Tanner Brown

Beijing, Chengdu, Taiwan

China Correspondent and Columnist at Barron's

Writer at MarketWatch

Writer on China, US-China, Asia // Chronicler of busy street life. Lost child of the Enlightenment.

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China’s Property Market Is a Tale of Big Cities. Everywhere Else Is Struggling.

3 days ago | barrons.com | Tanner Brown

China’s property market this year is a tale of two cities: one that is recovering, buoyed by government support and strong demand, and another that is struggling, burdened by oversupply and weak local economies.
China’s New AI Niche Could Upend Global Tech Investing. How to Get in on the Data Gold Rush.

1 week ago | barrons.com | Tanner Brown

As artificial intelligence moves from research labs into real-world applications, one resource has become indispensable: data. In China, that resource is now powering an explosive new market—real-world AI training data sets—and investors are beginning to take notice.
Chinese Exporters Are ‘Bleeding’ as Tariffs Bite

3 weeks ago | barrons.com | Tanner Brown

Beneath the fluorescent lights of a warehouse in Foshan, a city in southern China, Liu Wenyi watches as workers tape shut boxes of ceramic teapots destined for no one. The buyer in California canceled the order last week, just after new U.S. tariffs pushed the total duty on her products above 150%.
Chinese Exporters Are ‘Bleeding’ as Tariffs Bite

3 weeks ago | barrons.com | Tanner Brown

Beneath the fluorescent lights of a warehouse in Foshan, a city in southern China, Liu Wenyi watches as workers tape shut boxes of ceramic teapots destined for no one. The buyer in California canceled the order last week, just after new U.S. tariffs pushed the total duty on her products above 150%.
中国养老金体系正悄然面临信任危机：年轻人缴费意愿下降

3 weeks ago | cn.wsj.com | Tanner Brown

调查显示，中国包括外卖员、网络主播等超过40%的灵活就业人员选择不参与国内养老保险。如果养老金信心持续流失，其带来的经济与社会影响可能不亚于房地产危机或出口放缓。Liu Xin是中国成都一名29岁的外卖员，他每周有六天都穿梭于午餐高峰期的车流中。有一项开支从来不在他的预算之内，那就是每月向中国政府主导的养老金计划缴纳人民币1,400元（合195美元）。他说，这够他两个星期的伙食费了，还说自己不能把这笔钱锁定40年，到时候养老基金可能都破产了。他这种曾经少见的态度如今反映出中国年轻劳动力群体观念的转变，而这正加剧北京方面无法忽视的财政压力。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8订阅热门文章热门视频
DeepSeek’s AI Surprised the World. China’s Universities Are the Talent Source.

3 weeks ago | barrons.com | Tanner Brown

In the global contest for artificial intelligence supremacy, the U.S. and China are often portrayed as the primary contenders. While the U.S. maintains a lead in AI innovation, China is rapidly closing the gap, driven by a surge in research output, substantial investments, and strategic governmental policies.
DeepSeek’s AI Surprised the World. China’s Universities Are the Talent Source.

3 weeks ago | barrons.com | Tanner Brown

In the global contest for artificial intelligence supremacy, the U.S. and China are often portrayed as the primary contenders. While the U.S. maintains a lead in AI innovation, China is rapidly closing the gap, driven by a surge in research output, substantial investments, and strategic governmental policies. “It is not surprising that China now competes closely with the U.S. for leadership in AI talent.
中国悄然加大对股市和科技行业的支持力度，投资者需要了解什么？

1 month ago | cn.wsj.com | Tanner Brown

中国政府正悄然加大对中国股市的支持力度，并承诺加强对科技行业的信贷支持，这表明中国政府为引导经济度过这段微妙的转型和不确定性时期，正在采取一种更为直接干预的方式。中国央行在上周召开的第一季度货币政策会议上重申，要坚持“适度宽松”的政策立场。“适度宽松”的措辞自2008年全球金融危机以来很少被突出使用，但最近又出现在官方表述中。这一说法在去年的中央经济工作会议上被重新提及，被广泛视为进一步放松政策的信号，尤其是在主管部门试图提振投资者信心并鼓励创新驱动增长之际。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
What investors need to know as China quietly ratchets up support for its stock market and tech sector

1 month ago | marketwatch.com | Tanner Brown

At a quarterly meeting known internally as the country’s monetary-policy ‘weather vane,’ central-bank officials signaled a more hands-on approachPublished: March 25, 2025 at 8:47 a.m. ETPan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China, at a March 6 press conference during the National People’s Congress in Beijing.
In China you can get Ozempic and Wegovy within the hour for just $100 a month

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Tanner Brown

Zeng Jianjun has dropped 10 pounds in the two months since New Year’s Eve, when he went to a party wearing pants that no longer fit him. The 35-year-old software developer, based in China’s western metropolis of Chengdu, is about to start his third month on Ozempic, the brand name that pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk gives to semaglutide, which is prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes. The drug company DK:NOVO.B NVO UK:0TDD also sells a semaglutide drug under the name Wegovy for weight loss.