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GORDON CHANG: China's rising markets mask a fragile economy, social discontent

China’s weak economy isn’t stopping foreign investors, who are flooding its stock market again — despite serious signs of trouble ahead. Read More

China's economy jolted by weakest factory output, retail sales growth in over a year

BEIJING: China's factory output and retail sales grew at their weakest pace in over a year in October, piling pressure on policymakers to revamp the US$19 trillion export-driven economy as mounting ... Read More

China’s Economic Trajectory Is Weakening For Now, But Citi is Growing There

We ended the week with more evidence that the world’s second-largest economy entered the final quarter on a weakening trajectory. China’s economic activity cooled more than expected at the start of ... Read More

Trump's tariffs hit the global economy

There is new evidence of global pain stemming from President Trump's trade policy, which single-handedly scrambled the world economy. Why it matters: From China to Switzerland, the economic ... Read More

The True Cost of China’s Falling Prices

Bloomberg analysis shows deflation on the ground feels more pronounced than official data show, with prices of everyday goods plunging and the share of loss-making companies at a 25-year high. Read More

China’s new 5-year plan: A high-stakes bet on self-reliance that won’t fix an unbalanced economy

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Shaoyu Yuan, New York University; Rutgers University (THE CONVERSATION) Every few ... Read More

Can the Chinese economy match Aruba’s?

Under Deng Xiaoping, China’s government aimed to double the size of the economy between 1980 and 1990 and do it again by the end of the 20th century. It met both targets with ease. That target may not ... Read More