China economy
China to boost exports, imports in 2026, seeking ‘sustainable’ trade, official says
The IMF this week has urged Beijing to make the “brave choice” to curb exports and boost consumer demand
Don’t fear China’s trillion-dollar trade surplus
It is a problem not for the rest of the world, but for China
China pledges to maintain fiscal stimulus to support growth next year
Policymakers will flexibly deploy tools including cuts to banks’ reserve requirement ratios and interest rates
China’s consumer inflation quickens to 21-month high, producer deflation persists
[BEIJING] China’s annual consumer inflation accelerated to a 21-month peak in November, mainly driven by food prices, while factory-gate deflation deepened, with underlying trends suggesting domestic ...
China reveals unease over trade in economic roadmap for 2026
Growth has cooled following months of slowdown in consumption and rapidly falling investment
Why the push for a stronger renminbi won’t go away
With the US dollar likely to be soft for a few years, to hold the Chinese currency back would be to allow it to depreciate against other trading partners
China’s trade surplus tops US$1 trillion after exports rebound
Shipments overseas have boomed for much of this year, in spite of US President Donald Trump’s launch of a trade war early in 2025
China’s 10 trillion yuan debt clean-up falls short
Unlike most major economies, public debt in China is borne largely not by the central government but by local governments
China likely to chase 5% GDP growth in 2026 in bid to end deflation
The target would be part of Beijing’s efforts to start a new five-year plan on a strong footing
China’s services growth slips to five-month low in November: private PMI
Momentum in the world’s second-largest economy has faltered this year, with third-quarter GDP growth slowing to its weakest pace in a year