China faces a France-sized demographic loss that threatens coastal growth: analysts
China’s population is projected to fall by about 60 million over the next decade, threatening economic activity in…
China ramps up hunt for tax evaders, frames consumption levies as fiscal lifelines
Beijing is intensifying its enforcement against tax evasion, extending its reach into consumption taxes, which have been positioned…
China’s Hainan wants more than beach tourism. Will new customs rules cause a sea change?
As China undergoes a sweeping economic transition, its regions are also in the process of embracing change. The…
Jiangsu vs Guangdong: why the battle to be China’s No 1 economy is heating up
The southern Guangdong province has been the largest engine powering China’s economic rise for decades. But the region…
China’s Guangdong province exports record US$140 billion of tech, high-value goods
Exports of chip-manufacturing equipment, electric vehicles (EVs) and other high-value goods from China’s southern Guangdong province rose to…
China’s manufacturing powerhouse cuts 2026 GDP growth target after missing mark
China’s premier manufacturing hub is recalibrating its economic ambitions, with policymakers in the industrial heartland of Guangdong setting…
Explainer | How are US tariffs and trade barriers redrawing China’s export map?
Despite a slowing economy, recurring trade frictions and intensifying price competition, the value of China’s exports rose in…
Shanghai maps global financial hub plan to 2035, for world-class and socialist metropolis
Shanghai has laid out a full spectrum of goals on finance for the next five years and beyond,…
China’s Guangdong targets doubling GDP by 2035 despite slowing growth
Guangdong, China’s largest provincial economy, has vowed to double its economy by 2035 from 2022 levels, in line…
National Games will provide health check for Chinese golf, Asian Tour’s Liang says
Liang Wenchong believes the National Games this November will deliver a health check on golf in mainland China.…
‘Homestay’ heartache hits China as operators lament business downturn
After four years leasing out private holiday accommodation beside the sea in the west of Guangdong province, a…
Chinese province floats new use for digital yuan: paying long-delayed debts
China is mulling the application of its digital yuan – the central bank-backed currency also known as the…