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China Jan manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracts, hits five-month low

China's manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in January, an official factory survey showed on Monday, its weakest since August, keeping alive calls

China Jan manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracts, hits five-month low
Business|Economy|Political|US|World

Trump raises prospects for a negotiated reset on US-China ties

Donald Trump unexpectedly held off tariffs on China on his first day back at the White House and did not single it out as a threat, raising the prospect

Trump raises prospects for a negotiated reset on US-China ties
Asia|Business|Political|US|World

China both hopeful and on edge as Trump returns to White House

Chinese officials and ordinary people are hopeful but on edge as Donald Trump returns to the White House, eager to avoid a repeat

China both hopeful and on edge as Trump returns to White House
Asia|MidEast|News|World

Analysis-Middle East crisis test limits of China's diplomatic push

When China announced a surprise deal restoring ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran this year, it signalled Beijing's

Analysis-Middle East crisis test limits of China's diplomatic push
Business|Economy|News

Leaders gather in China for smaller, greener Belt and Road summit

When China launched its Belt and Road Initiative 10 years ago, it touted huge infrastructure spending linking it with Western Europe, which as recently as 2019,

Leaders gather in China for smaller, greener Belt and Road summit
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Taliban says plans to formally join China's Belt and Road Initiative

The Taliban administration wants to formally join Chinese President Xi Jinping's huge 'Belt and Road' infrastructure initiative and will send a technical team to China

Taliban says plans to formally join China's Belt and Road Initiative
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

He Lifeng: China's economy tsar made director of key party commission

China's economy tsar He Lifeng has been appointed director of a key ruling Communist Party economic body, matching his high-profile predecessor Liu He with a

He Lifeng: China's economy tsar made director of key party commission
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China to develop Xinjiang free trade zone despite Western sanctions

China on Tuesday set out plans to develop a free trade zone in its northwestern Xinjiang region, rooting it in President Xi Jinping's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative

China to develop Xinjiang free trade zone despite Western sanctions
Asia|Business|Finance|US

China says Biden plan to shut it out of US battery supply chain violates WTO rules

China said on Thursday that Biden administration plans to limit Chinese content in batteries eligible for generous electric vehicle tax credits from next year violate

China says Biden plan to shut it out of US battery supply chain violates WTO rules
Business|Economy|Technology|US

China raises concerns with US over chip-making export controls, sanctions

China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao expressed concern over U.S. curbs preventing third countries from exporting lithography machines to China during a phone call with

China raises concerns with US over chip-making export controls, sanctions
Asia|Business|Technology

Analysis-China's growth model pushes Beijing into more trade conflicts

Swiss solar panel maker Meyer Burger is facing the brunt of competition from China and is warning it may have to close its loss-making

Analysis-China's growth model pushes Beijing into more trade conflicts
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Chinese outbound investment in EVs likely set new record in 2023

Chinese outbound foreign direct investment along the electric vehicle value chain likely set a new record in 2023, a report from Rhodium Group showed, as western

Chinese outbound investment in EVs likely set new record in 2023
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

China's red carpet draws CEOs but few expect their money to follow

China's government devoted the week to a red carpet welcome for foreign executives to try to halt a retreat in corporate investment from a market once seen as the

China's red carpet draws CEOs but few expect their money to follow
Asia|Business|Economy

China's exports likely swung back to growth in April: Reuters poll

China's exports likely returned to growth in April after contracting sharply in March, but the expansion is expected to be modest as factory owners wrestle with weak

China's exports likely swung back to growth in April: Reuters poll
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China's exports and imports return to growth, signalling demand recovery

China's exports and imports returned to growth in April after contracting in the previous month, signalling an encouraging improvement in demand at home and overseas as

China's exports and imports return to growth, signalling demand recovery
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Utility price hikes in parts of China hand another blow to households

Utility price hikes in more than 10 Chinese cities may briefly lift nationwide inflation from ultra-low levels, but could ultimately turn into a deflationary force in

Utility price hikes in parts of China hand another blow to households
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|US

'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger,' China trolls new US tariffs

China's measured response to the U.S. move to hike tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese goods from syringes to batteries suggests relations between the

'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger,' China trolls new US tariffs
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China's factories fire up but consumer slump persists

China's factory output topped forecasts in April, helped by improving external demand, although retail sales unexpectedly slowed and the property sector

China's factories fire up but consumer slump persists
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

China's May factory activity likely expanded at steady pace, recovery still fragile: Reuters poll

China's manufacturing activity in May likely grew at a similar pace to the previous month when it barely managed to stay expansionary, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday,

China's May factory activity likely expanded at steady pace, recovery still fragile: Reuters poll
Business|Economy|Finance

China's factory activity unexpectedly dips as property pain persists

China's manufacturing activity unexpectedly fell in May, keeping alive calls for fresh stimulus as a protracted property crisis in the world's second-largest economy

China's factory activity unexpectedly dips as property pain persists
Asia|Business|Economy|News|Technology

China to restrict export of some aviation, space components from July 1

China will control exports of some aviation and space components from July 1, its commerce ministry announced on Thursday, citing a need to protect the country's

China to restrict export of some aviation, space components from July 1
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

China sees property silver lining but can't shake Japan comparisons

A plunge in China's new housing construction is fuelling hopes the battered property sector is finally coming to terms with chronic oversupply, but a

China sees property silver lining but can't shake Japan comparisons
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

China's exports seen rising more quickly in May, boosting growth prospects: Reuters poll

China's exports likely grew more quickly and for a second month in May thanks to improving overseas demand, giving officials some comfort as they navigate numerous

China's exports seen rising more quickly in May, boosting growth prospects: Reuters poll
Business|Economy|Europe|News

Europe risks trade war, China says before German talks

Beijing warned on Friday that escalating frictions with the European Union over electric vehicle imports could trigger a trade war, as Germany's

Europe risks trade war, China says before German talks
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

China's exports rise solidly, but slower imports temper outlook

China's exports grew more quickly and for a second month in May, suggesting factory owners are managing to find buyers overseas and providing some relief to the economy

China's exports rise solidly, but slower imports temper outlook

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