Economic Security 101: why China’s officials now have to study rare earths and supply chains
In his decades toiling as a health official in a coastal Chinese province, Alan Chen has rarely had…
How China could narrow a tech hub’s income gap – and avoid Silicon Valley’s fate
Ahead of China’s annual legislative meetings – typically a window into Beijing’s top-level policy agenda – this is…
As the West wakes up to the reality of the Epstein class, China plans a global reserve currency
Is Australia ready for China’s renminbi to become a global reserve currency? Last week, Chinese authorities published text…
China will make ‘substantial’ purchases of U.S. soybeans and should avoid an extra 100% tariff, Bessent says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled on Sunday that the U.S. and China will significantly de-escalate their trade war…
Bessent says China to delay rare earths rules by a year, buy U.S. soybeans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that he anticipates that China will revive substantial…
Global finance chiefs wait on Trump and Xi as trade war simmers
(Bloomberg) — After a week of talks dominated by trade spats and geopolitical distrust, finance chiefs were once…
China to improve market-based use of key resources with 10-region pilot plan
To advance China’s goal of developing its market-oriented economy, a comprehensive two-year pilot programme has been launched in…
China’s bull run tests regulators as Beijing aims to guide US$12 trillion stock market
Stunning gains in Chinese stocks are testing regulators’ ability to manage the ascent, as Beijing seeks to fulfil…
Local Chinese government’s stimulus plan entices big spenders to dig in while dining out
A local government in China’s provincial economic powerhouse of Zhejiang has announced plans to subsidise the restaurant meals…
The US has changed. It’s time to talk about what’s next
Australia is facing its most important foreign policy moment in more than two decades – it needs to…
China slams grass-roots mismanagement, shames ‘longevity city’ debacle as a warning
It was a sprawling cultural and tourism project that completely went off the rails, and now Beijing is…