PBOC Support for SMEs; Real Estate Borrowing Trends; RCEP Enters into Force; Chip Manufacturers' Lobbying Efforts.

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Picking up where we left off

The new year has ushered in accelerated trends in China with no sign of deviation, as Beijing looks to uphold one core economic pillar while continuing to deleverage another.

A consequential free trade agreement’s implementation is bringing forward economic integration among some while icing out others.

One East Asian country’s…