China economy

The taxman comes for China’s offshore riches

Chinese President Xi Jinping embarked on what could be the most ambitious global tax hunt in history.

China’s robot boom hits an unexpected speed bump – a cautious Beijing

Chinese street dancer Wu Yufei performs alongside Unitree Robotics humanoid robots during a demonstration in Pasadena, California, on Sept 17.

China’s Golden Week travel surge masks cautious consumer spending

While an extended holiday may promise a windfall for the tourism industry, it is unclear whether the excitement of travel encourages travellers to splash out.

China’s cities want young people. What do the young want?

China is facing a demographic crisis, with its population falling by 3.39 million in 2025, when just 7.92 million babies were born.

With national holidays approaching, workers in China demand a proper break

The online outcry is the latest in a series of social media flare-ups over gruelling schedules, low pay and weak labour protections in China.

A bipolar world is taking shape. Can the US and China manage it?

China’s President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump speak on the North Portico steps of the White House ahead of a State Dinner in Washington, DC, on Sept 24.

China’s factories rev up, but slower consumption fuels concerns

China’s industrial output grew 5.2 per cent year on year in August.

Be Monkey King? Young Chinese find work in theme parks’ role-playing boom

Yao Fancheng plays ancient Chinese poet Su Shi at the China Folk Culture Village in Shenzhen. He makes sure to draw from verses familiar to people of different generations to “ensure that everybody can participate”.

After years of unfinished homes, China is changing its decades-old presale model

While reducing the risk of unfinished homes could help repair battered buyer confidence, the effectiveness of the new policies should not be judged by whether they immediately generate more home sales.

China’s exports surge as demand for high-tech, AI help prop up economic growth

Imports soared 28.2 per cent, compared with a 27.5 per cent year-on-year increase in July and a forecast for a 30 per cent rise.

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