{"podcast":{"title":"China Economy with Fexingo: Beijing's Policies, Trade, and Asia-Pacific Markets","slug":"china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760","podcast_index_feed_id":7871760,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/china-economy.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/china-economy/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":120,"summary":"China's economy is the world's second-largest, yet its policy signals can feel opaque. Lucas and Luna cut through the noise each episode, examining Beijing's latest monetary and fiscal moves, trade tensions with the US and EU, and the ripple effects across Asia-Pacific markets. They ground every conversation in real-time data from Chinese industrial production, PMIs, and export figures — no punditry, just the numbers and the strategic outlook. Whether dissecting the PBOC's rate decisions, the impact of export controls on semiconductors, or the shifting dynamics of ASEAN supply chains, this show serves investors, analysts, and executives who need to understand China's role in global markets — not headlines, but the underlying incentives and constraints. Expect a calm, evidence-based dissection of what works, what doesn't, and what could change next. Lucas challenges official narratives with data; Luna asks the uncomfortable questions about debt, demographics, and decoupling. Each episode leaves you with a clearer map of the risks and opportunities in the world's most consequential economy. How will China's stimulus affect your portfolio — and when does the trade war become a cold w…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:17:55.317167+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760"},"episode":{"title":"How Chinas Cash-Strapped Cities Are Selling Land to Tech Companies","slug":"how-chinas-cash-strapped-cities-are-selling-land-to-tech-companies","published_at":"2026-07-09T18:53:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760/how-chinas-cash-strapped-cities-are-selling-land-to-tech-companies","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/china-economy/episode-0102.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/china-economy/episode-0102.mp3","summary":"Episode 102: Lucas and Luna explore a quiet but significant shift in China's local government finance: distressed municipal authorities are selling land parcels to tech giants like Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance at deep discounts in exchange for jobs and tax revenue. Using the case of Hangzhou's recent sale of a 200-acre plot to Alibaba's cloud division for just 30% of assessed value, the hosts break down why this marks a departure from the old property-driven model. They connect the trend to China's broader economic rebalancing, weak property tax receipts, and the central government's tacit approval. With data on FXI's 4.5% weekly gain and yuan stability at 6.79 per dollar, they ask whether this land-for-tech swap can truly revive local fiscal health or simply delays a reckoning. No fluff, just a sharp look at one concrete mechanism reshaping China's urban economy. #ChinaEconomy #LocalGovernmentDebt #LandSales #Alibaba #Tencent #ByteDance #Hangzhou #FiscalPolicy #TechInvestment #PropertyCrisis #EconomicRebalancing #FXI #Yuan #BusinessEconomics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Economics #AsiaMarkets Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 102: Lucas and Luna explore a quiet but significant shift in China's local government finance: distressed municipal authorities are selling land p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":644,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760/episodes/how-chinas-cash-strapped-cities-are-selling-land-to-tech-companies/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760/how-chinas-cash-strapped-cities-are-selling-land-to-tech-companies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}