The economic hardware/software debate about China just got more complicated. Before DeepSeek flipped the script on the artificial intelligence game, many economists worried China had way too much of the former and not enough of the latter.

When Bloomberg Economics Chief Economist Tom Orlik published China: The Bubble That Never Pops (Oxford University Press) in 2020, the Chinese economy was facing threats on multiple fronts. After the economic miracle of the previous decades,

China is suffering from deflation, devaluation, capital flight and the loss of foreign investment — all at the same time. Unprecedented, far worse than "Japanification."

O VER THE past decade, as Chinese governance has become more politicised and a fear of punishment has taken hold, local officials have changed the way they do things. Many are hol

China’s economic activity unexpectedly faltered to start the year, breaking the momentum of a recovery sparked by stimulus measures and underlining the need for Beijing to do more to prevent another slowdown.

Beijing hit its GDP growth target of 5 percent in 2024, according to its statistics bureau—but deflationary pressures remain.

The US tightened its grip on the title of world’s biggest economy in 2024 as an irrepressible American consumer helped it pull away from China for a third straight year — at least by one measure.

China's economy grew 5% last year, matching the government's target, but in a lopsided fashion, with many people complaining of worsening living standards as Beijing struggles to transfer its industrial and export gains to consumers.

China has reported that its economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2024, achieving Beijing’s target of “around 5%” growth helped by strong exports and recent stimulus measures.

As the Chinese lunar new year begins, investors will be wondering whether allocating to the world’s second-largest economy will “rattle” up some big returns, or whether Trump’s tariffs will take a “ve

Social media exploded in a celebration after the news that a Chinese start-up had made an artificial intelligence tool that was more efficient than any in the United States.

China's Xi JInping will attempt to use Donald Trump's penchant for transactional deal making in order to avoid new export restrictions and support for Taiwan.