11.06
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
A report released by Bloomberg Economics on November 6 stated that if the Democratic Party slows down AI investment and data center construction after a major victory in the U.S. midterm elections, China's growth, which relies on AI hardware exports, will be hit. Net exports contributed nearly 40% of China's economic growth in the third quarter, and chips and computer products accounted for 40% of the year-on-year increase in exports in the first nine months.
11.06
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Tokyo, Japan
At the Bu Ming Bai Festival held in Tokyo, the Bu Ming Bai Podcast invited Professor Xu Chenggang to discuss the institutional logic behind China's economic growth and recession, as well as how ordinary people can cope, using his book 'The Institutional Genes' as a starting point.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·意大利米兰
On November 4, Zhang Xue, founder of Zhang Xue Motorcycle, gave an interview at the EICMA in Milan, Italy, stating that employees receive a 100% salary increase after one year of employment, and those who have not received a raise for two consecutive years will basically be let go. The company plans to recruit 70 R&D personnel in this round of campus recruitment and has already received about 200 resumes from students at Chongqing University.
11.03
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 1
·China
Jiangxi Urban Channel's "Urban Scene" program criticized Zhang Xue for discussing equity returns for veteran employees in the context of current compensation for fresh graduates, calling his remarks indicative of "misplaced arrogance."
10.31
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Zhoushan
According to Beautiful Zhejiang on October 31, 21-year-old Yao Jiahui from Anhui, after graduating with a degree in preschool education, took up work as a street cleaner in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, alongside her parents due to low wages in her field. She works two shifts a day, starting at 4:30 AM and finishing at 6:30 PM. The Guangzhou Daily praised her for having a 'clear-headed' perspective, while netizens left sarcastic comments.
10.31
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 2
·China
On October 31, at a Halloween event, a participant dressed up as a graduate student, wearing signs such as 'Academic trash, non-recyclable,' 'Advisor, I really don't know how,' and 'Third-year grad student, no results, no prospects, no hope,' self-deprecatingly mocking the pressure of graduate studies and the employment crisis.
10.29
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Chongqing
On October 29, while giving a lecture at Chongqing University of Technology, Zhang Xue claimed that an employee with a junior college degree had worked with her for ten years, rising from a monthly salary of a few thousand yuan to an annual salary of 500,000 to 600,000 yuan, with stock options valued at 30 million yuan, telling students that they have a higher starting point and need not be afraid.
10.26
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On October 26, Bloomberg reported on a Morgan Stanley study saying that the Chinese stock market may not have bottomed out yet, and that offshore Chinese stocks could fall another 10%–15% before approaching historically low valuations, with weak economic consumption, pressure on e-commerce, and fears of tax-triggered selling of trusts intensifying the adjustment.
10.26
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Chongqing
On October 26, Zhangxue Motorcycle held a campus recruitment presentation at Chongqing University. The PPT showed an annual salary of 120,000 to 150,000 RMB for R&D positions and 100,000 to 120,000 RMB for non-R&D positions. After the salary plan was posted online, netizens mocked it, asking, 'Who would go for that amount of money?'
10.25
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
Bloomberg reported on October 25 that China's stock market has shrunk by about $3.5 trillion from its high earlier this year in May, with the CSI 300 index falling into a bear market the previous week, as weak consumption and price wars squeeze corporate profits.
10.21
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 21, a college graduate who finished school in May 2025 posted a video saying he still hadn’t found a job, striking a chord with netizens who have been unemployed for a long time; some said they hadn’t worked since 2022.
10.20
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
College students taking part in the 2027 autumn recruitment season are complaining online that competition for jobs is too intense. One graduate student with internship experience at a major tech company keeps taking assessments and written tests every day but still has no offer. Offline job fairs are packed, and HR staff lament that resumes are so outstanding they can't screen through them all.
10.18
·Verified
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Yunnan
Data released on October 18 showed that the college planned to recruit 1 person for the admissions and employment management position, and in the end 6746 people completed payment, with a competition ratio of 6746 to 1.
10.13
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On October 13, the IMF released its latest World Economic Outlook, raising Taiwan's 2026 growth forecast from 5.2% in April to 10.7%, while lowering the mainland's forecast by 0.1 percentage points to 4.5%; Taiwan's growth is mainly driven by demand for AI and advanced chips.
10.11
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
According to a report by the Financial Times, China's economic growth in the second quarter fell to 4.3%, below the full-year target range of 4.5% to 5%. Retail sales and fixed-asset investment were weak, and the property market has been in a downturn for more than five years.