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Alice Li
Reporter, Political Economy
Alice joined the Post in November 2024 and covers China's economy. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Hong Kong. She was previously a summer intern at the Post and has had internship experience with both Chinese and foreign news outlets.
Alice joined the Post in November 2024 and covers China's economy. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Hong Kong. She was previously a summer intern at the Post and has had internship experience with both Chinese and foreign news outlets.
Areas of Expertise:
China economyLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Diplomatic row with Japan sent more Chinese travellers packing for Korea, filling its hotels over the nine-day holiday and offering relief to a sluggish domestic economy.
Drug makers in China are performing cutting-edge research and licensing products to global giants after a 10-year government push supercharged the industry.
China’s two largest cities are outpacing national growth rates, each generating gross domestic products equal to a small European country.
Most provinces increased pay for low-paid jobs in 2025, part of nationwide efforts to tackle deflationary pressures.
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The ultra-high-voltage power lines will connect Tibet’s vast hydropower, solar and wind projects with factory hubs in southern China.
Beijing vows to prioritise job market in 2026, the first year of new five-year plan.
Protectionism is forcing a shift towards balancing exports with outbound investment, analysts say.
Tech ministry’s plan targets breakthroughs in AI models, agents and chips, as well as AI’s spread into diverse sectors.
Big data is used to flag income gaps for top online stars and overseas earners, as regulators recover billions in unpaid levies amid slumping land sales and value-added tax revenue decline.
Beijing is striving to boost household spending amid an economic slowdown. But first it needs to stabilise the housing market, scholars say.
Sixth entry in Communist Party mouthpiece’s editorial series calls domestic market ‘world’s rarest resource’, vows supply-chain support to aid industrialisation.
Party mouthpiece calls for better coordination and market guidance as 15th five-year planning period begins, warning conflicting rules unsettle investors.
Beijing has been intensifying efforts to combat industrial overcapacity and fierce competition in key sectors, aiming to stabilise the economy and support growth.
In the first year of new five-year plan, party mouthpiece says list of ‘chokepoint technologies’ is narrowing.
Communist Party newspaper says authorities should avoid ‘policy bandwagons’ that could lead to economic imbalances, urging plans based on local strengths.
State Council approves draft regulations to implement the new law, which aims to govern China’s biggest source of tax revenue.
Driven by an uneven recovery and property crisis, value-conscious shoppers are powering a second-hand boom as platforms use tech to verify authenticity and overcome stigma.
Strong manufacturing base a driving force behind overseas expansion, but industry leaders and analysts say hurdles remain.
November outbound shipments increased 5.9 per cent, surpassing forecasts – though exports to US extended sharp decline.
From milk tea to blind boxes, China’s lighter consumer brands are winning worldwide recognition – though time will tell if the craze will last.
Ahead of next year’s record-long Spring Festival, local governments roll out short holidays to lure families to winter getaways.
The country already dominates global patent applications for drones, one report shows, and manufacturers are rapidly expanding overseas.
Shipments of the valuable components to the US increased in October, while those sent to the European Union fell from their September levels.
But Beijing’s manufacturing ecosystem gives it powerful tools to retaliate, according to economist Zhang Yuyan.
Cai Fang of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said Beijing’s benchmarks for 2035 should include a quantitative figure for consumption.
Record numbers of young people still face intense competition securing employment, pushing more to pursue alternative paths.
Official data points to uneven recovery last month, but analysts do not expect major stimulus as annual growth target within reach.
Companies seeking to profit from vicious and unfair competition warned they will fail ‘sooner or later’.
As firms expand overseas, rising investment demand and appetite for yuan assets and swap agreements may prompt Beijing to take action.
