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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Two gut instincts have distinguished the macroeconomic policies of Xi Jinping, China’s ruler since 2012. He has disdained consumer handouts, which he thinks breed laziness.

BEIJING — China's latest policy signals have a bigger impact on sentiment than resolving deeper issues such as real estate, analysts said.

China is redoubling its first-aid for the economy, targeting banks, workers and poor families as the ruling Communist Party prepares to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic

BEIJING — China aims to stop the property slump, top leaders said Thursday in a readout of a high-level meeting published by state media.

A zoo in Finland has agreed with Chinese authorities to return two loaned giant pandas to China eight years ahead of schedule because they have become too expensive for the facility to maintain amid declining visitors

China's elite has disappeared after criticizing Xi Jinping. The Wall Street Journal reports that Zhu Hengpeng disappeared after criticizing Xi Jinping. Zhu is thought to have questioned the Chinese economy and Xi's leadership in a secret WeChat group. Zhu's last known public appearance occurred in late April, according to the website. A renowned economist has joined the expanding list of Chinese elite who have disappeared from public life after criticizing President Xi Jinping. Zhu Hengpeng was the deputy director of the Institute of Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) for over a decade.

Pan Gongsheng unleashed one of the country’s most daring policy campaigns in decades. In what amounts to a massive adrenaline shot for an economy on the cusp of a deflationary spiral, the governor of the People’s Bank of China and other top financial officials unveiled a series of easing measures that market watchers had wanted for weeks at a rare, high-level press conference on Tuesday in Beijing. They include interest rate cuts, more cash for banks, bigger incentives to buy homes and plans to consider a stock stabilization fund. Markets on the mainland and in Hong Kong soared, with the CSI 300 Index — a benchmark of onshore Chinese stocks — posting its biggest gain since July 2020. US equity futures advanced and European stocks climbed on the back of sectors with heavy exposure to China, including manufacturers of automobiles and luxury goods.

China has made several moves in recent months to advance its ambitious aim to become the trade and transportation hub of Asia. To its west, China has agreed to build a rail line across Central Asia. Beijing also said it would help Vietnam plan three rail lines leading to the countries' shared border. And China is trying to persuade Russia and North Korea to let it reopen a long-closed port on the Sea of Japan. If successful, the plans would give China closer ties to the economies of Northeast and Southeast Asia, the Mideast and even the Arctic, the latest steps in its 11-year-old Belt and Road Initiative to create a more China-centered global order.

Biden was caught on a hot mic telling leaders of the Quad nations that China was testing them, thus reflecting upon the American seriousness of the emerging Chinese threat. Biden's remark came during the Quad Leaders' Summit on Saturday, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. «We believe Xi Jinping is looking to focus on domestic economic challenges and minimise the turbulence in China,» Biden told the leaders at the Summit. His opening remarks were caught on the hot mic as pool reporters were leaving the Summit venue. Biden was heard saying that Chinese President Xi Jinping is «looking to buy himself some diplomatic space, in my view, to aggressively pursue China's interest.»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. China’s Communist Party has an Astroturf problem. For a decade, the party has worked to revive grassroots networks that withered during the me-first, get-rich-quick years of the 1990s and 2000s.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The year 1979 was a pivotal one in Sino-American relations. On a historic visit to the US, Deng Xiaoping, China’s paramount leader, met with US President Jimmy Carter at the White House and attended the Round-Up Rodeo in Simonton, Texas, where he donned a ten-gallon hat and charmed the crowd.

BEIJING—The U.S. and Chinese militaries are taking tentative steps to re-engage diplomatically after a two-year freeze in relations, seeking to dial back the risk of confrontation while tensions simmer over Beijing’s activities in the South China Sea and its support of Russia. Jump-starting talks between military leaders has been a priority of the Biden administration, but one that has previously faced stiff resistance in Beijing.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top officials during his second trip to China in a year and a half that comes during a spat over electric cars

infrastructure projects in Africa may be over, analysts say, with Beijing seeking to shield itself from risky, indebted partners on the continent as it grapples with a slowing economy at home. Beijing for years dished out billions in loans for trains, roads and bridges in Africa that saddled participating governments with debts they often struggled to pay back. But experts say it is now opting for smaller loans to fund more modest development projects.

Dozens of African leaders have descended on Beijing for a summit that signals China’s influence in a continent that it hopes will be a key ally in pushing back against a U.S.-led global order

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan during a meeting Thursday that Beijing hopes Washington will find «a right way» to get along.

Asian shares are mostly lower as market attention turns to upcoming data on the U.S. economy after Nvidia reported its financial results

BEIJING — U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to speak over the phone in «coming weeks,» the White House said Wednesday.

China emerged as the fastest-growing economy and became the second-biggest economy of the world after the US. But, it seems that the success story is coming to an end, at least for the time being. After registering a negative Foreign Direct Investment last year, investors have pulled a record £12bn out of China, reports 'The Telegraph'. It may prove to be a severe economic blow for the Communist Party of China-led government and President Xi Jinping.