He Huifeng

Guangdong

Senior China and Tech Reporter at South China Morning Post

Articles

China’s exporters on edge as trade war casts shadow over Canton Fair

1 week ago | scmp.com | He Huifeng

When fabric exporter Xie Jun registered early for the Canton Fair, he had high hopes for finding more clients – particularly those from overseas – at China’s oldest and largest trade expo. But the seemingly endless back-and-forth between Beijing and Washington, with one tariff increase after another, has left him deflated.
Gold, dollars? China’s middle class unsure where to invest amid market chaos

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | He Huifeng

Eric Li, a mid-level manager at a state-owned enterprise in China, recently sold a two-bedroom flat in Tianjin for 2 million yuan (US$275,700) – about 20 per cent more than he paid for it 12 years ago. The investment yielded almost no net gain after deducting renovation costs and interest payments, but Li said he still considered himself lucky compared with people who had bought apartments in China after 2015. “At least I didn’t lose money,” he said.
Deconstructing art: as China’s iconic Dafen village reels, AI takes orders

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | He Huifeng

In more ways than one, the painting is on the wall for a famed village in southern China where hundreds of studios and galleries – packed into narrow lanes and sprawling alleyways – peddle their original works and hand-painted reproductions of famous masterworks. But many of the local artisans who punctuate Dafen village have refused to put down their brushes. A stroll through the village finds many of them at their canvas, carefully minding brush strokes to create vivid landscapes and portraits.
From Guangdong to LA, tariff superstorm alters course of global business expansions

2 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | He Huifeng |Alice Li

Clutching a “Reciprocal Tariffs” board at his side, US President Donald Trump upgraded his powerful trade storm in the global supply chain to a category that few in its path have ever felt. And with it, he has brewed a vortex of uncertainties, forcing businesses from Guangdong to Los Angeles to reconsider development strategies – suddenly, plans to manufacture in or source from emerging markets have turned cloudy as the tariff storm rages.
From Guangdong to LA, tariff superstorm alters course of global business expansions

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | He Huifeng |Alice Li

Clutching a “Reciprocal Tariffs” board at his side, US President Donald Trump upgraded his powerful trade storm in the global supply chain to a category that few in its path have ever felt. And with it, he has brewed a vortex of uncertainties, forcing businesses from Guangdong to Los Angeles to reconsider development strategies – suddenly, plans to manufacture in or source from emerging markets have turned cloudy as the tariff storm rages.
Beijing bids adieu to ‘basic’ farmland with plan to supercharge soil

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | He Huifeng

Cultivating conditions for the widespread roll-out of advanced agricultural technologies across China, the central government has sown more seeds of food security with plans to transform all “eligible permanent basic farmland” into high-standard farmland by 2035. Arable land represents the foundation for the plan, which was jointly issued by the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council.
China’s hottest new show is a Sichuan-dialect micro drama set in the 1980s

1 month ago | scmp.com | He Huifeng

The low-budget, Sichuan-dialect micro drama My Sweet Home has become an unlikely smash hit in China, racking up over 1 billion views within just three days of its release last week. The free-to-air series – which runs over 79 episodes each lasting around just two minutes – has captivated viewers with its tale of two young single parents in 1980s China who defy social conventions to create a blended family.
How are new Chinese universities attracting top talent from around the world?

1 month ago | scmp.com | He Huifeng |Ralph Jennings

China’s growing number of universities funded by entrepreneurs are attracting more world-class scholars, aligning with Beijing’s intensifying push for hi-tech self-sufficiency, analysts said.
China tests huge transport drone capable of airlifting over 1 ton of goods

1 month ago | scmp.com | He Huifeng

China’s first unmanned transport aircraft capable of hauling over 1 ton of goods has completed its maiden flight and is expected to enter into commercial operation next year. The TP1000, built by a local state-owned enterprise, took off for the first time on Saturday in Qingdao, the capital of eastern China’s Shandong province, according to a website run by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Chinese lawmakers urge action on age discrimination in job market

1 month ago | thestar.com.my | He Huifeng

Chinese lawmakers have urged the authorities to take the lead in eliminating job market discrimination that targets those over the age of 35. In recent years, hidden discrimination in China’s job market – such as age caps on recruitment, bias against married but childless women, and discrimination against graduates from non-elite universities – has been increasingly brought out into the open, adding to the anxieties of middle-aged jobseekers.