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Global Economy

China still ‘open’ to trade engagement with Trump despite tariff threats

Even as the risk of another trade war looms as Donald Trump prepares for his second term, China stresses ‘dialogue and coordination’ with US.

China's economic recovery

Nobel Prize-winning research gains traction in China to aid private sector

China’s economic stimulus

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Big Tech

Tencent

Tencent’s low-profile CEO praises China’s economic policy, stimulus

The entrepreneur wrote in People’s Daily that the government has shown ‘strong determination’ in pushing for economic recovery.

Tencent CEO Pony Ma speaks at the opening ceremony of the fifth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, on November 7, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Tencent CEO Pony Ma speaks at the opening ceremony of the fifth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, on November 7, 2018. Photo: Reuters

China Economy

China trade

China’s massive Yiwu wholesale hub at the forefront of trade-reform efforts

Deeply ingrained institutional problems will be resolved, and better Belt and Road Initiative promotional efforts will be made under new State Council plan.

Policy

Yuan

China urged to anchor yuan to non-US dollar currencies to empower domestic tools

China Finance 40 Forum think tank suggests temporarily anchoring the yuan to a basket of currencies, particularly the euro.

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China technology

China’s semiconductor firms cash in chips as export boom bucks overall trend

Despite a bevy of US restrictions on China’s semiconductor trade, chip shipments remain high even as overall exports miss expectations.

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China’s exports of semiconductors have bucked overall trends and made sizeable gains in 2024. Photo: VCG
China’s exports of semiconductors have bucked overall trends and made sizeable gains in 2024. Photo: VCG

China Economy

China's economic recovery

China may bank on balance-sheet expansion, not rate cuts, for growth: economist

While Beijing is unlikely to implement universal consumption subsidies, officials may try to boost spending by raising incomes, according to Nomura’s Lu Ting.

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China property

China property: a tale of rising sales and falling prices in top cities

Too early to conclude China’s real estate sector has bottomed out, Nomura’s chief China economist Lu Ting says.

China Economy

China's economic recovery

China ramps up economy-boosting rhetoric ahead of critical conference

At this ‘critical stage of transformation’, with outsized challenges mounting, adherence and commitment to policy choices is said to be as important as ever.

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President Xi Jinping and China’s leadership hierarchy are reportedly gathering for their annual central economic work conference. Photo: Xinhua

China Business

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s CATL, Stellantis to build US$4.3 billion EV battery plant in Spain

Joint venture received support from the Spanish government, which abstained in the EU’s October vote to impose extra tariffs on Chinese-made EVs.

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An aerial view of CATL headquarters in Ningde in eastern Fujian province on November 15, 2024. Photo: AFP
An aerial view of CATL headquarters in Ningde in eastern Fujian province on November 15, 2024. Photo: AFP

Policy

China’s economic stimulus

Explainer | What is China’s central economic work conference, and why does it matter?

China’s annual tone-setting central economic work conference is expected to convene this week at a key time for the world’s second-largest economy.

Policy

China’s economic stimulus

China to invest over 4 trillion yuan in ‘hidden infrastructure’ as economy slows

Urban infrastructure projects in the coming years will be worth trillions of yuan and provide a means of boosting jobs and stabilising China’s economy.

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Economic Indicators

China trade

Explainer | China’s export boom not bust despite November deceleration: 5 takeaways

China’s exports grew by 6.7 per cent year on year in November, but the reading marked a slowdown from October rebound.

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Policy

China's economic recovery

‘Strong tone’ from China’s Politburo suggests more fiscal spending: analysts

After Monday’s Politburo meeting, analysts predicted China will raise fiscal spending and cut rates to keep up activity through next year.

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China’s Politburo has indicated more fiscal spending and rate cuts are in the immediate future, analysts said. Photo: Reuters
China’s Politburo has indicated more fiscal spending and rate cuts are in the immediate future, analysts said. Photo: Reuters

China Business

China stock market

China consumer spending to rise modestly in 2025, Bain and Kantar say

Report predicts a single-digit percentage rise in the value of consumer spending next year, as volume rises while price pressures continue.

China Business

China property

Shanghai Disneyland tightens wheelchair rules to curb misuse

Change follows complaints that able-bodied guests were renting powered wheelchairs to bypass queues and speed through the park.

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Policy

China's population

Does China have the key to unlock a second demographic dividend?

Employers in China asked to create jobs suitable for older workers, with close to 300 million people aged over 60.

An elderly woman stands at the entrance to the University for the Elderly in Beijing. Photo: AP
An elderly woman stands at the entrance to the University for the Elderly in Beijing. Photo: AP

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China's economic recovery

China’s infrastructure spending may surge in 2025 to meet 5-year goals

With construction seen as vital to stabilising the national economy, authorities emphasise that there is still a lot of room to increase fiscal spending.

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China Economy

China airliners

With China’s C919 flying high, local governments scramble to cash in

Regions are racing to sign deals with suppliers for the new aircraft, with hundreds of planes set to be built over the next few years.

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Economic Indicators

China trade

As China’s trade slows, Trump’s tariffs loom, analysts eye domestic growth focus

China’s exports growth slowed to 6.7 per cent year on year in November, while imports continued to weaken.

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Aerial view of cranes and a ship at a container terminal in Qingdao city in east China’s Shandong province. Photo: AP
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