China's Internet Users Warned Not To 'Badmouth' Stuttering Economy

Weibo, China's leading microblogging platform, is urging its users to refrain from badmouthing the economy, account holders have said. The apparently automated notices, first reported by Bloomberg ... Read More

Even China's top leadership has had enough of companies' aggressive price-cutting

Beijing has pushed back against criticisms over China's industry overcapacity and cheap exports but the price war is impacting its economy too. Read More

China is building an entire empire on data

China’s ultimate goal appears to be to create an integrated national data ocean, covering not just consumers but industrial and state activity, too. The advantages are obvious, and include economies ... Read More

China’s Economy Is Still Sputtering. Why Beijing May Wait on More Stimulus.

While each incremental wave of stimulus creates a spurt of growth, it continues to be short-lived. In June, every sector other than property saw a deceleration in revenue and profits versus the prior ... Read More

How China Censors Critics of the Economy - The New York Times

Business in China: European companies are finding it increasingly difficult to do business in the country, another sign of how China’s weak domestic economy and opaque regulations are testing ... Read More

China is hiding key data to pretend its economy is doing OK. It's not.

China is hiding unflattering data, with its economy struggling. The National Bureau of Statistics didn't report youth unemployment numbers this month. Beijing also told economists not to discuss ... Read More

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: A slowing economy meets a fast future

The CSI 300 index, which tracks the top 300 stocks traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, closed flat at 3,943.68, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index — which includes ... Read More

Negative Takes on China’s Economy Are Disappearing From the Internet - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal

Negative Takes on China’s Economy Are Disappearing From the Internet Chinese authorities warn against denigrating the economy and urge officials to highlight its ‘bright prospects’ ... Read More

China's economy is sick and could infect the US - Fox Business

China's economic momentum is projected to continue slowing and could create bad news for American companies. "While China has been an important trading partner for the U.S., China accounts for 9% ... Read More

China’s Economy Faces Yet Another Threat: Falling Prices

A deepening slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy has now raised fears of deflation, which could be crippling for heavily indebted China. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from Beijing The ... Read More

China’s Economy Is in Trouble. Xi Jinping Has Other Priorities. - MSN

To that end, and to prop up economic growth, Xi has been pouring money into China’s factories. The results so far have been mixed at best, with weakening growth at home—the economy grew 4.7% ... Read More

China’s economy might not be headed toward either ascendancy or decline - Los Angeles Times

China’s slowing economy feeds into the narrative of its decline. Official GDP growth has decreased almost every year since the 2008 financial crisis, and systemic issues like debt and aging ... Read More