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 ...
Domestic economic concerns outweigh tariff uncertainty for China: Strategist
Societe Generale's Asia equity strategist, Franz Benzimra, outlines China's domestic concerns that he believes will drive ...
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 ...
China's economy meets official growth target, but many feel worse off
China's economy grew 5% last year, matching the government's target, but in a lopsided fashion, with many people complaining ...
China’s economy loses momentum ahead of new year holiday
The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index fell to 49.1, the lowest since August, missing economists’ forecast for ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion
China’s vast exports in 2024 exceeded its imports on a scale seldom seen anywhere except during or immediately after the two ...
China’s economy grows more than expected. But fears of Trump tariffs loom
China’s economy grew more than expected in the last three months of 2024, official data showed on Friday, as it awaits the ...
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 ...
China’s factory activity contracts in January for the first time in 4 months
An official survey shows that China’s factory activity contracted in January for the first time in four months.