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China’s Lackluster Economic Data

(click to enlarge) China’s economy continues to face a difficult balance as weak domestic demand, a prolonged property downturn and external geopolitical risks weigh on confidence....

China Faces Growing Internal Pressure

By Dr. Lamont Colucci U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet in person later this spring, after a brief delay tied in part to the conflic...

How China could use the War in Iran to crush deflationary inertia

ICBC economist Cheng Shi wants Chinese fiscal policy to prolong the economic impact of the oil price shock.

Stronger Growth And Reflation Ease Pressure For Stimulus In China

Middle East War Triggers Higher Prices in China

Three and a half years of deflationary pressure on Chinese factories reversed course last month as higher energy prices cycled into the economy.

China manufacturing PMI forecast to slip to 50.1 in April. Mid East war lifts input costs

China's official manufacturing PMI is forecast to ease to 50.1 in April from 50.4 in March, as Iran war-driven energy costs pressure factory margins, a Reuters poll of 27 economist...

Can China engineer a price recovery that doesn’t make people feel poorer?

China may finally have a chance to loosen the grip of deflation. Yet, the more important question is whether it can do so without making households feel poorer first. The latest pr...

China Tests a Rare Tool in Its Sanctions Arsenal

Ahead of the Trump-Xi summit, Beijing is pushing back on Washington.

Major EU countries push for tougher China policy ahead of Brussels debate

A coalition of major EU member states is pushing Brussels towards a much tougher trade regime aimed at combating Chinese-style industrial overcapacity, including faster emergency t...

Iran war putting China’s economy in a tight spot

TOKYO – Amid all the smoke surrounding a Chinese slowdown, economists are getting a view of some serious fire this week. Case in point: exports grew just 2.5% year-on-year in M...

China dials up pressure after Japanese destroyer transits Taiwan Strait

China dials up pressure after Japanese destroyer transits Taiwan Strait

Chips, oil and Iran: why US is raising pressure on China before Xi-Trump talks

The United States is stepping up pressure on China across multiple strategic fronts, in moves analysts say could strengthen US President Donald Trump’s hand ahead of his planned hi...

China presses IMF for quota reform, better surveillance of advanced economies

China’s central bank chief has urged the IMF to serve as a bulwark against “rising unilateralism”, at a time when escalating trade restrictions and an intensified Middle East confl...

China loan curbs, yuan surge and holiday spending in focus as Beijing juggles pressures

China's financial regulator has quietly told major banks to suspend new loans to five U.S.-sanctioned Iranian oil refiners, while the yuan surged to its strongest PBOC fixing since...

How China Built a Closure That Cannot Leak

Four mechanical seals, an asymmetric one-way valve, and a 2,200-year social foundation make the 2026 closure airtight in a way no previous closure has been.

China confronts Middle East supply shock, as State Council mulls energy strategy

Beijing is putting its power strategy under the microscope as China navigates the impact of a shipping crisis in the Strait of Hormuz that risks becoming a long-term economic liabi...

China Briefing 16 April 2026: Billions for grid | Petrochemical plan | China’s high-seas bid

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate... The post China Briefing 16 April 2026: Billions for grid | Petrochemic...

War and energy shortages boost China’s Influence in Asia

HONG KONG: As the war in Iran drags on, China has deepened its influence with fuel-starved neighbors, offering to ease shortages while pushing its renewable energy technology.In th...

U.S. and Allies Stand in Support of Panama amid Chinese Pressure

The United States and several U.S.-allied Latin American and Caribbean nations on Tuesday released a joint statement in support of Panama amid the Chinese regime's ongoing retaliat...

Analysis: China’s new carbon metric leaves Germany-sized gap in its emissions

A major change in the way that China measures its core climate goal has effectively... The post Analysis: China’s new carbon metric leaves Germany-sized gap in its emissions appear...

China Threat to US Commodities Pricing Dominance

Geopolitical tensions shifting world’s commodities pricing from US to multipolar system