Chinese-style involution is no longer just a domestic issue, it has become a structural risk in the era of globalisations ...

China’s “anti-involution” policy to tackle deflation, announced in 2024, is still in its early stages. Lower import prices for Chinese goods can ripple through trading partners’ economies. Investors ...

China's top leadership has recently pledged to curb "involutionary" competition amid intense price wars in the country.

They say you don’t need to put a lid on a bucket full of crabs for fear of them escaping: they will just pull each other down and make sure none rises above the others. Something similar to this ‘crab ...

Domestic AI breakthroughs and policy supports have fueled strong rallies in China Tech stocks – FTSE China Tech rose 30% YTD. Technological self-reliance and anti-involution campaigns are widely ...

With his T-shirt and square-framed glasses, Zhang Peng looks more like an academic brainiac than a business executive. But the chief executive officer of Zhipu AI, one of the most storied startups in ...

Chinese companies have been making inroads into the US economy with budget-friendly offerings.

China has long identified specific sectors as future engines of growth and recipients of expansive state subsidies. Despite charges of economy-wide imbalance, overcapacity, and, most recently, ...