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US president-elect Donald Trump has proposed high tariffs on Chinese imports, raising global uncertainties over the trade landscape. Photo: Reuters
China GDP

China Economy

China’s GDP forecast cut as Trump trade worries take hold before new term

Though Donald Trump has not yet taken office, his expected tariff increases have led S&P Global Ratings to cut growth projections for China.

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China’s economic stimulus

China urges ‘positive dialogue’ with US as Trump’s threatened tariffs loom large

China's population

Chinese province makes labour pain relief pledge to ease childbirth jitters

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China trade

China unveils plan to guide exporters through tempestuous trade waters

With more external barriers to trade likely to come, China’s commerce ministry announces nine-point plan to aid exporters in tough climate.

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China’s enormous export industry, a major growth driver in the country’s economy, would be hit hard by heightened trade restrictions. Photo: Xinhua
China’s enormous export industry, a major growth driver in the country’s economy, would be hit hard by heightened trade restrictions. Photo: Xinhua

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China's economic recovery

Reform China’s ‘competitive’ state-ruled industries: senior economic official

Han Wenxiu also stressed the need for breaking down market access barriers and the development of the private sector to advance Chinese-style modernisation.

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Banking & finance

Explainer | What makes China’s ultra-long ‘special bonds’ so special?

China has only issued its ultra-long-term government bonds in special circumstances – here’s why this year qualifies.

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Policy

China's population

Baby boon: far-flung Chinese county splashes cash to boost births

Researcher questions where the money will come from, as well as the sustainability of subsidies amid China’s falling birth rate.

Children play with bubbles at a kindergarten in Yantai Hi-tech Zone in eastern China’s Shandong province. Photo: Future Publishing via Getty Images

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China’s economic stimulus

China’s stimulus lifts tax revenue for first time this year after policy shift

China’s fiscal revenue rose by 5.5 per cent year on year in October, consolidating a turnaround in September.

An employee counts yuan notes at a bank in Beijing. Photo: AFP
An employee counts yuan notes at a bank in Beijing. Photo: AFP

Global Economy

China trade

Trump’s new China tariffs could give potent, brief boost to Southeast Asia

Though China tariffs would make factories in Vietnam or Thailand more appealing, analysts said other restrictions could wipe out those gains.

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Global Economy

China trade

Former US trade official says China relations must ‘get back on track’

A former US Trade Representative lamented the state of US-China relations and called for restraint at a forum in Hong Kong.

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China Economy

China jobs

How will China’s job market cope with record number of graduates next year?

Ministry estimates that number of university graduates next year will hit a record 12.22 million.

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People attend a job fair in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on October 22. Photo: AFP

China Economy

China’s economic stimulus

How can China unleash the spending power of its millions of migrant workers?

Deregulation and ‘people-centred urbanisation’ that fills public service gaps can spur consumption, Hong Kong forum told.

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Migrant workers arrive at Beijing West Railway Station in February 2020. Photo: Xinhua
Migrant workers arrive at Beijing West Railway Station in February 2020. Photo: Xinhua

China Economy

Yuan

China sets yuan fix to 14-month low as Trump win piles on the pressure

Yuan’s midpoint rate falls to 14-month low as Trump’s election throws most currencies other than the US dollar into uncharted waters.

Global Economy

China's economic recovery

Exclusive | China to host leaders of international bodies as global uncertainties mount

Meeting will provide briefing on country’s economic development and seek better ways to navigate increasing uncertainties.

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Global Economy

China trade

Exclusive | Ex-WTO head says China-EU ‘united front’ can counter Trump trade curbs

Pascal Lamy has called for China and the EU to resolve their differences and defend global trade together in a second Trump term.

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Former head of the World Trade Organization Pascal Lamy has called for China and the EU to unite against likely trade curbs during Donald Trump’s second White House term. Photo: TNS

Policy

China’s economic stimulus

China eyes lift in ‘intensity, accuracy’ of monetary policies amid credit uptick

People’s Bank of China pledges to serve the real economy, while October’s credit data shows a slight improvement.

A Chinese bank teller counting yuan notes at a bank in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
A Chinese bank teller counting yuan notes at a bank in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

Policy

China GDP

China says stability, ‘deepened reform’ are crucial for economic growth

Party mouthpiece doubles down on positive message and confidence in achieving China’s GDP growth goal for 2024.

Policy

China’s economic stimulus

Forget ‘patchwork policies’, China urged to focus on incremental stimulus

Economists spoke after Beijing unveiled its debt-relief plan following a week-long meeting of China’s top legislative body.

China Economy

China's economic recovery

Navigating ‘tough phase’, China says economy is on road to recovery

Positive spin by party mouthpiece, while shying away from ‘chasing rapid growth’, comes as questions linger over China’s stimulus measures.

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China says the operating rate of construction machinery – an important gauge of construction activity – rose in October by 1.6 percentage points from September. Photo: EPA-EFE

China Economy

China’s economic stimulus

Open Questions | Economist Huang Yiping on Trump trade war 2.0 and China’s stimulus ‘U-turn’

Huang Yiping of Peking University talks the re-election of Donald Trump and why China needs its own Marshall Plan.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Global Economy

US-China relations

How will Trump victory affect China’s shift away from US dollar assets?

Risk of financial sanctions prompts Beijing to rethink where it parks its massive foreign exchange reserves.

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Policy

China’s economic stimulus

Not ‘whatever it takes’: China’s stimulus strategy seen as long and intact

Beijing’s reluctance to use strong measures to rapidly turn tide of sluggish economy keeps markets, consumers and analysts waiting in wonder.

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Policy

China’s economic stimulus

China unveils debt-relief plan, keeps further stimulus salvo in reserve arsenal

Week-long NPC Standing Committee meeting ends with mostly forward-looking plans to right China’s economic ship.

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A week-long NPC Standing Committee meeting ended on Friday with mostly forward-looking plans to right China’s economic ship. Photo: AFP
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