Commentary / World Jul 16, 2020
Good news: China is growing again; just don't ask how
by Daniel Moss
Old drivers such as exports and infrastructure helped the recovery, but that challenges a long-sought shift toward consumers.
Commentary / World Jun 17, 2020
Street vendors won’t save China’s economy
by Adam Minter
A new push to welcome informal workers back onto the streets will create more problems than it solves.
Commentary / World May 24, 2020
Good riddance to China's scrapped growth target
by Daniel Moss
These figures had outlived their usefulness and only fueled cynicism about accuracy.
Commentary / World Jan 3, 2020
China's damaging policy disruptions
by Zhang Jun
Like an overprotective parent, China's central government needs to learn to let go.
Commentary / World Dec 31, 2019
What's in store for China's economy in 2020?
by Plamen Tonchev
The year, and the decade, will be fraught with difficulties for the economic powerhouse.
Commentary / World Nov 19, 2019
China's Industrial Policies Work. So Copy Them
by Gabriel Wildau
Washington's refusal to adopt a comparable approach to Beijing is illogical and self-defeating.
Editorials Jan 9, 2019
Alarm bells in China should set off similar warnings in Asia and beyond.
Business | FOCUS Sep 10, 2018
China's trade outlook darkens as Trump raises stakes on tariffs
China's chances of escaping the trade conflict with the U.S. with only minor damage to its economy just got slimmer. U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down Friday on his threats to impose higher tariffs on the nation's goods, saying he's ready to tax all imports ...
Business / Corporate Sep 3, 2018
China's HNA Group slims down after asset sales but debt concerns remain
Though HNA Group Co. has managed to reduce one of China's biggest debt piles by selling off dozens of assets, the embattled Chinese conglomerate will probably need to get much slimmer before regaining the trust of investors. Total debt fell 9.5 percent to 541.6 billion ...
Business Aug 6, 2018
While the U.S. may be trying to resolve trade disputes quickly, China is prepared for a "protracted war" and doesn't fear sacrificing short-term economic interests, according to Chinese state media. While China has to defend its right to develop, the Chinese people "really want to ...
Business Aug 3, 2018
Japan overtakes China to become world's second-biggest stock market
Japan retakes the No. 2 spot with a valuation of $6.17 trillion as China’s stock market takes a beating from a slowing economy and the trade war with the U.S.
Commentary / World May 8, 2018
China should do what Trump says on trade
by Michael Schuman
Many of the reforms demanded by the U.S. would help the Chinese economy.