Those looking for a major shift toward domestic consumption or structural reform in China’s next five-year plan will be ...

Soumaya Keynes China’s economy is unbalanced. It’s struggling with weak demand and energetically pushing out exports to the rest of the world. You could think of the global economy as a dinner table ...

Investing.com – China is expected to set a 2026 economic growth target of 4.5%–5.0% during its upcoming National People’s Congress (NPC), signaling that policymakers may be willing to accept a slower ...

China launched the “anti-involution” campaign in 2025 to curb cut-throat competition marked by overcapacity and price wars.

China’s “anti-involution” policy to tackle deflation, announced in 2024, is still in its early stages. Lower import prices for Chinese goods can ripple through trading partners’ economies. Investors ...

Domestic AI breakthroughs and policy supports have fueled strong rallies in China Tech stocks – FTSE China Tech rose 30% YTD. Technological self-reliance and anti-involution campaigns are widely ...

They say you don’t need to put a lid on a bucket full of crabs for fear of them escaping: they will just pull each other down and make sure none rises above the others. Something similar to this ‘crab ...

With his T-shirt and square-framed glasses, Zhang Peng looks more like an academic brainiac than a business executive. But the chief executive officer of Zhipu AI, one of the most storied startups in ...

As I calculated odds, discreetly signaled to my partner, and weighed risks amid ambiguity, I realized why Guandan – a card game known as “throwing bombs” – has become a ritual for cadres and ...

Middle East conflicts have spiked freight rates and blocked major trade routes, while tighter controls on dual-use items to Japan limit growth. Despite 420,000 tons exported in 2025, the industry must ...

At the weeklong gathering of the National People's Congress starting March 5, officials are expected to set a 2026 growth target of 4.5% to 5%, down from around 5% in recent years ...