The International Monetary Fund plans to tell China to boost weak domestic consumption, address its troubled real estate sector and rein in local government debt, problems that are dragging down both Chinese and global growth,
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Rahm Emanuel takes the spotlight with snarky China tweets
When a Reuters reporter asked a U.S. State Department spokesperson this week about a sarcastic social media post by the U.S. ambassador to Japan concerning China’s missing defense minister, the reply was appropriately diplomatic.
Troubled Shadow Bank Zhongrong Gets Help From China State Giants
An embattled Chinese shadow bank has taken a step closer to receiving potential state-led assistance, entering a partnership agreement with two of the nation’s biggest financial firms.Most Read from B
Vice President to Represent China at UN General Assembly
He participated via video conference during the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic. Wang Yi attended last year and generally represented China at the U.N. Wang is the head of the foreign affairs committee…
Foxconn offers higher wages for Huawei workers in Shenzhen compared to iPhone production
Foxconn Technology Group, a key supplier for Apple, is offering higher wages to workers involved in making Huawei Technologies’ handsets …
China appears to suspend spy balloon program
CNN’s Natasha Bertrand speaks with Isa Soares about how China appears to have suspended its spy balloon program, following a major diplomatic incident earlier this year.
The One Million Tibetan Children in China’s Boarding Schools
Today these boarding schools house roughly one million children between ages 4 and 18, approximately 80 percent of that population. At least 100,000 of those children — and I believe there are many more —…
PayPal’s Branded Checkout Button Poised for Growth Amid China’s Temu Surge: Analyst
In September 2022, PDD Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PDD) launched its U.S. online marketplace dubbed Temu, which offers deep discounts on goods shipped mainly to U.S. consumers from China. PYPL is among the payment options available at…
Trump criticizes UAW leadership amid strike, warns auto workers’ jobs are moving to China
“The auto workers are being sold down the river by their leadership, and their leadership should endorse Trump,” the GOP frontrunner said.
China’s growth measures bearing fruit, but pick-up will be modest, analysts say
BEIJING – China’s economy showed tentative signs of stabilising after months of weak growth, with consumption and factory output picking up in August following a stimulus push, but the road to recovery could remain bumpy…
PolitiFact FL: COVID-19 lockdowns returning? Here’s why public health experts say that’s unlikely
COVID-19 hospital admissions are inching upward in the United States … In fact, we’ve never really had lockdowns in this country, at least if you compare what happened in China, for example, at the far…
From commodities to retail, China’s economy is showing signs of life after Beijing’s stimulus frenzy
August data suggested tentative signs of stability in China’s economy, as retail sales and factory output improved.
U.S. believes China’s missing defense chief under investigation by Beijing
Li Shangfu has been missing from public view for over two weeks, and sources say the investigation relates to the procurement of military equipment – Click the link for more details.