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China’s youth seek stability over entrepreneurship as economy lags

In a departure from the “mass entrepreneurship and innovation” encouraged among China’s youth in the 2010s, in a new survey…

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Guangzhou and Shenzhen, once China’s growth engines, report GDP underperformance

Two cities that have served as economic pillars for China’s southern province of Guangdong appear to be losing steam relative…

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China, US finish Stockholm trade talks with divergence on timing of tariff pause extension

China and the United States diverged on the timing for another pause on tariff increases. After their two days of…

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Exclusive | Yuen Yuen Ang on how China can turn ‘polycrisis’ into ‘polytunity’

Yuen Yuen Ang is the Alfred Chandler Chair Professor of political economy at Johns Hopkins University. She is an influential…

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China cuts back on pork as excess hog supply drives down prices

In response to a persistent oversupply of pigs that has contributed to a steep drop in pork prices, China’s agricultural…

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Exclusive | ‘Rebalancing’ needed in China-Europe relationship, chamber president says

This year marks half a century of formal diplomatic relations between China and the European Union, as well as the…

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Exclusive | Sean Stein on why US businesses are walking a tightrope to stay in China

Sean Stein is president of the US-China Business Council (USCBC), a Washington-based non-profit organisation that promotes trade between the world’s…

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Economists call for reform as China’s famed marketisation index drops

Chinese economists have called for more pro-market reforms to tackle economic imbalances and vicious intra-industry competition, as a new report…

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Fentanyl likely on US-China trade agenda after long absence: analysts

The trafficking of materials to make the drug fentanyl – the issue cited by the US in its initial tariff…

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China’s job market preps for impact as record graduate wave approaches

Despite an easing of China’s youth unemployment rate in June, the country is steeling itself for a challenging job-hunting season…

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