China’s CPI climbs 0.6% in August, missing expectations as transport, home goods prices fall

China’s CPI climbs 0.6% in August, missing expectations as transport, home goods prices fall

egetable prices in China have risen significantly this summer, with analysts pointing to high temperatures and frequent rainfall as the main reasons. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China on Monday reported its consumer price index rose by 0.6% year on year in August, missing expectations as costs of transportation and … Read more

China should focus on fighting deflationary pressure

China should focus on fighting deflationary pressure

Yi Gang was governor of the People’s Bank of China from 2018 to 2023. He is pictured here speaking at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SHANGHAI — China’s policymakers need to focus on boosting domestic demand, Yi Gang, former … Read more

China’s wealthy are looking overseas for business investment

China’s wealthy are looking overseas for business investment

Instead of high-net-worth individuals, C-suite executives in China are increasingly using business jets, said Paul Desgrosseilliers, general manager at ExecuJet Haite General Aviation Services. The company opened a new service center at Beijing Daxing International Airport on Aug. 27, 2024. ExecuJet Haite BEIJING — China’s wealthy are increasingly looking for ways to move capital outside … Read more

China’s property woes and U.S. sanctions have hit some cities hard

China’s property woes and U.S. sanctions have hit some cities hard

BEIJING — China’s property struggles and U.S. sanctions have significantly affected some of its cities, even as others benefit from Beijing’s tech push, Milken Institute’s best performing cities China index showed Tuesday. Since 2015, the index has studied China’s large- and mid-sized cities for their economic vibrancy and growth prospects. The latest version generally compares … Read more

BYD sales hit a record in August despite broader China EV slowdown

BYD sales hit a record in August despite broader China EV slowdown

BYD launched the BYD Seal in Europe at the IAA auto show in Munich, Germany. The electric sedan has a starting price of 44,900 euros ($48,479). Arjun Kharpal | CNBC BEIJING — Chinese electric car giant BYD sold a record number of passenger vehicles in August, with sales of hybrids growing faster than those of … Read more

China’s Xi Jinping meets with U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan

China’s Xi Jinping meets with U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 29, 2024. Trevor Hunnicutt BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan during a meeting Thursday that Beijing hopes Washington will find “a … Read more

China’s electric car race is becoming all about semiconductors

China’s electric car race is becoming all about semiconductors

Shaoqing Ren, vice president, autonomous driving development, at Nio speaks about the electric company’s 5nm chip at its tech day in Shanghai on July 27, 2024. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese electric car companies that are already engaged in an intense price war are turning up the heat on another front: Chip-powered tech … Read more

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to speak after rare U.S. security adviser trip to China

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to speak after rare U.S. security adviser trip to China

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hands with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at Yanqi Lake in Beijing on August 27, 2024.  Ng Han Guan | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to speak over the phone in “coming weeks,” the White … Read more

U.S. researchers visit Korean tungsten mine amid critical minerals race with China

U.S. researchers visit Korean tungsten mine amid critical minerals race with China

Workers in July 2019 expand a mine in Germany intended to increase supplies of tungsten and fluorspar.  Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. government researchers recently visited a South Korean mine to assess progress towards boosting supply of a critical metal called tungsten from areas outside China, the mine operator … Read more

Chinese EV maker Xpeng shares pop 6% after its mass-market car launch

Chinese EV maker Xpeng shares pop 6% after its mass-market car launch

He Xiaopeng, founder of Chinese EV company Xpeng, said on Aug. 27 that the startup’s next ten years will focus on integrating artificial intelligence. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Xpeng shares rose after the Chinese electric car company launched its new mass-market Mona brand on Tuesday with prices starting as low as $16,812, far … Read more