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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.
The European Commission said that 91 per cent of all e-commerce shipments valued under €150 (US$174) came from China last year. Photo: Getty Images
China trade

China sellers brace as EU moves to tighten rules on low-value parcels, as US did

Merchants warn that margins will be squeezed, consumer prices may rise, and firms may shift markets as compliance costs and customs hits bite cross-border trade.

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Banking & finance

Exclusive | China’s sovereign fund sidelines executives amid worries over US scrutiny

US-China trade war

China patient in Nexperia row – but escalation seen as possible as talks loom

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Hong Kong

China economy slows, Taiwan tensions, Nexperia talks

This week: Economic data disappoints, China slams new Japan PM over Taiwan comments, The Sichuan drone carrier starts sea trials; Next week: Dutch delegation visits Beijing for Nexperia talks; EV makers post earnings, arrivals cards go digital and more.

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China's economic recovery

China’s Yangtze River Delta aids private sector, reins in ‘profit-driven’ fines

Move by Shanghai and the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui aims to offer relief from arbitrary cross-regional inspections.

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China’s private sector

China’s housing slide deepens as October prices fall at fastest pace in a year

New home prices drop 0.5 per cent across 70 cities despite easing measures amid slowing economy and job worries.

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Open Questions series

Open Questions | China’s weak consumption and how economist Lu Feng would fix it

With 15th five-year plan promoting consumption, Peking University expert spells out imbalances and contradictions in Chinese economy and ways to resolve them.

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China consumption

China’s growth softens in October as property drags investment further down

Official data points to uneven recovery last month, but analysts do not expect major stimulus as annual growth target within reach.

US-China trade war

US must deny China cutting-edge technology, ex-commerce secretary says

Gina Raimondo believes tougher export controls are vital for US national security and high-end chips should be kept out of Chinese hands.

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China-EU relations

‘Compliance maze’: EU scrutiny of Huawei, ZTE, Shein ups stakes for China firms

Firms operaing in EU may face regulatory costs, political risk, supply-chain exposure, analysts say, as contingency plans may be in works.

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French police walk past a Shein advertisement on November 5 in Paris. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

Calm before storm? China-US trade war seen growing more volatile despite truce

Analysts say other countries forced to walk fine line, while one argues business interests make it hard to pick sides.

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The US-China trade war has disrupted global supply chains, creating challenges for countries across the world. Photo: Shutterstock
China property

China’s property sector needs stronger stimulus: Citigroup economist

Citi is the latest international bank to call for more aggressive policies from Beijing to jolt the country’s ailing property market.

Rare earths

Baotou set to become China’s rare earth hub under Inner Mongolia’s 10-year plan

Initiatives include a boost to mining, refining and magnet production to supply new-energy industry and global markets while firms and nations race to diversify.

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China's economic recovery

China tightens tax scrutiny on citizens’ overseas income amid fiscal pressures

As local authorities use big data to identify violators, analyst says better enforcement could ease financial strain.

Facing fiscal challenges in recent years, China’s local authorities have expanded initiatives to collect taxes. Photo: Getty Images
China manufacturing

‘Don’t underestimate’ efforts to curb price wars, China’s solar sector warns

Companies seeking to profit from vicious and unfair competition warned they will fail ‘sooner or later’.

Employees help to produce photovoltaic cell modules at a factory in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, in September. Photo: AFP
China’s fourth plenum

China’s 15th five-year plan

The approved outline for China’s 15th five-year plan highlights efforts to spur domestic consumption, boost technological self-sufficiency and further raise the nation’s industrial competitiveness. The plan will come into effect in 2026.

China jobs

Fair wages: China’s young jobseekers take their résumés to trade expos

With unemployment high among China’s recent graduates, some are turning the country’s enormous trade fairs into networking opportunities.

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US-China trade war

Explainer | Rare earths, chips and batteries – what China can and cannot weaponise

Experts explore how China balances export curbs with legal reforms as global partners diversify supplies, firms hunt rare-earth alternatives.

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Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: Reuters
China's economic recovery

Tax reform in China’s 5-year plan aims to protect budgets without crushing firms

Officials propose boosting direct and local levies, curbing tax breaks and tapping new sectors to shore up local revenues and fund social spending.

Banking & finance

As China’s central bank projects confidence, are rate cuts on the back burner?

The People’s Bank of China said the economy was on track to hit its annual growth target despite facing a challenging environment.

China-EU relations

Chinese firms in EU report solid performance despite mounting uncertainties

But the survey of companies warns ‘politicisation of commercial issues’ a threat, as Brussels seeks to de-risk supply chains.

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EU and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken on March 20. Photo: Reuters
China’s private sector

China’s new private sector liberalisation spreads to infrastructure

Railways, nuclear reactors, oil pipelines and water networks in China are all opening up to private investors as the government seeks new ways to revive economic growth.

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Asean

Opinion | How Asean quietly became China’s buffer against US tariffs

China and Asean now have a lawful way to cushion tariffs by shifting where value is added, how it is recorded and which standards to meet.

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China’s private sector

Explaining China’s 13 measures to promote private investment

SCMP Plus annotates State Council’s 13-point plan to promote private investment in infrastructure projects, until now the domain of the country’s state-owned enterprises.

Hong Kong economy

China safe investment option despite global rifts: Beijing official in Hong Kong

Beijing’s foreign ministry arm meets about 60 envoys, business leaders, members of press for session on Communist Party’s fourth plenum.

The commissioner of the foreign ministry’s office in Hong Kong also spoke about how the city was supporting national development. Photo: Sun Yeung
US-China relations

Opinion | How Russia factors into the Trump-Xi summit outcome

A limited detente with the US helps China safeguard its domestic policy goals and hedge against potential instability in Russia.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, who also serves as the Communist Party’s general secretary, waves goodbye to villagers while visiting Zhaoxing, Guizhou province, on March 17. Photo: Xinhua
Yuan

Why China’s growing global investments could spur yuan internationalisation push

As firms expand overseas, rising investment demand and appetite for yuan assets and swap agreements may prompt Beijing to take action.

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China's population

China’s population outlook gets even worse

The new five-year plan assumes a 0.2 per cent annual population decline as the government struggles to revive birth rates and prevent the increasing ageing of the country.

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