China’s economy is facing challenges that make reform extremely difficult. Analysts point to structural inefficiencies, ...

When China’s leader, Xi Jinping, first announced the free-trade plan for Hainan in 2018, some observers wondered whether he intended to build a new Hong Kong—a free-trade hub that plays a vital role ...

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng stepped up a defence of his country’s economic track record, dangling the prospect of greater ...

For years, China's economy has confounded the pessimists. While skeptics have routinely scrutinized every new challenge or external shock as a prelude to inevitable decline, facts on the ground speak ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -The size of China's economy will exceed 140 trillion yuan ($19.5 trillion) this year, the head of the state planner said as policymakers look to steer the country beyond the current ...

China is planning to introduce new measures to promote the consumption of services, betting that elderly care, healthcare and ...

The recently concluded Fourth Plenum Session of the Communist Party of China approved the draft proposal for the 15th Five-Year Plan, setting the strategic direction for China’s next stage of ...

China has unveiled its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030), signalling a shift from high-speed growth to high-quality development with an unusual focus on artificial intelligence, space, deep-sea ...

Taking account of China's economic fundamentals, growth potential, and the internal and external environment it faces, China ...

Goodbye New START: How China’s Rise Ended Nuclear Arms Control Amid the political and economic changes of the early 2000s, it seemed unthinkable that China would revert back to Mao-era repression. But ...

IMF raises China 2025, 2026 growth forecast to 5%, 4.5% Presses world's No.2 economy to speed up structural reforms Pushes policymakers to solve local govt debt, property crises Shift from export-led ...

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is the leading forum in the Asia-Pacific to facilitate trade and investment, economic growth, and regional cooperation. Established in 1989, it brings ...