DANWEI - The new global story of whistleblower Edward Snowden who gave classified materials about the US National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs to the press suddenly became much more relevant to China as news broke just before and during the holiday that he had fled to Hong Kong.
Analysts debate US and Chinese efforts to resolve the increasingly fraught issue of cyber security
The Guangdong government has outlined detailed plans to boost the number of urban residents in the province by 2015, in line with the new leadership’s emphasis on urbanisation.
China Confidential’s initial reading on economic activity for the month of March signals robust growth amid stable inflationary pressures, while the first National People’s Congress of Xi Jinping’s administration showed an unmistakable resolve to push forward free-market reforms.
Despite seasonal distortions, our indicators point to a continuation of recent growth momentum in February, but concern over shadow banking risks are mounting
While it is still too early to gauge the outlook for reform under the new leadership, there have already been several important statements and a few key moves.
China’s new leaders pledged to stick broadly to the current economic policy path in 2013 at a key meeting over the weekend, but some subtle but important changes reflected their reformist determination
Stronger macro data in November bore out our earlier predictions, while the new leadership’s reform initiatives are gathering pace.
Reforms to the way in which contract coal is priced have been approved by China’s State Council, the nation’s cabinet, according to reports in state media. This is in line with our expectations (CC Nov 29, Capital Intensive) and follows on from the strongly reform-minded statement issued after a meeting of the country’s politburo on Tuesday.
China’s new leadership has a clear mission to push for groundbreaking reform aimed at creating a mature, market-oriented economy.
13 Jun 2013
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