A decade ago, this city in southeastern China had a reputation as one of the country’s grimmest, with smoggy skies, chronic traffic jams and streams so foul that they had to be paved over to contain the stench.
American presidents are fond of describing their nation as a “city on a hill” — a shining example for other nations to follow. But China is now officially in the business of styling itself as another polestar for the world, with a very different...
Troubled by huge debts run up by big state companies and politically connected local governments, China is taking steps instead to go after the little guys.
Details of the possible trip by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, both of whom have official jobs in the White House, were still under discussion, according to a U.S. official and a Chinese official who asked not to be identified. The visit may...
China’s banking regulator is conducting a sweeping check on the borrowings of some of the country’s top overseas deal makers, according to people with knowledge of the matter, in one of the most forceful attempts yet to get a grip on runaway debt...
Trip has yet to be officially announced but preparations well underway for Chinese head of state’s visit to World Economic Forum in Switzerland
BI caught up with Gene Ma, IIF's Chief Economist, to ask him some questions about where the Chinese economy is going in the age of Trump
Moscow has traditionally been skeptical of Beijing's expanding influence in an area that it considers its own backyard.
Chinese authorities' anti-corruption campaign has knocked between 1 percent and 1.5 percent off the country's gross domestic product (GDP).
China’s trade with Africa grew to $222 billion last year, making it
Unless India and China can take positive actions, they risk drifting into a growing conflict on their disputed border.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, the first visit by a Chinese leader since 1996.
The Africa-China summit will provide an opportunity to see how the Chinese President is responding to democratic developments in Africa.
The I.M.F. decision will help pave the way for broader use of the renminbi in trade and finance, securing China’s standing as a global economic power.
China is set to announce new aid to African nations when President Xi Jinping visits Zimbabwe and South Africa next month.
Fund is largest cornerstone investor in China
The United States and China said that they had made progress on sticking points in trade.
Leaders stay quiet on territorial disputes in South
For the past eight years, the Chinese government has showered its former enemies in Taiwan with economic gifts.
Here are three issues that are likely to be on the top of Ma’s agenda after seven decades without a face-to-face meeting.
The Chinese have never seen so many European leaders beating their path to Beijing.
Wait for some evidence before assuming that only bad can come from good relations.
The large gap in private wealth has limited significance.
UK economy needs the cash flowing in, but politicians should be wary of throwing out all principle in favour of business.
During the third India-Africa Summit, Indian officials are working hard to differentiate their country from China.
The visit to Britain by Xi Jinping is underscoring how European nations are de-emphasizing human rights and security concerns.
Top officials in the Communist Party will discuss pledging to “make the yuan convertible under the capital account".
The grand kowtow continues its humiliating progress today, but beggars can’t be choosers.
Steve Hilton denounces lavish treatment of President Xi Jinping, saying UK should consider sanctions on China ‘not rolling out red carpet’.
China's President Xi Jinping is receiving a ceremonial welcome by the Queen as he begins the first full day of his visit to the UK.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal was welcomed as a win for the United States in its contest with China for clout in Asia.
"It would contribute largely to our nation's security and Asia-Pacific regional stability, if China joined the system in the future."
TPP marks a victory for Japan and other U.S. allies in the battle with China over shaping the future of global commerce.
China’s growth remained at 7% in the second quarter, a level economists had thought would be hard to reach amid broad signs that Beijing’s policies to jump-start the economy hadn’t taken hold.
This week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy are joined by Damien Ma, author of In Line Behind a Billion People, a new book for China-watchers looking at how...
Nearly everything you know about China is wrong! Yes, within a decade, China will have the world’s largest economy. But that is the least important thing to know about China. In this enlightening book, two of the world’s leading China experts turn the conventional wisdom on its head, showing why China’s economic growth will constrain rather than empower it.
