Economy News What China Isn’t Telling The World About Its Economy

China Started Separating Its Economy From the West Years Ago

Two decades of sustained effort to build national self-reliance and minimize imports have antagonized trade partners but fortified what a senior adviser called Beijing’s “bulwark” against conflicts. Read More

The mystery of China’s slumping investment

C ritics of China’s economy often complain that its investment is excessive and its official statistics flatter its performance. But recent monthly figures have flipped the script. Investment in ... Read More

Enter the Dragon – Understanding China’s Economy

Like the mythical Chinese dragon with its camel head, deer horns, snake body, eagle claws, and fish scales, China defies simple categories. Understanding China today means seeing the whole dragon in ... Read More

The Trade War Couldn’t Change China’s Economy

American hopes for political reform in China faded years ago, and now hopes for economic liberalization are fading too. Read More

China’s Economy Trolling Trump Better Than A Mean Tweet

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. As the global economy stumbles into the fourth quarter, China ... Read More

China’s next 5-year plan puts focus on tech and consumers as trade wars drag on economy

China's top leaders have pledged to boost the country's self-reliance in advanced technologies and spur stronger domestic demand over the next five years. Read More

Trump’s Trade War With China Catches the World in Its Crossfire

Tariffs and other restrictions between the United States and China are reverberating in unpredictable ways. By Patricia Cohen Patricia Cohen writes about the global economy from London. One of the ... Read More

World Bank lifts China 2025 GDP forecast to 4.8% ahead of a slowdown next year

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The World Bank lifted its 2025 growth projection for China to 4.8% and raised its forecast for much of the region, but warned of slowing momentum next year, citing low ... Read More

China’s Rare-Earth Escalation Threatens Trade Talks—and the Global Economy

China’s newest restrictions on rare-earth materials would mark a nearly unprecedented export control that stands to disrupt the global economy, giving Beijing more leverage in trade negotiations and ... Read More

People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world's economy

Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves through economies. Read More