EEconomy Read More China’s cabinet clears path for VAT law to take effect next monthDecember 21, 2025 The State Council has approved draft regulations for implementing China’s new value-added tax (VAT) law, which is aimed…
EEconomy Read More Policy body urges China to confront economic challenges, confident of demand recoveryDecember 17, 2025 China’s top economic policy coordinator has urged the country to confront unavoidable challenges, while expressing confidence that investment…
EEconomy Read More China’s new ‘invest in people’ slogan heralds a rethink in economic strategyDecember 17, 2025 Beijing’s fresh imperative to “invest in people” – first raised in a proposal for the 15th five-year plan…
EEconomy Read More China’s vow to shield manufacturing aims to ward off industrial declineNovember 7, 2025 Beijing has pledged to prevent industrial hollowing-out by safeguarding the share of manufacturing in its economy, noting that…
SSpace Read More China set to launch Shenzhou 21 mission, carrying 3 taikonauts – and 4 mice – to replace space station crewOctober 31, 2025 Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center — China was set to launch its Shenzhou-21 spacecraft on Friday, carrying a new three-person…
EEconomy Read More ‘Unforgivable’: Chinese county still living in shadow of wild spending bingeOctober 30, 2025 Few areas of China reflect the country’s decades-long economic transformation more vividly than its cities. Rapid development has…
EEconomy Read More New phrase, new phase? China’s central bank adjusts language on yuan internationalisationOctober 28, 2025 China’s central bank has adopted a more proactive tone when describing its efforts to promote the global use…
EEconomy Read More As China’s fourth plenum wraps, editorial hails system as anchor of stabilityOctober 23, 2025 As China prepares to unveil its next five-year plan on Thursday, the mouthpiece of the country’s ruling Communist…
UUnited States Read More Roiled by purges and buffeted by US frictions, China’s leadership meets to chart country’s riseOctober 20, 2025 Chinese leader Xi Jinping is convening a key political meeting this week where he will push forward his…
EEconomy Read More China’s economy can grow by up to 5% until 2030: ex-finance vice-minister ZhuOctober 19, 2025 China can sustain annual growth of 4.5 to 5 per cent over its next five-year plan period, former…
EEconomy Read More Why China’s next 5-year plan will double down on food securityOctober 16, 2025 As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that…
EEconomy Read More China’s economists weigh pros and cons of consumption benchmarksAugust 6, 2025 As Beijing gathers public input on China’s next five-year plan – a mission statement for the next half-decade…