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China’s Consumer Trade-In Push Gives Regional Retailers a Surprise Lift

China’s consumer trade-in campaign is beginning to ripple through regional retail and manufacturing supply chains, giving Asian appliance, electronics and auto-related companies a stronger spring season than many executives expected. The policy push, aimed at encouraging households to replace older goods, has produced early signs of demand for refrigerators, washing machines, smartphones, air conditioners and…

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China’s New Planning Law Codifies the Five-Year Plan Process for the First Time in Statutory Form

The National People’s Congress Standing Committee adopted the Law on National Development Planning in late February, establishing for the first time a statutory framework for the Five-Year Plan process that has governed China’s economic strategy since 1953. The law, which will be formally ratified at the full NPC session opening March 5, codifies the relationship…

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