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China economy
Breaking news and analysis on China’s economy, including its opening up, the US-China trade war, the impact of tariffs and trade talks, growth rates and other key economic data, the Belt and Road Initiative, and Greater Bay Area plan.
Cranes load containers onto a ship at the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in Ningbo, China’s eastern Zhejiang province, on September 22. Photo: AFP
China exports

Why China’s export engine may hit a ceiling as trading partners face limits

Exports likely to keep growing in near term but could face pressure in the years ahead, analysts say.

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China energy security

China curbs fuel exports amid record global diesel prices

Banking & finance

Asian investors turn to real estate as global tension shakes market confidence

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Xiongan New Area

China’s ‘city of the future’, Xiongan, hunting high-value tech firms: sources

New area aims to cultivate five companies valued at or above 10 billion yuan, 10 worth more than 5 billion yuan, and 100 core firms.

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Staff members debug a robot at a training facility for embodied AI in the Xiongan New Area in March. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

China’s economy to slow as global growth stays solid, US think tank report says

Overcapacity and continued property slump weighing on domestic demand, Peterson Institute for International Economics reveals.

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China manufacturing

Chinese brands drive consumer 3D printer boom with ease of use, lower pricing

Shenzhen-based companies account for 90 per cent of the global consumer 3D printing market, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

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China-EU relations

Germany joins France in call for China trade defences

The leaders of the EU’s two largest economies jointly support new trade defences as risks of China trade war grow.

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Photo: DPA
China travel

Gone in 40 seconds: how a Chinese rail station tackled a record travel surge

Holiday demand pushed Guangzhou South station past 1 million trips on October 1, with bullet trains departing every 40 seconds at peak hours.

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China energy security

China taps oil reserves 6,000 metres deep as global energy turmoil persists

Advanced drilling technology and offshore expansion are fuelling plans to boost domestic supply by 2030.

Gold in Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong’s bridge of gold completes China’s yuan ambition

With Shanghai pricing the contracts and Hong Kong handling offshore vaulting, Beijing is building a gold-backed route to currency internationalisation.

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China-EU relations

France, Germany seek new EU weapon to instantly cut off market access for China

Strategy laid out in joint paper and letter to EU chief signed by the leaders of the two largest members of the bloc and seen by the SCMP.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron have signed a letter proposing the creation of a credible instrument “to allow for decisive and systemic reaction”. Photo: Reuters
China jobs

How is China planning to build on its ‘engineer dividend’ in tech war with US?

Ministry of Education has announced plans to offer an extra 76,000 undergraduate places at top universities by 2030.

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China exports

Opinion | AI microdramas are a test case for China’s next big export wave

A quiet shift is happening in China’s services exports as its competitive manufacturing capabilities start moving into entertainment content.

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National Development and Reform Commission

State media highlights China’s economic potential following Xi-Trump summit

The 10 articles ran under the pen name ‘Jinxuan’, widely believed to be associated with the National Development and Reform Commission.

Attendees seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 17, 2026. Photo: AP
China GDP

China’s finance minister on fiscal policy

Article by Finance Minister Lan Foan in party journal suggests Beijing is relying on targeted fiscal support rather than big new stimulus to support economic growth.

China’s finance minister on fiscal policy
China property

Opinion | Why protecting home values is Beijing’s new priority

With resale transactions outpacing new home sales for the first time, stabilising the existing housing stock has become vital.

China trade

As US bears down, exporters China and Vietnam establish closer transport links

Two countries working to enhance cargo and passenger flows using trains, planes and ships.

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US-China relations

China’s police, sightseeing firms snap up Bell helicopters despite safety fears

Buyers hover around the small aircraft as sales soar and private jet use dives, making China the vendor’s second biggest Asia-Pacific market.

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China is the second biggest market in the Asia-Pacific for the Bell 505 helicopter. Photo: Bell Textron Inc
China trade

Russian exporters fight to win back Chinese buyers amid fallout over fake goods

Products falsely marketed as Russian are undercutting sales for legitimate exporters from the country, people in the industry say.

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China food security

How crayfish raised in desert are nipping away at China’s food security fears

Government encouraging saline-alkaline aquaculture and inland fisheries to diversify food supplies and put abandoned land to use.

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China travel

‘No brainer’: growing trend of Chinese tourists booking business-class flights

Chinese holidaymakers are increasingly upgrading to ‘premium travel’ to make their well-earned leisure time more pleasurable, say insiders.

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Data shows that more Chinese tourists are booking business-class flights to get an extra bit of luxury – and leg room – beyond economy. Photo: Getty Images
China property

Why Wuhan’s property overhaul focuses on supply – not demand

Reforms focus on improving housing supply and delivery rather than boosting demand, analysts say.

Wuhan is the fourth major economic hub – after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou – to encourage a broader transition towards completed-home sales. Photo: Shutterstock
China trade

Reporter’s notebook: can canal connection give a lift to economic backwater?

Apple tech specialist says it could make it easier for gadgets made in Vietnam to enter massive Chinese market.

US-China trade war

In Focus | China has dominated tungsten for decades. Can US investment loosen its grip?

Kazakhstan is at the centre of US efforts to build a new supply chain for the metal, but analysts say China’s lead will be difficult to overcome.

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China's economic recovery

Editorial | China’s economic recovery calls for a bigger role for private firms

What households need most is a stable property market and rising income and employment. For that, the private sector is crucial.

People sit around a shopping mall in Beijing on September 13. Photo: AFP
China-Latin America relations

Panama auditor targets ex-port regulators, CK Hutchison’s subsidiary in canal probe

Anel Flores says additional material concerns ex-maritime authority board members, executives of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison’s subsidiary.

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Panamanian authorities seized Cristobal port in February 2026. Photo: AFP
China airliners

China’s C919 jet faces further delivery delays amid US export chill: analysts

Washington has reportedly restricted exports of aircraft parts to China to gain leverage over Beijing, adding to Comac’s supply pressures.

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IPO

Hong Kong IPOs falter, China aids homebuyers, EU trade talks

This week: Hong Kong IPOs stumble amid supply deluge, China announces mortgage subsidies and cuts policy bank rates, US and China pare tariffs on US$30 billion of each-way trade. Next week: China-EU hold crunch trade talks, Brazilians go to the polls, Hong Kong Election Committee nominations open, NBA returns to Macau, and more.

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