'Involution' and  'vicious competition'  have been cited by the Chinese Government for the first time as threat to the country's high tech and new energy export sectors. What does this mean? And why should we care?Timothy Pope has been a journalist for more than 15 years, and has spent the last decade in China's financial capital, Shanghai. In that time he's been a business reporter and anchor for International Channel Shanghai (ICS) and is now Financal Correspondent for SMG International and...

Tim explores how the world's been discussing the issue of China's electric vehicle dominance. How fair is the reporting, and what does the data tell us about how effective the EU's tariffs will be? The EU move seems less driven by ideology, while the US tariffs seem designed to send a specific signal, one that doesn't have much to do with preventing catastrophic climate change, or even protecting industry.Timothy Pope has been a journalist for more than 15 years, and has spent the last decade...

imothy Pope explores how the world sees and talks about China. This time we look at an insightful new podcast called Face-Off: The U.S. vs China.Timothy Pope has been a journalist for more than 15 years, and has spent the last decade in China's financial capital, Shanghai. In that time he's been a business reporter and anchor for International Channel Shanghai (ICS) and is now Financal Correspondent for SMG International and CGTN.During that time he's covered the major stories which have...

NEWS ON 01/17 CHINESE PREMIER LI QIANG TALKS ECONOMY AND AI AT DAVOS 2024 李强在达沃斯世界经济论坛发表特别致辞 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦------------ CHINESE PREMIER LI QIANG TALKS ECONOMY AND AI AT DAVOS 2024 李强在达沃斯世界经济论坛发表特别致辞 Hi - I'm Tim Pope. This is China Buzzwords. Continuing our look at the 2024 World Economic Forum in Davos - which attracts the rich and powerful from around the world. 嗨，我是蒂姆·波普。这里是中国流行语。继续和我们一起关注2024年达沃斯世界经济论坛，该论坛吸引了来自世界各地的有钱有势的人。 China's Premier Li Qiang is there this year leading...

NEWS ON 01/15 DAVOS: China's Premier to deliver aspecial address as world leaders and big business seek to rebuild trust 破解时代之问 引领发展之路——习近平主席在达沃斯论坛的演讲和致辞深刻启迪世界 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- DAVOS: China's Premier to deliver aspecial address as world leaders and big business seek to rebuild trust 破解时代之问 引领发展之路——习近平主席在达沃斯论坛的演讲和致辞深刻启迪世界 Hi andwelcome to another China Buzzwords - I'm Timothy Pope. 嗨，欢迎收看China Buzzwords，我是Timothy Pope The 54thWorld Economic Forum is getting under...

NEWS ON 01/10 BYD BECOMES TOP SELLING EV MAKER, TAKING TESLA'S CROWN 比亚迪夺得全球新能源车销冠 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- BYD BECOMES TOP SELLING EV MAKER, TAKING TESLA'S CROWN 比亚迪夺得全球新能源车销冠 BYD has claimed the title of World's Best-Selling EV maker in a hard-fought battle with Tesla. 比亚迪在与特斯拉的激烈竞争中夺得了全球最畅销电动汽车制造商的称号。 Now that 2023 results are in for both companies we can see just how fierce a race it was. Both companies beat analyst estimates for the numbers of EVs they sold in the...

NEWS ON 01/05 1.       2024 STILL FEELS LIKE2023 WITH LOW INVESTOR SENTIMENT 2024年仍然像2023年，投资者情绪低迷 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦------------ 2024 STILL FEELS LIKE 2023 WITH LOWINVESTOR SENTIMENT 2024年仍然像2023年，投资者情绪低迷 The first trading week of the new yearhasn't exactly been great. Chinese Mainland markets continued to trade lower asinvestors wait for sentiment to recover. But even the better looking data wesaw this week for China's services sector wasn't enough to get things moving.The...

NEWS ON 01/03 1. CHINA’S NEW STOCK INDEX CAUSES ETF EXCITEMENT 中国新股指数引发ETF热议 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦------------ CHINA’S NEW STOCK INDEX CAUSES ETF EXCITEMENT 中国新股指数引发ETF热议 The Shanghai Composite Index was one of the few Asian markets to inch higher today as a general sense of gloom persists among equity investors. It managed to climb a bit less than a fifth of one percent, while the Shenzhen Component declined three quarters of a percent. Investors are still waiting for signs of a solid...

NEWS ON 01/02 MARKETSSTART 2024 LOWER AFTER MIXED DATA 2024年股市开局走低，数据好坏参半 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- MARKETSSTART 2024 LOWER AFTER MIXED DATA 2024年股市开局走低，数据好坏参半 The markets came back to trade for 2024with a couple of conflicting sets of data to digest【消化】. The first was the official manufacturing sector PMI, which wasreleased at the weekend, and Caixin's private survey of the sector which cameout this morning. Both focus on different portions of the industry - theofficial...

