China’s energy storage firms, battered by a three-year price war, have been jolted by lithium battery maker Deegares, which has announced plans to raise prices by 15 per cent, a move that is sparking ...

The word “involution”, or neijuan – referring to excessive competition in social and economic life – has become a common slang term in China. Students, workers and even business leaders have been ...

The term “involution”, meaning curling inward, became common slang in China in the 2020s to reflect excessive competition in social and economic life, where students, workers and even business leaders ...

Baijiu, China’s favourite firewater, is losing its bite. This year retail prices have been hovering around the benchmark of 1,499 yuan ($212) a bottle, as set by Kweichow Moutai, a state-owned giant.

If you are feeling dispirited at work or burned out by the general pressure of life, there is a perfect word for you: "involution." The Mandarin Chinese word for "involution" — neijuan — is now a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the CIO of KraneShares, a China-focused ETF provider. Asian equities were mixed on rising expectations of another US interest ...

China’s “anti-involution” policy to tackle deflation, announced in 2024, is still in its early stages. Lower import prices for Chinese goods can ripple through trading partners’ economies. Investors ...

Critics of China’s economy moan that its investment is excessive and its official statistics flatter its performance. Is that still correct? In recent months investment in infrastructure, ...

China is gripped by an insidious problem that is eroding its economy: It is trapped in a cycle of competition so fierce that it is destroying profits, driving a brutal rat race among workers and ...

In the spring of 2024, Li Hongxing, who runs a social media ad agency, took on a client he believed to be a rising star in China’s electric vehicle market. A marketing veteran in the auto industry, Li ...