China Economy

China Economy

Elon Musk at the 1949-duck de chine restaurant in Beijing on 31 May. Photo: Bloomberg

China woos Dimon, Musk as pressure builds on Xi to boost economy

Rush of engagement comes after actions against foreign firms. China is struggling with a sluggish post-pandemic recovery

In the last year, Chinese markets have undergone an exodus of foreign investors.Photographer: Andrew Wong/Getty Images/Bloomberg

Dissing China's recovery is the new black

An employee works on a production line manufacturing steel structures at a factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China May 17, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

China's factory activity stuns with fastest growth in a decade

Let's be big enough to accept this economic gift

Let's be big enough to accept this economic gift

Employees work on a production line manufacturing tools at a factory in Huaian, Jiangsu province, China May 26, 2019. Picture taken May 26, 2019. Photo :Reuters

China factory output rebounds on zero-Covid relaxation

China’s GDP growth last year was far lower than the 8.4% recorded in 2021, when strict virus controls kept the nation largely Covid free. Photo: Reuters

China faces bumpy recovery as economy emerges from Covid zero

People embrace at the international arrivals gate at Beijing Capital International Airport after China lifted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine requirement for inbound travellers in Beijing, China January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

China's rapid reopening brings joy and woe for world markets

A woman wearing a mask walks past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, in Beijing, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, February 3, 2020/ Reuters

China's central bank conducts reverse repos to boost liquidity

Pedestrians wait to cross a road at a junction near a giant display of stock indexes in Shanghai, China August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song

China's central bank conducts reverse repos to boost liquidity

Photo: Collected

China is the wild card for global inflation in 2023

FILE PHOTO: A worker tightens a scaffolding joint at a construction site of an apartment building under refurbishment in Beijing, China, July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

China banks pledge $162B in credit to developers, shares rally

People sit by Shenzhen's main factory recruitment hub in Longhua district, Guangdong province, China November 1, 2022. REUTERS/David Kirton

Younger Chinese are spurning factory jobs that power the economy

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attends the ASEAN summit held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Cindy Liu

Chinese premier says economy on 'upward trend', vows further support