HISTORICAL FACTS: 8 | History Defined

COVID-hit Shanghai heads for lockdown exit but China still lost in economic gloom

Pandemic-hit Shanghai, China's financial hub, unveiled more post-lockdown plans on Thursday as it moves towards a return to normalcy, but a nationwide economic recovery is still a distance away, heightening a sense of urgency for more support.

Reuters · May 26, 2022

China Premier Issues Warning on Covid-hit Economy

China's premier has sounded an unusually stark warning about the world's second-largest economy, saying it must return to normal as the country's zero-Covid strategy bites into growth. China is the last major economy welded to a policy of mass testing and rapid lockdowns to eliminate virus clusters, but the strict…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 26, 2022

Why Alibaba, Nio, Chinese Peers Are Sliding In Hong Kong Today

Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded marginally lower in Hong Kong on Thursday morning.

Benzinga · May 26, 2022

Editorial: To Stabilize Employment, Trust the Market

Reforms must be implemented to tackle the challenges ahead, and provide desirable jobs for the majority of the population

Caixin Global · May 23, 2022

‘Do whatever it takes’: Beijing urged to act as China’s economy falters

Attempts to boost flagging GDP growth hindered by Covid lockdowns, Ukraine war and Sino-US tensions

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2022

China’s small businesses buckle under lockdowns, as expats exit

Beijing’s controversial “dynamic zero COVID policy” is hammering the world’s second-largest economy.

Al Jazeera · May 17, 2022

China Faces Grim Economic Prospects, Experts Say

Analysts say the slowdown is attributable not only to China’s Covid policies but also to a crackdown on private enterprise, especially in the technology sector.

The News Lens · May 13, 2022

China fights economic slump, sticks to costly 'zero COVID'

China’s leaders are struggling to reverse a deepening economic slump without giving up a “zero-COVID” strategy that shut down Shanghai and other cities

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

Can Xi Jinping vanquish Covid without crushing China’s economy?

In a crucial political year, a series of open-ended lockdowns have heaped pressure on struggling businesses

Financial Times · May 12, 2022

Why JD.com Stock Is Moving Lower

JD.com Inc (NASDAQ: JD) shares are trading lower Monday after the Chinese government warned of a complicated job situation amid COVID-19 restrictions.

Benzinga · May 9, 2022