At the Central Economic Work Conference late last year, overcapacity was highlighted as a problem prioritised for action this year. So, just before the Lunar New Year, 12 ministries and state...
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Mainland industrial companies' profits rose last month for the first time in six months, adding to signs growth is picking up after a seven-quarter slowdown.
Financial market players have no doubt that the economic data Beijing released last Thursday were a good thing.
The interesting thing about the data released yesterday was that it showed not how weak China's economy is, but how strong.
Interesting, but not surprising; you can see the evidence right...
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