We examine China’s bid to join the CPTPP, the challenges it needs to overcome to gain membership, and differences between the RCEP and CPTPP agreements. As mega free trade agreements (FTAs), the CPTPP ...

The 15th Five-Year Plan recommendations outline China’s strategy for high-quality, innovation-driven growth, focusing on industrial upgrading, technological self-reliance, increased domestic demand, ...

China’s demographic trends in 2024 reveal a complex picture of population decline, aging, and regional divergence. Investors can gain strategic insights by analyzing demographic shifts at the ...

We discuss why China’s new-type industrialization thrust is an opportune time for foreign businesses and investors looking to expand their presence in the Chinese market. Foreign companies and ...

China is currently witnessing a series of regulatory trends that restricts the scope of certain types of M&A deals. A spate of new antitrust, national security, and data security regulations have ...

China’s tourism industry is undergoing a major structural shift as policymakers push for stronger regulation, higher service standards, and more sustainable growth. New 2025 directives are reshaping ...

With Chinese consumers placing great emphasis on sensory experiences, the country’s perfume market appears ready for rapid expansion. Mintel forecasts that China’s fragrance sector will increase at a ...

China has rapidly surpassed Germany and Japan in industrial robotics, leading the world with 470 robots per 10,000 employees in 2023. This figure eclipses Germany’s 429 and Japan’s 419, reflecting ...

China’s chocolate market is set to make a healthy recovery following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, we look at the latest data on China’s chocolate industry and discuss the new ...

China’s services sector is the main driver of the country’s economic growth and the basis for the next stage in its development. Like other areas of China’s economy, however, it was disrupted by the ...

China has unveiled the latest Encouraged Catalogue for Western China 2025 after launching another round of its “Go West” campaign, in a bid to lure investment into its vast western region. Eligible ...

We explore emerging industry investment opportunities in China across four priority sectors highlighted in provincial 15th Five-Year Plans: green hydrogen, embodied AI, semiconductors, and ...