Category: Foreign Investments

China’s Property Crisis: Why It’s So Hard for Beijing to Fix

Beijing has often addressed economic troubles by boosting spending on infrastructure and real estate, but now heavy debt loads make that a hard playbook to follow.
Could U.S. Toughness on Chinese Business Have Unintended Consequences?

Businesses fear that efforts to look tough on Beijing, which have the potential to be more expansive than moves by the federal government, could have unintended consequences.
Chinese Confidence Hits Low Point Because of Nation’s Economic Troubles

Consumers and business owners say they feel paralyzed by despair, and their reluctance to spend and borrow is feeding what could become a dangerous cycle.
China Faces a Crisis in Its Real Estate Sector

Beijing wanted to cool its housing market, but created a bigger problem, as the fallout from debt-laden developers and sinking sales spreads to the broader economy.
Trouble in China Pushes Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Into Bear Market

The Hang Seng Index has fallen more than 20 percent from its recent high, as investors grow more pessimistic about China’s post-pandemic recovery.
How Geopolitics Is Complicating the Move to Clean Energy

The fate of Indonesia’s unrivaled stocks of nickel — a critical mineral used to make batteries for electric vehicles — is caught in the conflict between the United States and China.
China’s Nickel Plants in Indonesia Created Needed Jobs, Plus Pollution

An influx of Chinese investment into nickel-processing on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is sowing pollution while generating economic opportunity.
Country Garden: Why Its Financial Crisis Poses a Risk to China

Country Garden was China’s biggest real estate developer. Now it is staring down default, facing billions of dollars in losses and $200 billion in unpaid bills.
China’s Economy Battles Debt, Slowing Trade and Specter of Deflation

As China’s economy flashes indications of decline, the consequences pose perils for countries around the globe.
Country Garden’s Stock Plunges After Report of Huge Losses

Financial troubles at Country Garden, the last real estate giant to avoid default, sparked panic in the markets and angry comments online.
Biden Orders Ban on U.S. Investments in China’s Sensitive High-Tech Industries

The new limits, aimed at preventing American help to Beijing as it modernizes its military, escalates a conflict pitting the world’s two largest economies against each other.
Country Garden Is Latest Property Giant in China to Run Into Trouble

Country Garden, China’s last big property developer to avoid default, has spooked investors after missing key debt payments, rekindling memories of China Evergrande.