Economy News Why It’s So Hard For China To Fix Its Ailing Economy

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

Every few years since 1953, the Chinese government has unveiled a new master strategy for its economy: the all-important five-year plan. For the most part, these blueprints have been geared at ... Read More

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

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

China’s economy risks sitting on hold for too long

HONG KONG, Oct 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Chinese planners have to prove their credentials more than ever. For the past couple of years they refrained from a big stimulus package to get the masses ... Read More

China’s Economy Holds Steady, but Consumers Grow More Cautious

A further increase in China’s trade surplus failed to fully offset the effects of a worsening housing market, which has left consumers wary. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from Beijing Strong exports and ... Read More

A Trump-Xi trade deal won’t fix either country’s economy

The extraordinary trade war President Donald Trump unleashed has been taking a toll on both the Chinese and American economies. While China’s economy is in a far more precarious state, mostly due to ... Read More