NEWS ON 12/28 1. 1.56 MLN DAILY CROSS-BORDER TRIPSEXPECTED DURING NEW YEAR HOLIDAY 元旦假期预计每日跨境旅行156万人次 2. ORANGE ALERT FOR THICK FOG 大雾橙色预警 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦------------ 1.56 MLN DAILY CROSS-BORDER TRIPSEXPECTED DURING NEW YEAR HOLIDAY 元旦假期预计每日跨境旅行156万人次 The National Immigration Administrationestimated that an average of 1.56 million trips will be made in and out of theChinese mainland each day over the 2024 New Year holiday, five times more thanlast year. Zhang Hong tells us more....

NEWS ON 12/29 1.TENS OF MILLIONS TRALLING FOR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY 数万人元旦假期出行 2. SHANGHAI LIGHTS UP FOR THE NEW YEAR 上海“亮灯”迎新年 3.FOREIGNERS WITH PRP CAN OPEN A-SHARE TRADING ACCOUNTS ONLINE 持新版永久居留证的外国人可在线开A股账户 4.HEADWINDS HOLD BACK A-SHARES WHILE TOKYO STOCKS SURGE IN 2023 2023股市收官：A股受阻低迷东京股市大涨 ----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- 1.TENS OF MILLIONS TRALLING FOR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY 数万人元旦假期出行 Train stations across the country were busier than usual today as tens of millions are traveling for...

NEWS ON 12/27 1. WORLD'S LARGEST DEADWEIGHT MULTI-PURPOSE HEAVY-LIFT SHIP DELIVERED 世界最大载重吨多用途重吊船命名交付 2. NEW HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY PAVES WAY FOR SEAMLESS TOURISM IN EASTERN CHINA 杭州至南昌高铁全线贯通运营 串起世界级黄金旅游线 3. INDUSTRIAL PROFITS SURGE 29.5% IN NOV 11月规模以上工业企业实现利润同比增长29.5% -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- 1. WORLD'S LARGEST DEADWEIGHT MULTI-PURPOSE HEAVY-LIFT SHIP DELIVERED 世界最大载重吨多用途重吊船命名交付 Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company accepted delivery today of the world's...

NEWS ON 12/26 1. CENTURY-OLD GUANGZHOU RAILWAY STATION REOPENS AFTER RENOVATIONS 百年历史的广州火车站翻修后重新开放 2. SHANGHAI TO OPEN MORE PUBLIC GREEN SPACES 上海将向公众开放更多绿地 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦------------- CENTURY-OLD GUANGZHOU RAILWAY STATION REOPENS AFTER RENOVATIONS 百年历史的广州火车站翻修后重新开放 Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station reopened this morning after being closed more than three years for renovations. It will serve as another transportation hub in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Zhang...

NEWS ON 12/25 1. GANSU MOURNS EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS 甘肃积石山举行地震遇难同胞悼念活动 2. MAINLAND SHARES CLOSE FLAT, WITH GAMING SHARES EXTENDING SLUMP   内地股市收平，游戏板块延续跌势 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- 1. GANSU MOURNS EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS 甘肃积石山举行地震遇难同胞悼念活动 The death toll from the earthquake that jolted parts of northwestern China on December 18th has risen to 117 in Gansu Province and 32 in Qinghai Province. Two people are still listed as missing as search and rescue work continued. A service for...

NEWS ON 12/22 1.     JING’AN LOOKS TO TRANSFORM SUHEWAN A CULTURAL HUB 静安要把苏河湾改造成文化中心 2.     RELIEF SUPPLIES DELIVERED TO QUAKE ZONE IN N.W. CHINA 向中国西北地震灾区运送救援物资 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦------------- JING’AN LOOKS TO TRANSFORM SUHEWAN A CULTURAL HUB 静安要把苏河湾改造成文化中心 Jing'an District said it is trying to create a new cultural center in Shanghai at Suhewan, a 4.2 square kilometer area near Suzhou Creek. Reporter Zhang Yue has more. 静安区表示，他们正试图在苏州河附近4.2平方公里的苏河湾创建一个新的文化中心。记者张乐带来报道。 At the...

NEWS ON 12/15 MARKET EXPECTS MORE ECONOMIC STIMULUS 市场期待更激进的GDP增长目标 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦------------- MARKET EXPECTS MORE ECONOMIC STIMULUS 市场期待更激进的GDP增长目标 The recently-concluded Central EconomicWork Conference also noted that China's economy has achieved a recovery, withsolid progress made in high-quality development in 2023. Our reporters havespoken to 5 economists from leading financial institutions to get their take onthe conference and the signals it's sent. In today's interview,...

