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A series of central government and southern officials have been given the job of helping revitalise the country’s former heavy industry heartland. Photo: Xinhua

Why China is sending southern officials north to rusting economic front lines

More than a dozen senior cadres from the central government and powerhouse provinces have taken up new northern posts this year alone.

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What do sightings of Type 094s say about China’s nuclear sub force?

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Is search for love in the ‘iron rice bowl’ killing growth in northern China?

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Jordanian minister banks on Mideast stability in courting Chinese investment

China’s ties with Middle East go beyond trade, say analysts on World Economic Forum panel who argue Beijing could bear greater responsibility.

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The crisis in Gaza – now in its ninth month and with no end in sight – is expected to dent economic growth in the Middle East.. Photo: AFP

Opinion | China’s northeast is turning ice and snow into silver and gold

The spectacular tourism boom in Harbin and other parts of China’s northeast has sparked hope that the rust belt – the pride of early Chinese industrialisation that has fallen on hard times – may begin to find its feet again.

Editorial | China’s latest virus outbreak calls again for caution

Rise in respiratory illnesses in mainland China may be driven by known pathogens, but, as with Covid-19, vigilance and transparency are required

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Self-reliance, security, SOEs: Chinese premier has clear message on rust belt tour

During a three-day tour of China’s northeast, a former centre of industry, Premier Li Qiang has placed seemingly deliberate focus on the country’s continuing efforts to break through bottlenecks.

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang has emphasized stable, autonomous manufacturing in an inspection tour to the country’s northeast. Photo: Xinhua

How US tech curbs could revive China’s industrial powerhouse near Russia

“Curbs [from the United States] have inevitably impacted our supply chain, but at the same time it has also offered opportunities to develop our local industrial chain

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Explainer | These 3 Chinese regions have the most daunting debt piles slamming GDP

Beijing is ramping up efforts to mitigate the outsized economic implications of risky debt holdings among China’s poorest regions, reaching into its policy toolbox to fix the problem.

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China’s use of Russian port to ship goods is ‘symbolic’, but hurdles remain

The bilateral agreement takes effect in June, giving China a shorter and cheaper route to transport goods from its northeastern region to its eastern economic powerhouse.

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Some analysts say the Port of Vladivostok’s infrastructure is poor enough that China will need to help support its development. Photo: AFP

Exclusive | In 1 month, truck routes may fully resume between China and North Korea: source

A travel agency in China’s bordering Liaoning province is also promoting itineraries to North Korea starting from mid-June, while a source says the full reopening of the land border remains ‘entirely up to North Korea’.

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A bridge connecting the Chinese city of Dandong with the North Korean city of Sinuiju, seen here in 2018, is expected to fully reopen to trade and tourists next month. Photo: AFP

Dinosaur fossil found with its last meal still inside of it

The discovery shows the dinosaur ate a long list of animals including mammals, fish, birds, and lizards, the university announced. Microraptor fossils were first discovered in the early 2000s in Liaoning, China.

BMW confirms it will invest another US$1.4 billion in Chinese EV battery plant

BMW has confirmed that it will invest an additional 10 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) towards increasing capacity at a battery plant in China’s northern Liaoning province.

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Xi heads to China’s rust belt in renewed push for ‘common prosperity’

President vows to peg the country’s modernisation to the principle of ‘wealth and happiness for all’.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the Liaoshen Campaign Memorial in Jinzhou, in northeast China’s Liaoning province on Tuesday, August 16. Photo: Xinhua

China to ‘build strong dams’ to prevent, punish fraud ahead of economic census

China will officially launch its fifth national economic census next year, with the national statistics agency chief promising efforts will be made to prevent and punish data fraud.

The reliability of China’s economic data has long been questioned, primarily by overseas observers, who have called into question figures, including gross domestic product (GDP) growth, household income and unemployment. Photo: Shutterstock

Bad loans and criminal charges expose risks at China’s small banks

The province of Liaoning epitomises the precarious nature of China’s regional banking system, which has been blighted by allegations of financial crimes and bad loans.

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Coronavirus testing across China could cost 1.7 trillion yuan a year

As more cities announce mass-testing initiatives, analysts warn that the cost of such efforts will further pressure local authorities and municipal coffers that are already being strained by attempts to shore up economic growth.

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Covid lockdowns risk China’s working class, poor ‘falling back into poverty’

A year after President Xi Jinping declared an end to extreme poverty in China, the economic fallout from Beijing’s zero-Covid ambitions is taking a hefty toll on livelihoods, especially in poorer regions.

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Residents of Changchun, Jilin province, line up for coronavirus testing. Authorities in the provincial capital will distribute cash and medical supplies to more than 50,000 people. Photo: Reuters

‘Rigid, crude’ lockdowns only choice for China’s poor regions under zero-Covid

For many local authorities in places such as China’s northeastern rust belt, the economic costs of stringent lockdowns may be nothing compared with the political implications of a runaway outbreak.

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Chinese province sees third police chief in a row accused of corruption

Wang Dawei is the latest in a string of senior police and judicial figures to be targeted by the country’s top graft-busting watchdog.

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China’s local governments race to lure foreign investment as headwinds mount

China’s local governments are pulling out all the stops to lure investment – especially in advanced technology – amid mounting economic challenges, including a slowdown in the property market.

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China’s local governments are hoping to make up a shortfall in property investment with foreign investment in areas like tech. Photo: Xinhua

On or off? Power crunch causes chaos, uncertainty in China’s northeast

After poor planning by local governments and grid operators, a severe shortage of coal continues to fuel questions about when the rolling blackouts will come to an end.

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The stockpile of thermal coal in China’s Liaoning province has increased in the past month, but there is still a shortage. Photo: EPA

Will China ever make wine as good as the Old World?

Despite hostile climates – from frigid and dry to humid and rainy – wine is being grown across many regions of China today and its quality is improving fast

Beijing aims to boost rust-belt province as ‘golden place’ for tech development

China’s top economic policymakers took a field trip to Liaoning province this week to solicit opinions on the region’s next stage of development, with an aim to promote Beijing’s push for technological self-sufficiency.

Chinese health authorities deny plans to end birth control restrictions

The National Health Commission said comments that three provinces would be allowed to adopt new policies did not mean it would end limits on family size.

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Scrapping the one-child policy in 2015 has failed to arrest the demographic decline. Photo: Xinhua

Liaoning province merges 12 banks into one amid bad loans and risk of bank runs

Merger will establish a ‘first-class urban commercial bank’ that absorbs the dozen existing local banks on ‘market-oriented’ and ‘law-based’ principles, according to China’s central bank.

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An employee counts yuan at a bank in Shenyang, Liaoning province, where the government is merging 12 small banks into one “first-class” bank. Photo: Reuters

Chinese asked to stay home for the holidays as 20 new infections reported

Communist Party and government officials in Beijing ordered not to leave city for duration of New Year and Lunar New Year holidays.

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Liaoning stun Guangdong in game two of CBA Finals to go to a decider

Liaoning Flying Leopards stage an incredible comeback to keep their hopes of a second title in three years alive against the Guangdong Southern Tigers.

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Liaoning province
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Liaoning province. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Shenyang
Head of Government
Party Secretary of Liaoning Hao Peng
last updated:
25 September, 2024
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