Pipes, power and petaflops: what’s behind China’s massive ‘6 networks’ investment
China’s biggest economic buzzword this year could be the “six networks”, as Beijing aims to use infrastructure investment…
China has poured funding into flood defences. Has the investment paid off?
With climate change unleashing more frequent extreme weather events and heightening the risk of casualties and infrastructure damage…
China launches plan to revive foreign investment as FDI continues to fall
China is doubling down on efforts to attract and retain foreign investment with a new, comprehensive action plan…
China’s massive pig farms spark a supply glut as hog prices hit 8-year low
China’s pig prices have plunged to their lowest level in nearly eight years, as the country struggles to…
China to stockpile critical resources and strengthen energy security to avoid trade shocks
Beijing is prioritising “strategic material security” under its new 15th five-year plan that elevates the supply and domestic…
Innovation plus livelihoods – the twin tracks of China’s 5-year plan
China’s new five-year plan targets both industrial innovation and “people-oriented” livelihoods for all, according to officials with the…
China vows to ramp up west-to-east power output as AI, hi-tech manufacturing fuel demand
China aims to expand its west-to-east power transmission network to more than 420 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, increasing…
China rolls out trade-in funding for 2026 as campaign to spur spending continues
China has unveiled the details of an extension to its popular consumer goods trade-in scheme, a policy which…
China’s lagging basic research demands core tech pivot as US curbs bite: economic adviser
China cannot merely chase the technological frontier – it must seize ownership of it, a prominent economist has…
China’s industrial profits slump in October as price war deepens
China’s industrial profits dropped in October after a strong September, according to official year-on-year data released on Thursday,…
800 million: how China plans to double its middle-income population
Xiao Mei, a kindergarten teaching assistant living in the suburbs of Hangzhou in eastern China, has barely seen…
China Tightens Rules for State-Owned Firms to Add Foreign Debt
China is making it harder for some state-owned companies to borrow overseas, expanding a campaign to rein in…