Guangdong’s rule as China’s GDP king faces an unprecedented threat to the crown
The long-standing rivalry between China’s two largest economic heavyweights – with each boasting a gross domestic product comparable…
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…
In wake of Iran war, Chinese manufacturers recalibrate overseas expansion plans
With domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in…
As AI race with US intensifies, China’s Alibaba launches 10,000-card computing cluster
China is ramping up efforts in the AI race, as tech giants Alibaba Group Holding and Huawei Technologies…
How can Beijing attract top-tier Chinese AI professionals based abroad?
Beijing should shift its strategy and improve ways to attract and retain top Chinese AI professionals as America’s…
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…
Why China’s red-hot tech push is leaving some traditional sectors out in the cold
With its cutting-edge humanoid robots busting moves on the world’s most-watched television programme and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz…
China’s largest provincial economy vows to reshape industry with AI
BEIJING, March 6 (Reuters) – Officials and executives in Guangdong, China’s southern manufacturing and tech hub, on Friday…
As China’s firms go global, foreign expertise is becoming a hot commodity
With domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in…
Shenzhen dethrones Shanghai, Beijing as China’s top industrial powerhouse, mayor boasts
The southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen has handed in a glowing report card of technological and economic development,…
China’s ports and factories witness surge in pre‑holiday rush despite Trump tariffs
Nearly a year after US President Donald Trump announced “Liberation Day” tariffs that spooked exporters and customers across…
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…