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China’s 4 golden flowers: how Beijing invests its US$3.2 trillion reserves

China held US$3.227 trillion of foreign exchange reserves at the end of February, the largest of its kind in the…

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Macroscope | For China’s belt and road, the best days are still to come

What is the outlook for China’s Belt and Road Initiative, given that it has faced a barrage of politically motivated…

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China has more tools in ‘reserve’ to face economic headwinds amid Trump threats

Beijing has pledged to deploy more fiscal and monetary tools if need be, underlining its “unwavering” resolve to ensure growth…

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Opinion | Behind loud headlines, China’s economy is quietly making strides

Recently, some Western media outlets have fixated on a few key challenges within China’s economy: the perceived fragility of the…

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Opinion | Trump’s erratic policies are wrecking US soft power, to China’s benefit

For decades, the United States has shaped global affairs not merely through military and economic might but through persuasion –…

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Macroscope | New infrastructure funding must be found before it bankrupts states

When will the myth that it is the role of governments to undertake (costly) basic economic development, while the private…

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Opinion | Can the US keep the upper hand over China in the Philippines?

A foreign aid freeze, uncertain security guarantees and fears of being marginalised in great power deals have stirred unease in…

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Explainer | Donald Trump says China runs the Panama Canal. Is he right?

While US President Donald Trump has claimed China “operates” the Panama Canal – an allegation that has stirred controversy, as…

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Trump’s Panama tensions augur risk for Chinese investments

The United States’ pledge to reassert control over the Panama Canal is not expected to cause major shipping disruptions, analysts…

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‘China eats the world’ as DeepSeek shows its strength in high-value sectors: Deutsche Bank

The launch of DeepSeek has unsettled the world’s belief that it “could contain China”, said Deutsche Bank, calling the emergence…

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