China's headline growth numbers still look solid, but the foundations beneath them are shifting in ways that are harder to see and even harder to acknowledge publicly. Output is expanding, factories ...
Retail sales rose 1.3% last month from a year earlier, slowing from 2.9% in the prior month. Industrial production climbed 4.8% in November, missing expectations for a 5% jump. Investment in fixed ...
China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.However, growth slowed to a 4.5% rate in the last quarter of the year, the ...
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China’s tax problem is getting harder to ignore
China’s tax system is facing growing pressure as economic conditions shift. Slower growth in key sectors has affected ...
When Western leaders speak of overcapacity, they are often describing a level of productivity that their own industries are currently unable to match. The response from the West has been a rapid ...
For all the emphasis on developing advanced technologies, China’s present growth model still depends far more on low-cost manufactured exports. In March 2026, Chinese Premier Li Qiang included the ...
China's population declined for the fourth year in a row, reaching 1.405 billion. Falling birth rates and an aging population threaten China's economy and the global economy. Government incentives ...
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