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Shanghai bets on manufacturing to buttress finance in two-pronged growth plan

Shanghai, mainland China’s top finance and trade hub, is set to double down on efforts to prevent the “hollowing out”…

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China names GDP benchmark for headline target: 4.17% annual growth through 2035

With China’s population expected to shrink over the next decade, an official publication has said an average annual economic growth…

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China sets ‘technological self-reliance’ as a key goal for the next 5 years

China’s top leadership has made “technological self-reliance and self-strengthening” a key goal in a proposal for the next five-year plan,…

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As China drafts its next 5-year plan, is GDP still the magic number?

For decades, the annual target for gross domestic product growth was the most critical policymaking benchmark across China. In pursuit…

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China reports 4.8% quarterly GDP growth, moving closer to annual target

China’s economy grew 4.8 per cent year on year in the third quarter of 2025, staying in line with expectations…

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Boost household income to drive China’s economy in next 5 years, ex-official urges

China should make greater efforts to boost household income over the next five years as the world’s second-largest economy looks…

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My Take | China’s involution problem is not just about supply but also demand

In economic policy documents, Beijing’s leadership used the term “involution”, neijuan in Chinese, in efforts to combat excessive competition in…

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Will China’s first-half GDP data reveal need for more fiscal stimulus?

Analysts awaiting details of China’s economic performance in the first half of the year, which are due to be released…

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Goldman Sachs, UBS raise China economic growth forecasts after US trade truce

With tariff reductions signalling a de-escalation of trade tensions between China and the United States, investment banks are upgrading their…

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As Guangdong GDP growth lags, is Jiangsu on track for No 1 spot in China?

The eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, which topped the national economic growth table in the first quarter of this year,…

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