https://www.scmp.com/rss/523677/feed The latest news and top stories on the China Chief Economists Forum. A Shanghai-based professional association, the China Chief Economists Forum is dedicated to economic and financial analysis in China. Its main areas of focus include discussing economic policies, advocating proactive measures and providing insights on global economic trends. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Sylvia Ma Sylvia Ma Interest in de-dollarisation has spiked in Chinese academic and policy circles, as Beijing grows increasingly wary of the United States’ potential to weaponise its currency. The surge has been most visible in the volume of research. A search by the South China Morning Post on China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), one of the country’s largest academic research databases, showed the number of papers on the subject more than doubled from 2023 to 2025 compared with the preceding three... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3341876/trade-war-global-instability-push-de-dollarisation-chinas-academic-mainstream?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3341876/trade-war-global-instability-push-de-dollarisation-chinas-academic-mainstream?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Sylvia Ma,Frank Chen Sylvia Ma,Frank Chen After witnessing the effects of a tumultuous trade war with the United States this year, China’s top leaders have issued a directive to fortify the domestic economy against persistent or even heightened trade frictions. Following the annual central economic work conference, which concluded on Thursday and set the agenda for 2026, officials emphasised “better coordinating domestic economic work and international economic and trade struggles”, anchoring a pro-growth strategy for the start of... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3336271/china-digs-trade-struggles-beijing-eyes-dual-strategy-growth-and-resilience?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3336271/china-digs-trade-struggles-beijing-eyes-dual-strategy-growth-and-resilience?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:00:09 +0000 Frank Chen,Sylvia Ma Frank Chen,Sylvia Ma China is expected to set its fiscal deficit ratio at around 4 per cent of gross domestic product in 2026, analysts said, adding the affirmation of a more prominent role for fiscal policy at this week’s central economic work conference indicates a selective approach to increasing government expenditures. In a statement issued after the annual conference ended on Tuesday, officials called for maintaining a “necessary deficit size, total debt and expenditure volume”. The December meeting of... https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3336240/china-keep-high-fiscal-deficit-ratio-2026-buoy-spending-plans-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3336240/china-keep-high-fiscal-deficit-ratio-2026-buoy-spending-plans-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:00:18 +0000 Mandy Zuo Mandy Zuo With China’s three most economically important cities recently rolling out policies to address renewed weakness in the property sector, analysts say stabilising the industry would be significant in terms of boosting consumer sentiment, but that no quick market rebound should be expected. After Beijing, north China’s biggest population centre, lifted purchase limits outside its Fifth Ring Road and eased housing fund rules in early August, Shanghai and Shenzhen followed suit with similar policies... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3327455/can-easing-property-curbs-3-big-cities-help-give-chinese-consumption-boost?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3327455/can-easing-property-curbs-3-big-cities-help-give-chinese-consumption-boost?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Oct 2025 01:00:13 +0000