China economy

China’s industrial profit growth moderates amid patchy recovery

2026-07-27T03:13:34.000Z
Until households have more money to spend and less reason to save, incremental improvements won’t do much, says the writer.

China is solving the wrong consumption problem

2026-07-21T10:11:45.000Z
China’s solar equipment exports have reached a level equivalent to Spain’s entire installed solar capacity.
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China’s dual-velocity economy: export ascendancy amid domestic stagnation

2026-07-21T09:28:45.000Z
China’s economy is facing a structural mismatch between strong supply and weak demand, the People’s Bank of China said earlier this month.

China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for 14th consecutive month in July

2026-07-20T01:42:04.000Z
At the World AI Conference in Shanghai on Jul 17, Chinese president Xi Jinping (centre) also called for fair and equitable global AI governance.

Xi Jinping vows to make AI for all in debut at China’s top tech summit

2026-07-17T10:01:18.000Z
China’s housing market slump has been constraining household consumption and exacerbating the economy’s imbalance.

China new home prices decline at slower pace in June amid improvement in key cities

2026-07-15T14:02:03.000Z
Analysts say a flood of new drivers searching for work in a sluggish economy, combined with cheap electric cars, is depressing fares and attracting passengers.

China turns to electric taxis to soften Hormuz oil shock

2026-07-15T06:48:48.000Z
Chinese crude imports for June fell to a near-decade low, as the industry faced worsening demand and disruptions to crude shipments from the Persian gulf.

China slashes June oil refining volumes to six-year low as crude imports collapse

2026-07-15T03:11:48.000Z
Wages in China have not kept pace with the overall economy, even declining in some sectors.

China’s Q2 economic growth cools to 3.5-year low, missing market forecast

2026-07-15T02:46:25.000Z
Chinese exporters got a boost as US retailers brought forward orders by four to six weeks to stock up for Black Friday and Christmas sales.

China’s June trade beats forecasts, buoyed by AI boom, but domestic demand remains weak

2026-07-14T09:48:49.000Z