# Cover Story #
Will China’s Latest Policy Call-to-Arms Turn the Ailing Property Market Around?
The government hopes to end the slump by studying policies to reduce the record vacant housing overhang, earning cheers from foreign investors and buoying share markets
# Economy #
Caixin Explains: What’s in China’s Policy Toolbox to Tackle the Ballooning Housing Stocks
The Politburo wants to reduce China’s housing inventory and stimulate home sales. How will they do it?
# Business #
Caixin Explains: How Will the U.S. Import Tariff Hikes Impact Chinese Industries?
The move will affect $18 billion worth of Chinese imports including electric vehicles, chips and lithium-ion batteries, and is part of a broader strategy said to prevent them undercutting U.S. products
In Depth: Getting China’s Low-Altitude Economy Off the Ground
Buzz grows around idea that drones and other flying vehicles could create a new engine for growth
China’s Cosco Shipping Defends Exclusive Rights to Operate Peru’s Chancay Port
Peru claims deal was an ‘administrative error’, but Cosco has yet to receive a reply to its request for negotiations
# Finance #
In Depth: China’s Weaker Insurers Skip Early Bond Redemptions Amid Growing Financial Stress
Several insurance companies have chosen to pay higher interest rates on their supplementary capital bonds rather than exercise an option to redeem them early, a sign they are facing solvency problems
China’s Credit Contraction Caused by Changes to Banks’ GDP Calculation, Economists Say
The authorities have switched to a method that relies mostly on lenders’ profitability metrics, rather than growth in loans and deposits
# News Graphics #
15 Chinese Provincial Capitals Scrap Homebuying Curbs
As the real estate crisis shows little sign of ending, over a dozen provincial capitals have made U-turns on the curbs since last summer
# Opinion #
What the PBOC’s Trading of Government Bonds Will Mean for Monetary Policy
The central bank plans to directly engage in the secondary market, which will generate complex policy signals, as each transaction could be interpreted as an indication of policy direction
Enlightening Lessons From the Rise of China’s NEVs
Allowing the market to play a ‘decisive role in resource allocation and improving the role of government’ is the ultimate secret to the industry’s success
# Tech #
ByteDance Enters AI Arena with Doubao, Offering Ultra-Low Cost and Versatile Applications
ByteDance is integrating Doubao into more than 50 of its apps, such as Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok
# China #
China Seeks to Eliminate Regulations That Hurt Business Environment
The Ministry of Justice is asking the public for help identifying policies that put certain businesses, especially private companies, at a disadvantage
# World #
Singapore’s New PM Takes Office Pledging to Build Better Tomorrow
Singapore passes the baton, not just between leadership teams but across generations, says Lawrence Wong at swearing-in
# Weekend Long Read #
Centennial Sojourn of Scholar Chi Pang-yuan
Known best for ‘The Great Flowing River,’ about her life from Northeast China to Taiwan, the writer’s work is celebrated on both sides of the Strait
# The Wall Street Journal #
Elon Musk Dispatches Tesla’s ‘Fireman’ to China Amid Slowing Sales
Tom Zhu, one of the three executives named on Tesla’s website, returns to China as carmaker seeks to launch Autopilot features there
# Gallery #
Dazzling Auroras Color Night Skies
# Podcast #
Caixin Biz Roundup: Why Chinese PE and VC Firms Are Chasing Middle East Money
AI startups lead China’s unicorn herd, China offers one more year visa waiver for travelers from 12 countries
