China Business & Economy

Analysts say the fare increase on China’s busiest bullet train reflects pressure from the Strait of Hormuz closure, which has reduced oil flows to a trickle.

Beijing promotes a new elder care initiative as analysts warn fiscal strain and stark urban-rural pension gaps are reshaping elder care.

One protester accused the company of trying to avoid legal compensation obligations by making working conditions intolerable.

The company swung to an operating loss as heavy spending on AI and cloud computing weighed on profitability, despite revenue growth.

China’s share of the global commercial shipbuilding market rose from less than 5 percent of global tonnage in 1999 to over 50 percent in 2023, a report found.

The competition for spots at a vocational-level barbecue school in Hunan is a stark sign of job-market strain, said one economist.

Paris is calling for tougher EU sanctions on foreign marketplaces after tests revealed dangerous and illegal products.

As Trump prepares to visit Beijing, insiders say growing concerns over Iran and global energy security have moved ahead of trade on the summit agenda.

In Washington, federal courts have been handling parallel lawsuits with Temu and Shein since 2023.

Beijing’s ‘industrial policy of everything’ risks eroding G7 manufacturing competitiveness by up to $650 billion by 2030.

‘Economic security is national security,’ U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said as he announced plans to meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on May 13.

The Chinese regime will help to delay Iran’s collapse to counter the United States but won’t risk its interests for it, say experts.

Across multiple provinces, reports of salary delays and declining motivation highlight growing stress inside the country’s administrative system.

Despite the attack, the CCP will continue to support Iran, while the United States will shift its focus to China after achieving goals in Iran, analysts say.

Shut out of the U.S. market, Chinese automakers are investing in Mexico, exploring Canada and designing EVs that match North American consumer preferences.

Remarks from a leading economist have reignited debate over inequality, slowing growth, and fading faith in social mobility.

As Beijing tightens online controls, many Chinese citizens are turning to foreign social media to preserve information quickly erased at home.

USTR Jamieson Greer put Beijing on notice, saying China’s funding of Iranian terror ‘has to be a discussion item’ as Trump prepares for a high-stakes summit.

‘Beijing, while unwilling to appear weak, faces limited practical scope for retaliation in the international market,’ said one expert.

Blocked shipping lanes hammer China’s exporters while Iran and Washington sideline Beijing’s mediation push.