China says its economy grew 5 percent last year. It probably didn’t.
Now, the government’s final figures for 2024 are in. Lo and behold, the economy grew at exactly 5 percent, not a decimal more ...
China readies for Lunar New Year, amid worries about the economy
Travellers thronged railway stations and airports on Friday, clutching large suitcases and gifts such as boxes of fruit as ...
Wang tells Rubio leaders have set tone and direction of US-China ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday and Beijing said he told the ...
Trump’s Hint at Deal Making Gives China a Little Breathing Room
Whether it is over TikTok, fentanyl or trade, Beijing might welcome a compromise to buy time to address its ailing economy ...
China’s Worst Deflation Was in Industry as Supply Glut Persisted
China’s deflationary pressures were most severe in its industrial sector for a second straight year, in a sign of a deep ...
China's frugal young adults accelerate saving, raising economic risks
The frugal trend that began in China during the economic disruption of the pandemic and deepened amid the crisis in the ...
EU Set to Play for Time in Economic Coercion Case Against China
The European Union is set to buy time in its case against China at the World Trade Organization over allegations of economic ...
Will the Chinese Consumer Finally Start Spending?
In the four decades leading up to the pandemic, 800 million Chinese exited poverty and began to buy things beyond their ...
Runner-Up: China May Have to Settle for Second Place Behind America
China's low birth rate and aging population are ending any hopes Beijing had of overtaking the U.S. as an economic giant.
Australia-China trade will be caught in middle of Trump’s tariff war
Australia is now more dependent on a single market than it has ever been since the late 1940s when our biggest customer was ...
Trump 2.0 is going well for China so far. But can the honeymoon last?
Donald Trump’s second term in office is getting off to a good start for China.
China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy
China’s population has fallen for the third straight year, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation that is now facing both an aging population and an eme ...