https://www.scmp.com/rss/522214/feed Fan joined the Post in 2025. Before that, he was a research associate at CLSA, focusing on China’s economy and technology companies. He holds a BS in Applied Maths from UC San Diego and an MPhil in Finance and Economics from Cambridge. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Haining Gao,Fan Hou Haining Gao,Fan Hou China’s industrial policy is becoming more systematic and pervasive, shifting from targeting specific sectors towards covering all layers of production, a recent report by the US Chamber of Commerce and Rhodium Group released on Monday has found. The strategy, as laid out in the latest 15th five-year plan, now covers additional frontier technologies, such as biomanufacturing, embodied intelligence and intelligent driving. Coverage has likewise expanded under the country’s “Made in China 2025”... https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3353527/chinas-expanding-industrial-strategy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3353527/chinas-expanding-industrial-strategy?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 May 2026 07:35:43 +0000 Fan Hou,Haining Gao Fan Hou,Haining Gao – https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/article/3353080/sino-japanese-relations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/article/3353080/sino-japanese-relations?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2026 02:23:28 +0000 Fan Hou Fan Hou - https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3351791/hong-kongs-ipo-lead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3351791/hong-kongs-ipo-lead?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:46:16 +0000 Fan Hou,Haining Gao Fan Hou,Haining Gao China’s export growth slowed to 2.5 per cent in March, while imports rose 27.8 per cent, narrowing the monthly trade surplus to US$51 billion, the lowest in over a year. Sectors Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) are poised to fuel export growth this year as high petrol prices accelerate the shift away from internal combustion engines. In March, total motor vehicle exports jumped 44 per cent according to China Customs, while EV exports soared 140 per cent per the China Passenger Car... https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/global-economy/article/3349996/chinas-march-trade?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/global-economy/article/3349996/chinas-march-trade?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:34:13 +0000 Fan Hou Fan Hou - https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3347946/evs-lead-chinas-going-global-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3347946/evs-lead-chinas-going-global-push?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:01:34 +0000 Fan Hou Fan Hou To see every province-level region’s growth target, view this Quick Digest. https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3345931/two-sessions-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3345931/two-sessions-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:16:08 +0000 Fan Hou Fan Hou Twenty-one of China’s 31 provincial-level regions have set lower annual growth targets ahead of the unveiling of the national goal on March 5. Guangdong, the most populous region, cut its target for 2026 to a range of 4.5 per cent to 5 per cent, versus “around 5 per cent” last year. Tianjin, Hebei and Shanxi are also among provinces with lower economic targets. Jiangxi is the only region with an increase. The national goal may be reduced to 4.5 per cent to 5 per cent from “around 5 per cent”,... https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3344825/chinese-regions-cut-growth-targets-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3344825/chinese-regions-cut-growth-targets-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Feb 2026 04:50:43 +0000 Fan Hou Fan Hou - https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/article/3344320/critical-minerals-rivalry-expands-copper-silver?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/article/3344320/critical-minerals-rivalry-expands-copper-silver?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:36:59 +0000 Fan Hou Fan Hou – https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3341768/china-seeks-slow-bull-rally?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/china-economy/article/3341768/china-seeks-slow-bull-rally?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:11:25 +0000 Fan Hou,Haining Gao Fan Hou,Haining Gao - https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3339855/chinas-us12-trillion-trade-surplus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3339855/chinas-us12-trillion-trade-surplus?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:55:31 +0000 Fan Hou Fan Hou Subscribers: The Daily Pulse won’t be published on Thursday, January 1, New Year’s Day. We resume publication on Friday, January 2. Happy New Year! China-US relations will probably dominate the 2026 news agenda, especially with President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump potentially having four in-person meetings during the year. Trade will be a key theme, as a one-year tariff truce is due to expire in November. China also starts its 15th five-year plan, with a focus on technology and... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3336643/scmp-plus-year-ahead-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3336643/scmp-plus-year-ahead-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:27:44 +0000 Haining Gao,Fan Hou Haining Gao,Fan Hou _ https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3334990/chinas-volatile-japan-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3334990/chinas-volatile-japan-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:15:58 +0000 Fan Hou Fan Hou To view the Post’s coverage of China’s 15th five-year plan, follow this link. https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3332580/chinas-15th-five-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3332580/chinas-15th-five-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Nov 2025 04:20:49 +0000 Fan Hou Fan Hou - https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3331570/china-russia-no-limits-relations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3331570/china-russia-no-limits-relations?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 04:05:08 +0000 Haining Gao,Junjie Wang,Fan Hou Haining Gao,Junjie Wang,Fan Hou This is the official English translation of the original Chinese document as released by Xinhua. https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3331058/chinas-15th-five-year-plan-market-reforms-and-opening?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3331058/chinas-15th-five-year-plan-market-reforms-and-opening?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:56:50 +0000 Fan Hou Fan Hou Xi Jinping held his 17th meeting with a US president since becoming China’s leader in 2013, when he met Donald Trump in Busan, South Korea, on October 30. He previously held talks with presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, as well as with Trump during the US leader’s first term. https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3330877/xis-key-encounters-us-presidents-and-putin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3330877/xis-key-encounters-us-presidents-and-putin?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:19:32 +0000 Fan Hou Fan Hou / https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3326668/apple-looks-beyond-made-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3326668/apple-looks-beyond-made-china?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Sep 2025 08:02:13 +0000 Fan Hou Fan Hou To view SCMP’s coverage of China’s 15th 5-year plan, please follow this link. https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3326075/technology-chinas-15th-five-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3326075/technology-chinas-15th-five-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Sep 2025 03:41:18 +0000 Junjie Wang,Fan Hou Junjie Wang,Fan Hou To view SCMP’s coverage of China’s 15th 5-year plan, please follow this link. https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3323865/producing-15th-five-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3323865/producing-15th-five-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Sep 2025 06:22:37 +0000