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This Week · Aug 7, 2026

A wasted energy surplus

China has reason to be proud of having created a bureaucracy system dating back to the Song dynasty a thousand years ago, and beyond. It is a system at least partly based on meritocracy, it is true, but it is also susceptible to other forces,…

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Forex

USD / CNY 7.182 ▼ 0.12%
EUR / CNY 7.744 ▲ 0.21%
CNY / JPY 21.34 ▲ 0.34%
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Commodities

Brent Crude $72.40 ▲ 1.10%
Gold $2,610 ▲ 0.60%
Copper $9,180 ▼ 0.40%
Natural Gas $3.42 ▲ 0.50%

Stock Market

Shanghai Comp. 3,420 ▲ 0.70%
Shenzhen Comp. 10,980 ▲ 0.90%
CSI 300 3,980 ▲ 0.50%
Hang Seng 19,240 ▼ 0.30%