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China widens fiscal window to step up spending, counteract US tariffs

China has set its highest deficit ratio in history – 4 per cent this year, allowing for more government spending…

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Communist Party newspapers echo Xi Jinping’s call for promotion of private sector

Two high-profile Chinese newspapers linked to the Communist Party published editorials on Thursday voicing support for the private sector and…

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China steps up protections for private sector in updated draft law

China has moved to ban authorities from imposing fines on private businesses without a legal basis in the latest draft…

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My Take | DeepSeek could burst ‘peak China’ myth with AI-driven economic revival

There has been a popular narrative in recent years about China having “peaked” in economic power, with the world’s second-largest…

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DeepSeek-led AI to raise China’s economic growth but threaten jobs: Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs said artificial intelligence (AI) will give a mild lift to China’s economy in the years ahead following the…

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Chinese regulator looks to boost market stability and confidence in uncertain climate

China’s financial market regulator has pledged to prioritise market stability and confidence this year as the country braces for more…

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IMF raises China’s 2025 GDP forecast by a hair, cites stimulus effects

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised China’s 2025 growth forecast to 4.6 per cent from an earlier projection of…

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Xi emphasises opening-up, improving business environment ahead of Trump inauguration

China’s leadership has called for institutional opening-up and efforts to build a “world-class” business environment this year as Beijing strives…

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Can China top the US economically by 2030? Economist reaffirms bold 1994 prediction

China’s economy remains on track to surpass that of the United States within five to 10 years, prominent Chinese economist…

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Chinese builder Country Garden details offshore debt restructuring

Indebted Chinese developer Country Garden Holdings has proposed restructuring terms that aim to reduce its offshore debt by up to…

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