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This topic charts China's economic recovery as it, in 2023, enters an era of slower growth, along with an ageing and shrinking workforce, weak consumer demand and a property market downturn.
A shopkeeper sits at his family’s business in China’s Hubei province. China says 1.98 million private companies were registered in the year’s first quarter. Photo: Getty Images
China’s private sector

China adds 1.98 million private firms in first quarter as calls for support rise

Top market regulator says 40 per cent of business registrations from January-March were in emerging sectors and new technologies.

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Yuan

Yuan trade settlements on rise amid ‘soaring volatility’ in US Treasury market

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China GDP

How showpiece sports events offer China big rewards in hard times

US-China trade war

Opinion | Could Trump’s tariffs make China faster, leaner and stronger?

The trade war may be painful but it could be just what the country needs to bring down domestic barriers to growth.

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A smaller fighter with superior inner balance and core strength can overcome a larger opponent. Photo: Xinhua
China economy

Opinion | Why the impact of US tariff war on China won’t be all that great

China’s shrinking dependence on exports and the US, coupled with its economic resilience, means it can still grow by 4.5 per cent this year.

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China travel

Russian tourists lift China’s beach resorts as visits surge

Sanya, long a favourite of Russian tourists, saw visits soar elevenfold last year as China’s visa-free policies begin to pay off.

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Banking & finance

Louis Vuitton, Gucci owners face tough times in China amid trade war, property slump

Chinese consumers’ spending on luxury goods has been affected by falling property prices and uncertainties over the trade war, analyst says.

A man walks past a luxury store in Beijing’s financial district. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

Tightened rules to shut many LGFVs out of Shanghai bond market, Fitch says

China has pledged to trim debts among local government financing vehicles by 2.3 trillion yuan (US$315 billion) by 2028.

Tencent

Tencent offers 28,000 internships amid youth unemployment in China

With 12 million fresh graduates entering the job market this summer, Chinese Big Tech companies are ramping up their recruitment efforts.

China economy

Editorial | China’s domestic demand is a key weapon in fight against Trump tariffs

First-quarter GDP growth beat expectations, but in longer term, China must boost local economy and forge new trade deals around the world.

Shoppers visit in a mall in Beijing. Photo: AP
Hong Kong stock market

Chinese hedge fund Greenwoods adds Hong Kong stocks amid market rout

`The most important thing for a market is the stability and rationality of its policies,’ managing partner Gao Yuncheng says.

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A woman checks her phone in front of an electronic sign board showing major Hang Seng stock indices on April 8, 2025. Photo: AFP
China property

China’s new-home prices extend decline for 22nd month, but stimulus offers hope

Prices of new homes in 70 mainland cities declined 0.1 per cent month on month in March, the same as February, according to official data.

US-China trade war

China’s premier sets out economic priorities amid trade war with US

Li Qiang looks to ‘further unleash the potential of China’s massive market’, provide more support for property sector.

China GDP

China’s economy grows 5.4% in first quarter ahead of full-blown US trade war

The country’s GDP growth beat expectations to March, but worries persist about the looming impact of the US trade conflict.

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China’s economy expanded by 5.4 per cent in the first quarter. Photo: AFP
China-EU relations

After Made in China 2025, could foreign firms lose tech edge, market share?

EU Chamber of Commerce in China report assesses impact of decade-long initiative to make China less reliant on other countries for critical tech and related resources.

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Some foreign firms are concerned that the more China advances technologically, the less it might need to rely on foreign firms. Photo: Reuters
China-EU relations

Opinion | How Trump’s tariff chaos could bring Europe and China closer together

Notwithstanding conflicting positions on issues such as Chinese exports and Ukraine, the EU and China now have much more common ground.

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China trade

China’s Canton Fair traders say US buyers stepping back amid tariffs

Meanwhile, China’s showcase of electronic advancements are seen providing a much-needed boost to sentiment surrounding “Made in China” in uncertain times.

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China property

Can demand for upscale homes in Shanghai spark a broader market recovery?

While prices of upscale units in Shanghai rose 5 per cent quarter on quarter, overall market prices fell 4 per cent year on year in March.

Prices of high-end homes in Shanghai are rising, while they continue to fall in the mass-market segment. Photo: China News Service/VCG via Getty Images
China consumption

China’s sci-fi industry shoots for stars as Beijing pushes ‘quality’ growth

With successes like The Three-Body Problem, the genre has never been more popular – and authorities have taken note.

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China property

Luxury malls in China adjust to market reality amid dip in consumer spending

Mall vacancy rates in Beijing stood at 10.6 per cent last year and 9.5 per cent in Shanghai, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

US-China trade war

China’s exporters on edge as trade war casts shadow over Canton Fair

China’s oldest and largest trade fair unlikely to be a bonanza as exporters prepare for lean times amid tariff-induced uncertainty.

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This spring’s Canton Fair, though slated to host more companies than last fall’s session, is shrouded in uncertainty amid the US-China trade war. Photo: Xinhua
China trade

China vows new safeguards to export controls as trade war rages on

Efforts also aim to protect China’s ‘sovereignty, security and development interests’.

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Containers are seen at a port in China’s Shandong province. China is improving its export controls to mitigate the impact of a trade war with the United States. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

US, China competing for ‘economic resiliency’ in a test of endurance: economists

As trade conflict threatens a complete decoupling, analyst asks: ‘If the US produces everything domestically, why would other countries need the dollar?’.

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China inflation

China’s consumer prices fall in March as trade war reaches fever pitch

China’s consumer prices declined 0.1 per cent at a decisive moment in protracted trade conflict with US.

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US-China trade war

US inflation? China is more worried the trade war will make goods too cheap

As American demand declines, Chinese producers will be forced to compete even more fiercely for orders at home.

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China may face greater deflationary pressure amid the trade war, as a decline in US demand leads companies to build of large inventories of unsold goods. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

Beijing white paper outlines China trade stance before retaliatory strike on US

Beijing issues a white paper for third time since trade war started in 2018, outlining position on major bilateral concerns.

Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump shake hands in 2017. Beijing has released a new white paper calling for a return to dialogue to work through differences with Washington. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

China fires back with fresh 50% tariff in stern rebuke to Trump’s escalation

Matching blows with Washington, Beijing’s tariff hike brings the accumulative tariff total to 84% on goods from US, as trade war rapidly intensifies.

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US-China trade war

China may weaponise service trade to hit back against US tariffs: commentators

Beijing could further restrict Hollywood films and target American law firms and consultancies, according to several influential commentators.

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