The gap between the first and second-largest economies threatens to widen as China struggles with “economic long COVID.”
— Read on www.newsweek.com/china-xi-jinping-economy-gdp-overtake-us-1858561
随着中国与“经济长期新冠病毒”作斗争，第一和第二大经济体之间的差距可能会扩大。
该国在新冠肺炎大流行期间从长达多年的防病毒政策中复苏，这辜负了一些分析师的预期，几个月的轮流封锁、房地产市场陷入困境以及外国直接投资的减少。
分析师表示，习近平的实际经济管理是问题的一部分。Analysts say Xi Jinping’s hands-on management of the economy is part of the problem.
— Read on www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-economy-12152023163159.html
中国经济放缓的最大问题是习近平 China’s big problem of slowing economy is Xi jinping
Move will be seen as an attempt to counter pressure placed on companies by Beijing to toe the line.
— Read on www.politico.eu/article/uk-and-australia-launch-pact-against-chinese-economic-coercion/
此举将被视为试图抵制北京对公司施加的压力，迫使他们走这条线。
China needs to do more in order to fix its real estate problems, the International Monetary Fund said Friday.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2023/02/03/chinas-real-estate-crisis-isnt-over-yet-imf-says.html
国际货币基金组织周五表示，中国需要做更多工作来解决其房地产问题。
China GDP: economy grew by 2.9 per cent in fourth quarter, 3 per cent in 2022 second-lowest since 1976
— Read on www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3207048/china-gdp-economy-grew-29-cent-fourth-quarter-3-cent-2022
Chinese workers on Africa’s infrastructure projects: the link with host political regimes
— Read on theconversation.com/chinese-workers-on-africas-infrastructure-projects-the-link-with-host-political-regimes-195732
为什么这很重要
我们的发现有几个重要的含义。首先，东道国机构很重要。东道国政府有能力确保中国公司在当地招聘。
其次，在当地雇用的项目可能会给东道国带来更多的长期经济利益。这既可以通过他们创造的就业机会，也可以通过向更广泛的经济转让知识和技术转让来实现。因此，我们的分析表明，中国建筑基础设施更广泛的发展效益实际上在民主国家可能比在专制国家更强大。
最后，这对中国的外交政策和外交关系有影响。许多中国公民在专制国家，在那里他们可能会受到le的欢迎
Thailand starts screening arrivals for proof of Covid vaccinations as it braces for influx of Chinese tourists
— Read on www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3206053/thailand-starts-screening-arrivals-proof-covid-vaccinations-it-braces-influx-chinese-tourists
从周一开始，所有飞往泰国的外国人必须出示至少两次注射的证据，或证明他们最近已经从病毒中康复
这些规则将适用到1月31日。这个东南亚国家预计将在未来三个月内迎来30万中国游客
The US keeps offering China its Covid-19 vaccines, but China keeps saying no
— Read on www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/the-us-keeps-offering-china-its-covid-19-vaccines-but-china-keeps-saying-no
在北京与快速蔓延的新冠肺炎浪潮作斗争时，中国拒绝了美国一再提出的分享先进疫苗的提议，这种拒绝导致担心疫情死灰复燃的美国官员越来越沮丧。
据要求在讨论审议时不愿透露姓名的美国官员称，美国担心新变种的兴起及其对中国经济的影响，多次通过私人渠道向习近平主席政府提供mRNA疫苗和其他援助。
Japan and the Netherlands are expected to agree to only supply China with machines capable of producing 14nm chips, which are three generations behind the state-of-the-art semiconductors.
— Read on www.pcmag.com/news/chinas-semiconductor-industry-is-about-to-suffer-another-major-blow
Hit by COVID Wave, Companies in China Strain to Keep Operations Running Normally
— Read on www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2022-12-13/hit-by-covid-wave-companies-in-china-strain-to-keep-operations-running-normally
EU’s Vestager: Brussels Is Shedding Its Friendly Stance on Beijing
— Read on foreignpolicy.com/2022/12/09/the-eu-is-shedding-its-friendly-stance-on-china-vestager-trade-biden/
For four decades, real estate development accounted for one-third of China’s gross national product (GNP) growth rate. Over the past 15 years, the construction boom, driven by the expansion of cheap credit, caused housing prices to double on average. By 2019, investor euphoria was at its peak. Real estate’s share of household wealth was now at 70%. The illusion of wealth created by the continuous rise in housing prices encouraged investors to take more risks. Investments became speculative in a market where over 20% of new homes were empty.
