China’s transition. The world’s business.
29 Jun–05 Jul 2026
China's most important ESG signal this week was not a new technology announcement or another clean-capacity headline. It was procedural, but consequential: the State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Qiang reviewed and approved an…
The cover story
China's most important ESG signal this week was not a new technology announcement or another clean-capacity headline. It was procedural, but consequential: the State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Qiang reviewed and approved an…
Read the cover storyThe Beautiful China plan released on Jul 3 is easy to dismiss as a slogan, but it should be read as a governance document. The State Council said the 2026-2030 plan sets overall requirements, targets, key tasks and major projects for advancing…
China's clean-energy story is entering a harder phase: the system must now absorb what it has built. The NDRC and NEA plan, highlighted again in the State Council's Jul 3 policy roundup, says China aims to basically establish a clean, low-carbon,…
China's sustainable finance regime is becoming more explicit about greenwashing. Green Central Banking reported on Jul 1 that the Asset Management Association of China has introduced inaugural disclosure guidelines for sustainability funds. The…
China's EV boom is creating a second industrial story: the battery afterlife. Caixin reported on Jun 30 that recycled critical metals supplied enough material in 2025 to meet more than a tenth of China's power-battery production needs. The report…
China-EU trade relations are usually discussed through friction: EV duties, overcapacity claims, market-access disputes and carbon border rules. This week's signal was more constructive, but still material for ESG risk. On Jul 2, China's Ministry…