China Deep Dive

Meituan and JD.com Open Canteens, Carving Out New Battleground Beyond Price Wars

New Oriental and TAL See Stronger Profitability in Core Businesses Amid Resilient Education Demand

Freshippo’s Last Membership Store to Close by End of Aug – Why Is It Exiting Membership Stores Business?

Chinese Paper Companies Raise Prices — Is Turning Point Emerging for the Industry?

Chinese Battery Maker Sunwoda Files Hong Kong IPO Amid Cost Pressure and Market Share Challenges

Auto

China Launches Third Central State-Owned Automaker — China Changan Starts with 20B Yuan Registered Capital, Eyes Global Top Ten in Five Years

Sino-Ocean Unveils Preliminary Onshore Debt Restructuring Plan Covering RMB 18 Bn Across 10 Bonds

Richard Liu Bets Big on Europe, Pours RMB 18.5 Bn to Acquire CECONOMY in Bid to “Rebuild a JD.com”

China’s Industry Ministry Launches Energy Efficiency Inspections on 41 Polysilicon Firms — What’s Behind the Move?

Meituan, Ele.me and JD.com Pledge to Regulate Food Delivery Subsidy PracticesAfter Regulatory Pressure

Huaneng Power International Reports 24% Rise in H1 Net Profit as Coal Prices Decline

Land

Huafa Properties Sells Shenzhen Commercial Land at 25% Discount, Shenzhen Government to Issue Bonds for Buyback

Chinese Banking Industry’s “Anti-Involution” Campaign Escalates – What Exactly Is Being Targeted?

Behind the 200,000 Yuan/m² Land King – A New Wave of Industrial Capital Becomes ‘Deep-Pocketed Players’

Pharma

WuXi AppTec Delivers Strong H1 Results, Raises Full-Year Guidance Amid CXO Sector Recovery