China's Economy in 3 Charts

Newsweek charts based on the latest data from China's National Statistics Bureau illustrate three key bellwethers of the world's second-largest economy. According to the new data, China's gross ... Read More

China's Economy Faces Choppy Waters Despite Rosy Report

Official data shows the world's second-largest economy grew faster than expected during the first quarter but began losing momentum in March. Read More

China’s economy gets a breather, shows signs of recovery

China just clocked a 5.3% rise in its GDP for the first quarter of this year, outdoing the expectations of many. This gain puts the spotlight on Beijing’s push to energize its manufacturing sector, an ... Read More

China’s ‘growth miracle’ possible, says economist

BEIJING: China should be able to sustain an economic ... output can be produced from a certain amount of aggregate inputs. Historically, Liu said, it has been difficult for an economy to maintain ... Read More

China’s economy seeing ‘seismic shifts’ and imbalances like nothing Beijing predicted, senior economist says

Prominent government adviser Liu Yuanchun says immediate future will be marked by disequilibrium, and appropriate adjustments will take time More non-economic risks are emerging than economic ones, he ... Read More

China’s economy expands by a surprisingly strong pace in the first quarter of 2024

China’s economy grew stronger than expected at the start of this year, mainly partly thanks to robust growth in high-tech manufacturing. Read More

IMF: China’s bonds, stimulus will buoy world’s No 2 economy despite property crisis

Asia official with Washington-based agency points to PBOC's policy moves, as well as China's infrastructure spending, as economic bellwethers But years-long property crisis, local-level government ... Read More

China's GDP rose 5.3% in the first quarter, but it doesn't mean the economic pain is over

China's economy grew 5.3% in the first quarter of 2024, surpassing analyst expectations. Despite this, March retail sales and industrial output fell short of forecasts. China's property market ... Read More

China's economy grew faster than expected in the March quarter

China's economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter, data showed on Tuesday, offering some relief to officials as they try to shore up growth in the face of protracted weakness in the ... Read More

The U.S. economy is looking red hot this year while China is showing signs of fatigue, top economists say

Meanwhile, China’s usually gangbusters economy, while having recently reported strong first quarter numbers, could be unsteady in the long-run, with the IMF projecting the country’s growth to slow to ... Read More

China’s economy is not in a Great Decline but a Great Transition

China's near-term challenges and long-term uncertainties are plentiful, but the widespread pessimism towards the Chinese economy and markets feels excessive. We think the country's in a necessary ... Read More