NEWS ON 12/20 ECONOMIST PREDICTS STIMULUS MEASURES IN 2024 更多重点领域激励政策有望出台 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- ECONOMIST PREDICTS STIMULUS MEASURES IN 2024 更多重点领域激励政策有望出台 Expectations are high for China's economic recovery to continue in 2024. Our reporter Timothy Pope spoke to Zhou Hao, Chief Economist of Guotai Juan International, to find out his take on the country's economic growth and what we can expect next year. 人们高度期待中国经济在2024年继续复苏。本台记者Timothy...

NEWS ON 12/19 1. CHINA CAN SURMOUNT THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CHALLENGES 中国经济内外部可控 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦------------- CHINA CAN SURMOUNT THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CHALLENGES 中国经济内外部可控 After a bumpy 2023, there are high expectations for China's economic recovery in 2024. In the wake of the agenda-setting Central Economic Work Conference, our reporter Timothy Pope sat down with Bruce Pang, Chief Economist at the global real estate services company JLL Greater China, to get his take on how the...

NEWS ON 12/18 CHINA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY RELIES ON INNOVATION 科技创新正成为中国经济增长新引擎 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- CHINA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY RELIES ON INNOVATION 科技创新正成为中国经济增长新引擎 Zhang Shixuan Reporter 张诗旋 记者 The Central Economic Work Conference had a couple of highlights. One of them is a new term in Chinese we call it “xianlihoupo”, which literally means we fix it and then break it. How do you interpret these new...

NEWS ON 12/15 FITCHRATINGSRAISEDCHINA 2023 GROWTHFORECASTTO 5.3% 惠誉上调2023年中国经济增速预期至5.3% ----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- FITCHRATINGSRAISEDCHINA 2023 GROWTHFORECASTTO 5.3% 惠誉上调2023年中国经济增速预期至5.3% Fitch Ratings last Friday raised its 2023 economic growth forecast for China by 0.5 percentage points to 5.3%. Our reporter Zhang Shixuan spoke to Jeremy Zook, Director of Asia-Pacific Sovereign Ratings at Fitch Ratings to learnmore about his take on economic health in...

NEWS ON 12/15 1.     CHINESE ECONOMY REBOUNDS IN NOVEMBER 中国经济11月出现反弹 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦------------- CHINESE ECONOMY REBOUNDS IN NOVEMBER 中国经济11月出现反弹 The recently-concluded Central Economic Work Conference also noted that China's economy has achieved a recovery, with solid progress made in high-quality development in 2023. Our reporters have spoken to 5 economists from leading financial institutions to get their take on the conference and the signals it's sent. In today's...

NEWS ON 12/13 1. SNOW AND ICE HIT NORTHERN CHINA 冰雪袭击中国北方 2. PLAN FOR HONGQIAO CBD CALLS FOR BOOSTING E-COMMERCE 虹桥CBD规划呼吁促进电子商务 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦------------- 1.SNOW AND ICE HIT NORTHERN CHINA 冰雪袭击中国北方 Central regions of the country can expect more rain, snow or icy weather in the days ahead as temperatures may plummet to record lows in parts of northern China. Sun Siqi tell us more.  由于中国北部部分地区的气温可能骤降至历史新低，预计未来几天中国中部地区将出现更多雨雪冰冻天气。孙思琪告诉我们更多。 Moderate to heavy snow has fallen in...

NEWS ON 12/11 1. INVESTORS SHRUG OFF SLUGGISH INFLATION DATA 投资者摆脱低迷的通胀数据 2. SHANGHAI MUSEUM PRESENTS DA VINCI ALONGSIDE CHINESE ARTISTS OF SAME ERA 18幅达·芬奇及文艺复兴时代作品抵达上海博物馆 -----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- 1. INVESTORS SHRUG OFF SLUGGISH INFLATION DATA 投资者摆脱低迷的通胀数据 Chinese A-shares rebounded this afternoon, shrugging off weaker economic data published at the weekend. Here's Timothy Pope with a look at the day's trading action. A股今天（12/11）下午出现反弹，摆脱了周末公布的疲软经济数据的影响。记者Timothy...

NEWS ON 12/08 1.CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES NEW GUIDELINES FOR FTZ 国务院印发总体方案推进上海自贸试验区高水平制度型开放 2.SHANGHAI FORECAST SHOWING RAIN FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY 出行记得带伞！上海天气预报显示将迎来降雨 ----------------记得点亮右下角的爱心哦----------------- 1.CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES NEW GUIDELINES FOR FTZ 国务院印发总体方案推进上海自贸试验区高水平制度型开放 China’s State Council has issued new guidelines to expand the Shanghai Free Trade Zone into a demonstration area for what it calls “institutional【制度的】opening-up”. Sun Siqi tells us more about what it...