China’s solar, EV surplus could be dumped on global markets

China’s solar, EV surplus could be dumped on global markets

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a hearing before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 21, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Alex Wong | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday warned that China is treating the global … Read more

China’s Xi meets U.S. execs as businesses navigate bilateral tensions

China’s Xi meets U.S. execs as businesses navigate bilateral tensions

China’s President Xi Jinping speaks at the “Senior Chinese Leader Event” held by the National Committee on US-China Relations and the US-China Business Council on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, California, U.S., November 15, 2023.  Carlos Barria | Reuters BEIJING — U.S. business leaders met with Chinese President … Read more

Tim Cook’s love for China helps Xi fight fears of economic slump

Tim Cook’s love for China helps Xi fight fears of economic slump

China’s efforts to counter the downbeat narrative about a structural slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy got a boost from enthusiastic endorsements from chief executives of top global companies. Days after he opened an expansive new retail store in Shanghai and pledged a fresh investment in applied research in the country, Apple Inc. Chief Executive … Read more

China vows to treat foreign firms equally amid industrial upgrade push

China vows to treat foreign firms equally amid industrial upgrade push

China pledged on Monday to treat foreign companies the same way as domestic peers in a bid to attract more foreign investment, cooperation and expertise, as Asia’s largest economy moves to upgrade and strengthen its industrial chains. “China will fully guarantee national treatment for foreign companies, so that more foreign companies can invest in China … Read more

Trump’s 100 Percent Tariff On Chinese Cars Would Be A Disaster

Trump’s 100 Percent Tariff On Chinese Cars Would Be A Disaster

Former President and current candidate Donald Trump directed promises of potentially economically devastating tariffs toward China and Mexico during a rally at the Dayton, Ohio airport on Saturday. The twice-impeached face of the Republican party claimed that he would impose a 100-percent tariff on vehicles made in Mexico by Chinese companies, in addition to the … Read more

Key takeaways from 2024 China parliamentary meeting: economy, environment

Key takeaways from 2024 China parliamentary meeting: economy, environment

A Chinese flag flutters on top of the Great Hall of the People ahead of the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum (BRF), to mark 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, in Beijing, China October 18, 2023. Edgar Su | Reuters BEIJING — China’s weeklong annual parliamentary meetings ended on Monday … Read more

China blames U.S. for bilateral tensions, reaffirms support for Palestinians

China blames U.S. for bilateral tensions, reaffirms support for Palestinians

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in 2019. Mark Kauzlarich | Reuters BEIJING — China’s top diplomat slammed the U.S. for worsening bilateral tensions, while reiterating Beijing’s support for peaceful resolutions to the Middle East and Russia-Ukraine conflicts. “There is some progress in the China-U.S. bilateral relationship, but we have to point out that U.S. continues … Read more

China’s top securities regulator to crack down on market manipulators

China’s top securities regulator to crack down on market manipulators

Wu Qing, Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, answers a question at a press conference during the second session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 6, 2024. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) (Photo by WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images) Wang Zhao | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — … Read more

China may have to resort to a tried-and-tested tactic to power its ‘new leap forward’

China may have to resort to a tried-and-tested tactic to power its ‘new leap forward’

A Chinese flag flies high over The Bund. Liu Liqun | Corbis Documentary | Getty Images China wants to unleash a “new leap forward” with “new productive forces” — but President Xi Jinping may need to resort to an old tactic to hit the country’s ambitious growth target this year, one economist warns. Beijing set … Read more

China says military spending growth in 2024 to stay the same as last year at 7.2%

China says military spending growth in 2024 to stay the same as last year at 7.2%

Missiles on the background of the Chinese flag Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images China is set to increase its defense spending by 7.2% in 2024, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing an official government work report released as part of the country’s annual parliamentary meetings in Beijing. This year’s military budget announcement comes against the … Read more