Xiaoxi Zhang
China Finance Analyst
Xiaoxi covers the Chinese financial system, including banking and capital markets. She joined Gavekal Dragonomics in 2019. She has a BA international finance from the Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing, and an MA in applied economics from Cornell University.
For Xiaoxi's article archive click here.
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Gavekal Dragonomics
September 16, 2021
No Profits From Payments
Online payments were one of the first and most prominent victims of China’s regulatory onslaught against internet platforms. In this piece, Xiaoxi explains how a combination of both tighter oversight and the pending launch of the digital renminbi is limiting platforms’ ability to monetize their payments businesses.
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Gavekal Dragonomics
September 2, 2021
How To Create A High-Yield Bond Market
China’s central bank has now endorsed the creation of a domestic high-yield bond market in an attempt to reverse the increasing exclusion of private-sector borrowers from existing debt markets. In this piece, Xiaoxi outlines how financial regulators are trying to increase both the supply of and demand for high-yield corporate bonds.
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Gavekal Dragonomics
August 19, 2021
Huarong Comes Up For Air
Huarong Asset Management announced in a press conference on Wednesday that it had reached a recapitalization agreement with government-backed investors. In this Quick Take, Wei and Xiaoxi explore the consequences for Huarong investors and the government’s wider battle against the implicit guarantee.