Moutai is the world’s largest beverage company by market cap, yet it remains largely obscure among global consumers. 🎥 Rebecca Feng looks at the strategy behind the Chinese brand’s success. on.wsj.com/4ap3LpX on.wsj.com/4ap3LpX

Beijing announces plan to clear backlog of unsold homes, but questions remain over scale and financing wsj.com/world/china/ch… via The Wall Street Journal w/Jason Douglas

China’s broken housing market isn’t responding to some of the country’s boldest stimulus measures to date wsj.com/world/china/ch… via The Wall Street Journal w/Jason Douglas Grace Zhu

China’s Housing Market Woes Deepen Despite Stimulus—Home prices declined at a faster pace in May in big cities, while other data show a mixed picture for the world’s second-largest economy Rebecca Feng Jason Douglas Grace Zhu wsj.com/world/china/ch… wsj.com/world/china/ch…

Chinese Property Stock Soars 70% on Billionaire Owners' Spinoff Plan wsj.com/livecoverage/s… via The Wall Street Journal

🤔Shares of Wisesoft, which sounds like “Trump Big Wisdom Win” in Chinese, surge after debate - from Rebecca Feng wsj.com/livecoverage/s…

Trillions in Hidden Debt Drove China’s Growth. Now It Threatens Its Future—Local governments racked up $11 trillion in off-the-books debt to build resorts and housing projects. Many failed. Brian Spegele Rebecca Feng Grace Zhu wsj.com/world/china/ch… wsj.com/world/china/ch…

Feared in the West, China’s Manufacturers Struggle at Home—Huge overinvestment, weak domestic sales and trade barriers abroad have depressed companies’ profits and pushed many to the brink Jason Douglas Rebecca Feng wsj.com/world/china/fe… wsj.com/world/china/fe…

China imposed record fines and a six-month suspension on PwC’s operation there over its audits of China Evergrande, the real-estate developer whose collapse in late 2021 jumpstarted the country’s property crisis. Rebecca Feng wsj.com/finance/china-… wsj.com/finance/china-…

For Chinese Tech Startups, Beijing Fills a Funding Void Left by VCs—Previous efforts to inject state money into favored industries have yielded mixed results Liza Lin Rebecca Feng wsj.com/world/china/fo… wsj.com/world/china/fo…

China’s Stock Market Fever Breaks as Authorities Disappoint—Expectations for a flood of stimulus had run high before a Tuesday morning press conference by Beijing’s economic planner Rebecca Feng Jason Douglas wsj.com/finance/stocks… wsj.com/finance/stocks…

China pledged bold stimulus measures without offering a large headline dollar figure, leaving stock investors back to where they started the week—in a waiting game for details wsj.com/world/china/ch… via The Wall Street Journal

By Jason Douglas: The Economist Whose Contrarian Streak Has Gotten Attention in Biden and Trump Camps wsj.com/economy/trade/… via The Wall Street Journal

Chinese Property Stocks Slump After New Support Measures Disappoint Investors wsj.com/livecoverage/s… via The Wall Street Journal

China Moves to Ease Debt Concerns—but Again Holds Off on Stimulus Measures. Investors’ hopes for large-scale support were dashed after an anticipatory stock-market surge Rebecca Feng Jason Douglas Grace Zhu Xiao Xiao wsj.com/world/china/ch… wsj.com/world/china/ch…

How Beijing Took Control of Hong Kong’s Financial Hub—and Left the West Behind. The world’s pre-eminent East-meets-West investment hub has become more Chinese as international financial institutions, corporations, and expatriates retreat Rebecca Feng wsj.com/world/china/ho…

The Whiz Kid Who Made Billions for Yale Is Rethinking His China Strategy—Lei Zhang helped university endowments and foundations make big returns in his native country, then the U.S. soured on China Rebecca Feng Liza Lin Raffaele Huang wsj.com/business/lei-z…

The plight of Americans facing exit bans in China show the enduring risks of getting caught in the country's murky legal system wsj.com/world/china/af… via The Wall Street Journal w/Brian Spegele

Vietnam Won Big in Trump’s First Trade War. Now, It’s a Target. Once described by Trump as the ‘single worst abuser’ on trade, Vietnam attracted manufacturers wanting to avoid China tariffs Liza Lin Jason Douglas Rebecca Feng wsj.com/economy/trade/… wsj.com/economy/trade/…

For now, Beijing wants to avoid a big fall in yuan to avoid antagonizing Trump and keep open channels of negotiations with his team. We dive into the internal debate over a medicine Xi’s leadership doesn’t want but might have to swallow. W/Rebecca Feng wsj.com/finance/curren…