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Weekly Must-Read: China’s Hunt for Strategic New Energy Minerals

The Caixin Must-Read newsletter brings you the best of our coverage over the past week, handpicked by our editors.

# Cover Story #

China’s Hunt for Strategic New Energy Minerals

Pursuit of key minerals intensifies as U.S., Canada and Australia restrict Chinese access to “strategic” materials.

# Business #

In Depth: China’s Slumping Office Rental Market Faces a Steep Climb in 2023

Lingering concerns about demand and a rush of new supply hitting the market uncut hopes for a quick recovery this year

# Economy #

Analysis: China Had Some Strong Holiday Spending Numbers, but Don’t Break Out the Champagne

A handful of promising data points don’t herald a sustained rebound in consumption that the government hopes will prop up the economy, analysts say

# Finance #

In Depth: How China’s Personal Credit Reporting Rules Upended an Industry

Insiders in the fintech, big data and banking industries see a host of side effects resulting from implementing regulations designed to better protect individuals’ data

Alibaba Exits Indian Payments Giant With $167 Million Share Sale

The Chinese tech major dumps its remaining 3.3% position in digital payments provider Paytm, as it scales back its investments in the South Asian nation

Chinese Real Estate Companies Test Offshore Bond Markets

Two developers sell yuan bonds in Macao, and a Wanda subsidiary sells dollar debt in Singapore

# Tech #

Shanghai Bourse Probes AI Firms’ Stock Surge on Chatbot Fervor

Shares of CloudWalk Technology and Beijing Haitian Ruisheng Science Technology have more than doubled in value this year

# Chart of the Week #

What Raising the Retirement Age Could Look Like in China

Citic Securities says the country plans to gradually increase the age to 65 for both men and women by around 2055, sparking outrage online

# China #

China Retirees Dispute Deep Cuts to Health Insurance Benefits

Seniors in Wuhan are the latest to vent their dissatisfaction with basic pension cutbacks as China overhauls its medical insurance system

Trending in China: More Women Just Say ‘No’ to Having Kids

A new survey shows the percentage of Chinese women choosing to remain childless jumped to nearly 10% in 2020 from 6.1% five years earlier

# Opinion #

Analysis: What Will Drive Pfizer’s Growth After Covid?

Coronavirus vaccines and treatments fueled the drug giant’s global revenue surge to over $100 billion last year while other products stagnated

# Weekend Long Read #

How China’s Individually Owned Businesses Were Dealt a ‘Knockout’ Blow

Popular TV drama ‘The Knockout’ shows why the self-employed business people who once helped jumpstart the world’s second-largest economy have largely disappeared

# Gallery #

Gallery: Quake Response Shifts From Rescue to Relief

# Podcast #

Alibaba Exits Indian Payments Giant

Alibaba offloads remaining stake in Paytm, U.S. private equity giant Warburg Pincus to expand foothold in China, and Pinduoduo’s Temu makes splashy Super Bowl debut

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