
How Lower-Tier Cities Are Becoming China’s Next Growth Engine
The consumption boom is moving from Shanghai and Beijing to cities most foreigners have never heard of China’s economic growth engine is shifting geographically. Cities like Linyi (Shandong), Mianyang (Sichuan),…
China’s Deflation Problem: Nine Months of Falling Prices and Counting
Consumer prices keep dropping despite stimulus efforts China’s consumer price index fell 0.3% year-on-year in May 2026, the National Bureau of Statistics reported on June 10. This marks the ninth…







