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Can golden toilets fix China’s economy?

Why are China’s leaders freelancing as retail consultants? It is not out of any great love for shopping. They are firm believers in China’s manufacturing base as the core driver of economic growth. Read More

China’s Consumers Are in a Yearslong Funk. Will Anything Get Them to Spend?

Countries worldwide are buying more than ever from China, but domestic consumption is lagging and government stimulus efforts aren’t working. By Alexandra Stevenson Reporting from eastern China, ... Read More

China's economy slows as trade war, weak demand highlight structural risks

China's Q3 GDP grows 4.8% vs Q2's 5.2%, in line with forecast September data show weaker retail sales, stronger factory output Property downturn, trade tensions weigh on demand, confidence Investors ... Read More

If you think Trump’s China deal is the end of the story, you haven’t been paying attention

Financial markets kicked off the week by gleefully cheering the weekend’s headlines that trade talks between the United States and China went smoothly. Just weeks earlier, Trump had threatened to ... Read More

China's economy is struggling, but its homegrown companies are dominating abroad, Goldman Sachs says

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Rising yuan won't slow China's export boom

China's desire to keep its exports growth engine roaring seems at odds with the steady appreciation of its currency. But these trends can continue to co-exist, highlighting the tenuous relationship ... Read More

A New Challenge for China’s Economy: ‘Involution’

China is gripped by an insidious problem that is eroding its economy: It is trapped in a cycle of competition so fierce that it is destroying profits, driving a brutal rat race among workers and ... Read More

The Trade War Couldn’t Change China’s Economy

President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have walked back from the ledge—again. But even as the world’s two superpowers deescalate a trade fight that had threatened to destabilize the global ... Read More