts reached the lowest in a decade, according to hundreds of American businesses operating in the country. An annual business report released by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham Shanghai) on Oct. 28 showed that only 55 percent of the companies surveyed…

Beijing is buying up land around U.S. military bases. Is this a “homeownership issue” or a “national security issue?” A reporter presses a White House spokesman on the topic. China’s new sanctions are targeting two CEOs from U.S. companies over arms sales to Taiwan. China’s leader is leaving the country for the first time in…

News Analysis Beijing is beginning to look desperate. Months ago, it reduced its real growth target of 2022 to only 5.5 percent. Severe restrictions to deal with COVID-19 make even that reduced number look unattainable. Beijing also needs to overcome the natural tendency for any economy to see slower growth as it achieves higher levels…

Four states hold primary elections on Tuesday. Among them is Nevada—a state with the potential to sway the balance of power in the House and the Senate. Legislation that will increase regulation on foreign investment receives bipartisan support in congress. The bill aims to rebuild critical supply chains and protect U.S. technologies from countries like…

Foreign firms will find it harder to buy British businesses considered key to national security, as new legislation grants the UK government more powers to vet foreign investment. The National Security and Investment Act, which came into force on Jan. 4, is said to be the biggest shake-up of the UK’s national security regime for…

SHANGHAI—The Chinese regime will require that domestic firms in sectors off-limits to foreign direct investment, such as Internet news and publishing, receive clearances from regulators before they can list their shares outside the mainland. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced the new rules on the clearances on Monday in a statement that also…

The U.S. Commerce Department is failing to do its part to protect national security and keep sensitive technology out of the hands of China’s military, according to a U.S. congressional advisory report (pdf). The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission report said the Commerce Department had been slow to create a list of sensitive technology…