— Read on www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2022/12/10/four-decades-of-rapid-growth-driven-by-the-real-estate-sector-crashes-to-an-end-in-china_6007248_23.html
四十年来，房地产开发占中国国民生产总值 (GNP) 增长率的三分之一。 在过去的 15 年里，在廉价信贷扩张的推动下，建筑热潮导致房价平均翻了一番。 到 2019 年，投资者的狂热情绪达到顶峰。 房地产在家庭财富中的份额现在达到了 70%。 房价持续上涨造成的财富幻觉鼓励投资者承担更多风险。 在超过 20% 的新房空置的市场上，投资变得具有投机性。
CHINESE gangsters are using their nation’s army of students at Scots unis to launder millions of pounds, experts warn.Cops and human rights groups s
— Read on www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/9904207/chinese-gangs-launder-money-scottish-universities/
China has been criticised for practices such as “distant water fishing”, in which boats fish in international waters or the waters of other countries and outside of their 200 nautical-mile (300km) exclusive economic zone (EEV). China has the largest distant water fishing fleet in the world.
— Read on www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/9/us-sanctions-china-based-firms-over-illegal-fishing-abuses
中国因“远洋捕鱼”等做法而受到批评，即船只在国际水域或其他国家的水域以及其 200 海里（300 公里）专属经济区 (EEV) 以外的水域捕鱼。 中国拥有世界上最大的远洋捕捞船队。
‘China’s zero-Covid policy has taken a heavy human and economic toll’
… Youth unemployment, millions of people on lockdown and falling growth: The pandemic has made the flaws of China’s autocracy clear, writes columnist Alain Frachon. …
青年失业、数百万人被封锁和增长下降: 专栏作家阿兰·弗拉洪（Alain Frachon）写道，这场大流行病让中国专制制度的缺陷变得十分明显。
https://www.voanews.com/a/what-is-china-s-zero-covid-policy-/6854291.html
Canada to review ‘disconcerting’ police radio deal with ties to China, says Trudeau
— Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/08/canada-to-review-disconcerting-police-radio-deal-with-ties-to-china-says-trudeau
China trade shrinks amid virus pressure, interest rate hikes
— Read on apnews.com/article/business-china-asia-global-trade-economy-4d316f787cf4123981d47a3f5c78da7f
欧盟要求世贸组织就北京对其东部成员国的封锁争端进行裁决，并单独就高科技专利保护问题进行裁决。
EU asks WTO to adjudicate in dispute over Beijing’s blockade of its eastern member, and a separate row over the protection of high-tech patents.
— Read on www.politico.eu/article/eu-seeks-2-wto-panels-for-chinas-discriminatory-trade-policies/
在墨西哥城豪华的洛马斯郊区，靠近大使馆和联合国办事处的山丘上，有一座白色柱状的大厦，是世界上最大的毒品现金走私案发生地。 2007年，墨西哥联邦特工冲进它的装饰大门，发现了价值2.05亿美元的钞票，还有比索、欧元和港元。 然而，它并不属于墨西哥山区的伤痕累累、嗜血如命的毒枭，而是出身于中国的商人振立·叶刚的财产。
Smugglers are flooding the border with opioids
— Read on unherd.com/2022/12/mexican-cartels-have-turned-to-fentanyl/
THE CHINA-MEXICO CONNECTION: FENTANYL TRAFFICKING IS DEVASTATING
The country’s internal policies and broader geopolitical standing are prompting multinationals to look elsewhere.
— Read on www.axios.com/2022/12/05/china-manufacturing-iphone