Dual paradox coiled inside China’s $1 trillion trade surplus
China just notched a historic milestone: a trade surplus exceeding US$1 trillion in 2025, with exports up 5.4…
IMF rebukes China’s model with its own credibility in tatters
As the International Monetary Fund takes China to task, the world’s “lender of last resort” is grappling with…
The rising risk of China turning Japanese
The world today is witnessing an unsettling sense of economic deja vu. Beneath the gleaming skyline of Shanghai…
China economic rebalancing to test Koreans before benefiting them
China is paradoxical. Two incredibly different narratives can be correct at the same time: its economy is slowing…
$1.8 Trillion: China runs record budget deficit as welfare spending soars
China’s government racked up a record budget deficit last year as spending on social welfare grew at the…
Geeta Gopinath at Davos: ‘Trumpian World Order’ to Trigger High Volatility and Economic Uncertainty
On this Special Report from Davos, Harvard Professor and former IMF Deputy Managing Director Geeta Gopinath analyzes the…
Why the IMF thinks China has a zombie problem
During her recent visit to Beijing, International Monetary Fund head Kristalina Georgieva connected the dots between China and…
China’s record trade surplus could prompt protectionist response in 2026: report
While China has already logged a record-breaking trade surplus in the first 11 months of 2025, that milestone…
China’s Economic Crisis: Record Exports but Plummeting Domestic Growth | Business
TL;DR: Driving the newsChina’s economic engine sputtered hard in November, with retail sales rising just 1.3% – the…
China’s big layoff wave now buffeting its tech sector
China’s long‑running wave of corporate layoffs is spreading from manufacturing and property to the technology sector, with some…
China’s 2026 economic agenda to kick off 15th Five-Year Plan with high-quality growth-Xinhua
A stacker crane (C) places goods at an automated high-bay warehouse of the Maersk Lin-gang Flagship Logistics Center…
Experts doubt China will lift bitcoin mining ban despite uptick and excess energy supply
A mild uptick in bitcoin mining in China has prompted calls for Beijing to loosen its restrictions and…