China's headline growth numbers still look solid, but the foundations beneath them are shifting in ways that are harder to ...

Yet, China’s green push sits uneasily with its energy realities: coal still provides about 51% of its electricity as of ...

THE BIG debate about the Chinese economy has long pitted those who see it as a bubble waiting to burst against those who judge it a sustainable success. A new debate is now emerging, which is ...

Last month saw the holding of the Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee (CC) of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), also known as the Fourth Plenum. As a rule, ...

China’s role as the world’s factory—producing and exporting goods across the globe—has entered a new phase. In the past decade, China has made a concerted effort to move its manufacturing sector up ...

China’s top leadership emphasized its determination to reduce excess competition in the economy, with President Xi Jinping endorsing a campaign targeting one major cause of deflation and tensions with ...

High government debt raises interest costs and leaves less fiscal room to respond to shocks just as aging populations push up pension and health outlays. The Chinese and U.S. governments are among the ...

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As he prepared to speak at a panel in Washington last December, Chinese economist Gao Shanwen tapped the microphone not once but twice, as though to make sure he would be heard. “We do not know the ...

China's economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year. Beijing has struggled to ...

For years Australia benefited from a booming Chinese economy. Ships full of iron ore and coal streamed out of the country. They not only earned Australia foreign exchange but also held up wages, ...

President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that the United States will welcome 600,000 Chinese international students as part of a trade deal with the country. However, a considerable number of ...