Category: China Observer

Recently, the idea of “zero-cost survival” has quietly gained popularity on Chinese social media, with the trend of sleeping at McDonald’s sparking discussions. One...

In recent years, China’s economy has continued its downward trend, with a nationwide decline in consumer spending becoming a major trend. Amid the U.S.-China...

The Shanghai court accepted its bankruptcy filing in October 2024. By December, its subsidiary also had to apply for forced liquidation. By August 2025,...

The question of how much debt China has is like Schrödinger’s cat—a thought experiment in quantum mechanics where a cat inside a sealed box...

This month, Japan’s retail giant AEON Group officially closed its last large shopping center in Beijing, the “AEON Mall Beijing Fengtai Shopping Center.” Join...

A few years after Citigroup shut down its personal banking operations in China, it made another significant announcement. On September 5, Citigroup stated in...

Many people in China are currently burdened by debt. To repay mortgages and cover daily expenses, many rely on loans to survive. China’s online...

Today, we’re going to talk about a very unique country with a complex relationship between the U.S. and China. It plays a lesser-known role...

Everyone here, don’t eat the grapes! I’ve warned you! Once, I visited a vineyard. One of my students had a huge vineyard. He sent...