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China Social Spending Hits Highest Level in Nearly 2 Decades
China’s government spending has pivoted toward social welfare to a degree unseen for at least a generation, as it runs a ...
Why The ‘Bond Vigilantes’ Are Coming For China, Too
The People’s Bank of China is having a busier-than-usual summer, and not just because of Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Exclusive: China polysilicon firms plan $7 bln fund to shut a third of industry capacity
Chinese producers of polysilicon, a building block for solar panels, are in talks to create a 50 billion yuan ($7 billion) ...
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Can pensioners rescue China’s economy?
China is famous for its thrift. Households as a group now save over 30% of their disposable income. Migrant workers, like Mr Li, save even more: over 48%, according to one estimate, although some of ...
China-US trade talks conclude without deal to prevent tariffs from surging again
Chinese and American trade negotiators concluded their two-day meeting in Stockholm without a clear path forward to avert ...
China’s climate lawfare should come under Bondi’s microscope, Kansas AG says
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is asking the Department of Justice to investigate the funding sources behind an ...
Apple shutters store in China for first time ever as struggles mount in second-largest market
It’s the first store in China that Apple has been forced to shut down since opening its flagship store in the country in 2008 ...
Local government investigation into kindergarten lead poisoning in China reveals deep distrust in authorities
A case in which more than 200 kindergarten students in northwestern China were found to have abnormal blood lead levels is revealing a deep distrust in local government, as members of the public ...
China is betting on a real-world use of AI to challenge U.S. control
Vying to control the future of artificial intelligence, Beijing is pushing the application of AI while the U.S. focuses on ...