China's economy struck by sudden decline

New data shows that retail sales and industrial output slumped in August, adding to China's woes as it attempts to negotiate with the U.S. Read More

Why Viral Western Takes Still Misunderstand China’s Political Economy

Both the “engineering state” and the “mayor economy” framings obscure the critical mechanics of China’s growth machine. Read More

China's economy slumps in August, casts doubt on growth target

China's factory output and retail sales reported their weakest growth since last year in August, keeping pressure on Beijing to roll out more stimulus to fend off a sharp slowdown in the world's ... Read More

China unveils sweeping plans to boost domestic economy as Trump tariffs hit

With growth slowing in the world’s second largest economy, Beijing is trying to stoke demand in sectors as varied as health care, tourism, education and sports. Read More

China's Economy Continues To Slow, Strengthening Case For Fresh Stimulus

Another month of disappointing Chinese data across the board may be creating a sense of deja vu, repeating last year's slowdown around this same time. Read More

China’s Economy Stumbles: Growth Slows, Stimulus Calls Grow Louder

Industrial Output Hits the Brakes Chinas August 2025 industrial production grew by just 5.1% year-over-year, falling short of the 5.75% expectation and decelerating from Julys 5.7%. This marks the ... Read More

China's wary consumers saved tons of cash. Now, they're pouring it into stocks.

Chinese consumers are channeling record savings into stocks as the property market slumps. Shanghai and Hong Kong indexes have surged on a flood of mainland money The market rally masks a weak economy ... Read More

Even as China’s economy suffers, stocks soar. What’s going on?

For Chinese investors, the grass is almost always greener elsewhere. The country’s stockmarket chronically underperforms, meaning that local punters look to bourses in, say, America or Japan, and ... Read More