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Junjie Wang
Production Executive, SCMP Plus
Junjie joined the Post in 2025. He was previously a fashion business reporter at Vogue Business and is a graduate of Hong Kong Baptist University.
Junjie joined the Post in 2025. He was previously a fashion business reporter at Vogue Business and is a graduate of Hong Kong Baptist University.
Areas of Expertise:
Economics, consumer market, retailLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
World leaders are flocking to Beijing, seeking new ties amid rising geopolitical tensions.
World leaders are flocking to Beijing this year as Trump’s trade war spurs US allies to look for new ties.
China remains relatively sheltered by its strategic oil reserves and investment in clean energy, even as Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz sparks a global energy crisis.
Chinese tech companies have become world leaders in areas such as AI, online entertainment, drones and autonomous driving, as they spearhead chuhai, the nation’s “going global” push.
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World leaders are flocking to Beijing this year as Trump’s trade war spurs US allies to look for new ties.
China is investing billions of dollars in Latin America, seeking access to raw materials and huge markets in an area traditionally seen in the US as “America’s backyard”.
World leaders are flocking to Beijing this year, seeking trade deals amid intensified Trump tariff threats.
Intense price competition in China, known as “neijuan” or involution, is causing deflationary risks, corporate losses, reduced investments and wage pressure.
Hong Kong topped global initial public offerings (IPOs) for the first time in six years in 2025 after fundraising more than tripled aided by deals from battery maker CATL and miner Zijin Gold.
SCMP Plus looks back at the year’s 10 most popular Daily Pulse bulletins, covering China issues related to diplomacy, trade and economics.
Prices for the precious metal have hit record highs spurred by Chinese retail investors and central bank purchases.
Since presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met on October 30, US-China trade relations have improved with a tariff rollback, soybean purchases resuming and new curbs put on shipments of fentanyl precursors.
This is the second in an SCMP Plus series annotating different parts of China’s five-year plan recommendations. The focus is on market reforms and opening up.
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to meet in South Korea on Thursday, where they may strike a trade deal following five rounds of face-to-face talks between negotiators.
From operating systems to AI chip design, the Shenzhen-based company is spearheading Chinese efforts to develop technological self-reliance and overcome Western sanctions.
Hong Kong is the world’s busiest market for initial public offerings so far this year, helped by offerings from EV battery maker CATL and miner Zijin Gold.
China’s 15th five-year plan will lay out plans for reaching its “dual carbon” goals, and targets under the Paris Agreement, as it seeks to replace energy from fossil fuels with renewables.
Advancing the transition to a consumption-driven economy is likely to be a key focus in China’s 15th five-year plan. The country will start the plan having largely met the main economic targets of the 14th programme.
China’s next five-year plan, charting the country’s social and economic future, will be proposed in October when the ruling Communist Party gathers for the fourth plenum of the 20th Central Committee.
China is trying to boost use of the yuan in international trade in order to pare the US dollar’s dominance of the global economy.
The US is urging its Asia-Pacific allies to raise defence spending because of a perceived ‘imminent’ threat from China, particularly against Taiwan.
Beijing-based Pop Mart has become the world’s most-valuable listed toy company on the back of demand for Labubu, a Nordic-like elf that has won fans around the world.
The US is due to impose new tariffs on imports from around the world on August 1, as President Donald Trump seeks to pare trade deficits and revive domestic manufacturing.
Chinese companies have the lead in the global market for humanoid robotics, unveiling new models faster than their US rivals and controlling 63 per cent of the industrial supply chain.
Hong Kong’s stablecoin licensing regime takes effect on August 1, positioning the city as a global leader in the sector and bolstering the virtual currency by providing legitimacy for an asset that offers the convenience of crypto minus the volatility.
