Germany's foreign minister to visit China next week, as EU prepares to toughen up on trade

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will visit China from December 8 to 9, two sources familiar with his plans said, ...

China services grow more slowly in sign of faltering economy

The official PMI survey showed services activity contracted last month for the first time since Covid lockdowns in 2022 ...

OECD upgrades China GDP forecast to 5% for 2025

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Tuesday upgraded China's GDP forecast for 2025 to 5 ...

Rising Prices Are Bad, but Plummeting Prices Are Worse

Americans may envy China’s deflation. They shouldn’t.

Macron heads to China for talks with Xi on trade ties and Russia’s war in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting China for three days to focus on trade talks and the global crisis.

China’s ByteDance could be forced to sell TikTok U.S., but its quiet lead in AI will help it survive—and maybe even thrive

To keep its advantage in the AI race, ByteDance needs access to powerful AI chips. Media reports claim ByteDance is the ...

Despite US trade war, OECD expects global economy will grow 3.2% this year

The world economy has proven surprisingly durable in the face of President Donald Trump’s trade wars, the Organization for ...
Council on Foreign Relations

The U.S. Economy Is Growing, but Faces Much Uncertainty

A quarterly review finds that the U.S. economy’s increasingly K-shaped nature is making American consumption patterns uneven ...

China's military reaching further, more frequently into Pacific, says Australia

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said China is more frequently projecting military power further into the Pacific, in ...

China's condom conundrum: If you can't afford a taxed contraceptive, can you afford to raise a child?

China’s decision to reintroduce a 13 per cent VAT on condoms and other contraceptives comes as the country battles a steep ...