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Weekly Must-Read: Why China’s Exports Are in the Doldrums

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

# Economy #

In Depth: Why China’s Exports Are in the Doldrums

Demand has fallen off in recent months in the country’s three biggest markets, though the reasons vary by region

In Depth: What’s in Store for China GDP, Fiscal Policy in 2023

As policymakers prioritize economic recovery, analysts expect more fiscal support through a higher budget deficit and a bigger special bond quota for local governments

# Cover Story #

China’s Drive to Kick the Foreign IT Habit

Government presses state-owned enterprises to buy domestic tech products as U.S. sanctions bite, spurring a surge in homegrown application innovations

# Finance #

China Real Estate’s Nagging Woes Are ‘Top Priority,’ State Economist Says

Han Wenxiu, deputy chief of a leading economic body’s general office, advocates ending a years-long pattern of high debt, high leverage and quick turnover

# Business #

In Depth: How China Helped Build Indonesia’s High-Speed Rail

The Jakarta-Bandung link, a $7.36 billion Belt and Road project, overcame property disputes, construction hurdles, cost overruns and the pandemic

China’s State Drugmakers Scramble to Stock Pharmacy Shelves Amid Run on Covid Medicines

Sinopharm and China General Technology boost production, with deliveries running around the clock after the sudden reversal of ‘zero-Covid’

In Depth: Strict Rules at Home Push Chinese Metaverse Entrepreneurs, Investors Overseas

The scramble to monetize the metaverse and web3 is in full swing, as a new phase of the internet based on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology takes shape

# China #

Analysis: How China Counts — and Doesn't Count — Covid Deaths

The classification offers clues as to why the cases of a 74-year-old man and a university student, both of whom caught the virus and died last week, were considered non-Covid deaths

Hong Kong Approval Expands Mainlanders’ Access to mRNA Covid Shots

BioNTech vaccine marketed by Fosun Pharma wins official registration, elevating authorization from emergency use

China’s Demand for Pfizer’s Paxlovid Skyrockets, but Supplies Are Limited

As Covid cases climb, the State Council has allowed medical institutions to do online prescribing of drugs used to treat Covid-related symptoms

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China to Boost Supply of Pfizer’s Covid Pill as Demand Soars, Expert Says

# Opinion #

Wang Tao: Key Takeaways From China’s Central Economic Work Conference

Stabilizing growth is the top priority, with measures to boost the real estate sector and a supportive tone for non-SOEs, foreign investors and online platforms

# Weekend Long Read #

There Is More to China’s Drop in Consumer Spending Than Covid-19

Consumption won’t rebound just because Covid policies have been relaxed. Multiple factors have upended household balance sheets, leaving them with reduced income and uncertain futures

# Gallery #

Gallery: Vegetable Growers in a Pickle

# Podcast #

China Green Finance with a Cup of Tea Episode 3: China's Green Credit Market

Caixin Global invited Dr. GUO Peiyuan, Chairman of SynTao Green Finance, to share his insights on what international investors should know about China's green credit market.

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