By John Richardson CHINA FACES another test of its pandemic control capabilities because of new outbreaks in Hebei and Heilongjiang provinces. On Wednesday, China recorded its first coronavirus death in eight months in Hebei. From an economic perspective, the good news, as CNBC reported, was that “Heilongjiang accounted for just over 1% of China’s GDP […]
Asian Chemical Connections
China Accelerates Chemicals Plant Relocations As Supply Disruptions Build
By John Richardson THE RELOCATION of all chemicals plants classified as producing toxic products from China’s big towns and cities to chemicals-industry parks is being speeded-up. Relocation work first began in 2014. But earlier this month, a new directive from the State Council stipulated that: All of the country’s small- to mid-sized chemicals plants that […]
China’s Growth Worse Than You Think
By John Richardson HEADLINE growth numbers seemed to be good enough for most China observers at the height of probably the world’s biggest- ever credit boom. Why? Because you could argue that the flood of credit, and with it investment, was lifting all of China’s economic boats. No matter that the wrong kind of […]
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