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China’s third plenum

Jean-Luc Melenchon, the polarising firebrand of the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, reacts to the surprising results of France’s election on July 7, which put his New Popular Front coalition in the lead. Photo: EPA-EFE

Opinion | As polls from UK to France show, fragmented geopolitics still a challenge

Given the UK, France election results and coming US vote, geopolitical challenges will persist with Hong Kong’s traditional trading partners.

Given the UK, France election results and coming US vote, geopolitical challenges will persist with Hong Kong’s traditional trading partners

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Premier faces China’s economic issues square on as inflation adds to pressures

10 Jul 2024 - 5:45PM

China’s third plenum promises cues for commodity bulls and bears

11 Jul 2024 - 3:05AM

What to expect from China’s third plenum

8 Jul 2024 - 9:00AM

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What does China’s private sector want from the third plenum? A survey sheds light

Entrepreneurs are looking for policies to cut abuse of government power and red tape, and improve competition, research firm says.

8 Jul 2024 - 4:32PM

China needs ‘clear direction, anchor’, reforms from key conclave: scholar

Alfred Schipke says the upcoming third plenum needs to show China is open for business despite its challenges, including the struggling property sector.

5 Jul 2024 - 1:47PM

Opinion | From education to taxes, how China can boost demand and drive growth

Growth no longer depends on net exports or foreign investment but on aggregate demand from within China – and there are two promising sources.

5 Jul 2024 - 5:50AMvideocam

Global impact | China eyes bold goals at third plenum, but few drastic changes expected

In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we take a look ahead to China’s third plenum, which has been a landmark occasion since Deng Xiaoping’s groundbreaking reforms in 1978.

3 Jul 2024 - 9:42AMvideocam

As localities change their rules, is the end of China’s hukou system in sight?

As China’s local governments test changes to their household registration systems to entice homebuyers, some analysts have suggested this presages a national-level policy change.

2 Jul 2024 - 11:02AM

Opinion | To boost investor enthusiasm for China, start with Hong Kong tycoons

When it comes to China, many international investors take their cue from Hong Kong’s business leaders – like they did 45 years ago.

1 Jul 2024 - 5:30AMvideocam

China needs ‘big bang measures’ to jolt economy, but last reforms spur doubts

Some of the ambitious economic goals set in 2013 were modified to match the geopolitical landscape and inward challenges of recent years, and the July 15-18 third plenum presents Beijing another chance to alter or stay the course.

28 Jun 2024 - 8:40AM

China’s economy ‘is full of hope’, but market reforms key to laying foundations

China needs better policies to support its ‘vibrant, competitive and creative market entities’, said a former senior official with its top economic planner.

27 Jun 2024 - 7:35PM

China eyes bold 10-year tech and economic goals, sets plenum dates

Plan should balance ‘economy and society, government and market, efficiency and equity, vitality and order, development and security’.

1 Jul 2024 - 10:21AMvideocam

Beijing talks the talk with foreign, private firms ahead of China’s third plenum

High-level comments aim to shore up business and market confidence ahead of the economic-agenda-setting third plenum as foreign firms wait to see whether Beijing follows through.

27 Jun 2024 - 9:17AMvideocam

Premier Li Qiang told businesspeople at a meeting on Tuesday that “the success of foreign enterprises in China is closely related to China’s economic development”. Photo: Xinhua

China’s third plenum to target ‘most urgent’ economic reforms: People’s Daily

Top priorities include building a ‘high-level socialist market economy’, Communist Party says in front-page commentary.

27 Jun 2024 - 3:04PMvideocam

China’s new reforms will focus on “reform of the economic system”, including “upholding and developing the basic economic system”, according to a front-page People’s Dail commenrary. Photo: Bloomberg

4 years after China’s push for less reliance on the West, has it made progress?

Under China’s ‘dual circulation’ strategy, introduced in 2020, the country is reducing its trade dependence on the West and bolstering its domestic market. What has been accomplished in the plan’s first four years?

26 Jun 2024 - 9:13AMvideocam

Cut off zombie firms and roll out reforms amid fund misuse: China’s auditor

Report by China’s National Audit Office finds a wide range of problems in areas including social security benefits, credit allocation and local debt management.

25 Jun 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

As China’s snowballing debt tips the scale, is a fiscal solution in the works?

A fiscal gulf exists between China’s central and local governments, and it is seen as a hurdle to healthy and sustainable development ahead of the third plenum.

27 Jun 2024 - 3:03PMvideocam

What will China’s third plenum bring?

The Communist Party of China is about to hold its much-delayed third plenum, traditionally a time for unveiling major economic strategies for the next five to 10 years. In this six-part preview series, the Post looks at the likely measures in store, and more.

28 Jun 2024 - 6:13AM

As calls for Chinese rural land reform get louder, will Beijing remain cautious?

Major market reform has bypassed rural land ownership, but experts say not to expect any big moves at the third plenum.

27 Jun 2024 - 3:02PMvideocam

As China’s Communist Party holds its third plenum, few major shake-ups expected

The third plenum of the Communist Party of China has been a landmark event since Deng Xiaoping’s groundbreaking reforms in 1978.

27 Jun 2024 - 3:01PMvideocam

Former official names rural-urban divide as hindrance to China’s economic future

A former official has enumerated the ‘imbalances’ encumbering China’s economy, putting special emphasis on the divide between rural and urban areas exacerbated by a system of household registration.

20 Jun 2024 - 8:30PM

A former official with China’s top economic planner has named the divide between rural and urban areas as a burden on growth. Photo: Reuters

China’s leadership looking to unleash ‘new productive forces’: top economist

Justin Lin Yifu says the third plenum, a key Communist Party policy meeting next month, will lead to substantial reforms.

20 Jun 2024 - 7:30PMvideocam

China’s top financial industry officials say Beijing will press on with reforms

Leading industry executives say reforms are the only way to attract foreign investors to participate and achieve China’s goal of becoming a financial powerhouse.

20 Jun 2024 - 2:53PM

For China’s full economic recovery, researcher says, consumption is key

Zheng Xinli, a former researcher with China’s Communist Party, has advocated for robust incentives to spur consumption and buoy the country’s service sector, part of a plan to build up new economic growth drivers.

20 Jun 2024 - 8:38PMvideocam

A former researcher with China’s Communist Party has emphasised the importance of consumption for the country’s future economic growth. Photo: AP

Chinese scholar names pro-market reform as solution to country’s economic blues

A Chinese scholar has called for a renewed commitment to pro-market reforms to generate sustainable growth and solve several persistent issues that have vexed economic policymakers.

20 Jun 2024 - 8:40PM

A Chinese scholar has called for a return to pro-market reforms to resolve the country’s persistent economic challenges. Photo: Getty Images

China warns party members not to criticise policy ahead of major policy meeting

Warning ahead of third plenum is likely to tighten message discipline but analysts warn it may further damage international confidence.

16 Jun 2024 - 6:00PMvideocam

China’s Xi again calls for greater corporate governance at state-owned firms

Ahead of July’s third plenum, fresh comments by the president offer insight into what sort of economy-boosting reforms will be prioritised.

12 Jun 2024 - 5:00PM

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China’s third plenum

The Chinese Communist Party will hold its third plenum of the 20th Party Congress in July, a long-anticipated meeting where the country’s leaders are expected to release a plan for reform that will chart a sustainable growth path and address economic difficulties.