Next, the editorials insist that China is profoundly resilient. They note risks, including American protectionism and weak consumer demand at home, but treat them almost as inconveniences. One editorial repeats Mr Xi’s line that “China is an ocean, not a pond”—big enough, that is, to weather any turbulence.

China's Communist Party meets this month to map a five-year vision that prioritises high-tech manufacturing in its quest to upgrade its sprawling industries and project global power as its rivalry with the U.

Mutually assured destruction between the world’s two biggest economies, with $45 trillion of annual output, is in no one’s best interest.

China has gone rogue by putting export controls for rare earths and other commodities on the entire world. And of course, the U.S. has got to punch back. Scott Bessent is right, China is a command-and-control economy,

China's Ministry of Emergency Management said on Thursday that natural disasters in the first three quarters of 2025 affected crops with an area of 530,000 hectares and had a direct economic loss of 217 billion yuan.

As the global economy stumbles into the fourth quarter, China is increasingly feeling the strain of trade tensions and weak demand at home.

Beijing was already seeing growth slow before Trump announced the latest 100% tariff increase, part of a trade-war flare-up that China has blamed on the U.S.

If the latest trade skirmish between the U.S. and China escalates into a full-scale trade war, the result could restrict supply chains, much like what happened at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang renewed a call for consumption to play a greater role in the economy, underscoring worries among the nation’s top leaders about relying too heavily on exports.

In an era of multipolar competition, CPEC has evolved into a strategic lifeline for Pakistan and a pivotal foothold for China in South Asia.

The Big Money Show’ panelists discuss President Donald Trump's escalating showdown with China, market reactions to new tariffs and whether Beijing’s economic struggles give the U.S. the upper hand in the global trade fight.