Gross domestic product expanded 5.2 percent, as China worked to export more to make up for weak demand, high debt and a steep property contraction at home. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from Beijing and Shanghai…
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FirstFT: Li Qiang says China’s economy grew an ‘estimated’ 5.2% last year
Also in today’s newsletter, Kim Jong Un abandons aim of unification with South Korea and US launches fresh strikes on Houthis
China’s Q4 GDP grows 5.2% y/y, below market forecast
BEIJING, Jan 17 (Reuters) – China’s economy grew 5.2% in the fourth quarter from … partly helped by the previous year’s low-base effect which was marked by COVID-19 lockdowns. Analysts had forecast …
China’s military upheaval could indicate Xi is preparing for World War III: experts
The 70-year-old Communist Party leader “is thinking that he needs officers who are prepared to actually fight,” said Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang.
Beijing to build world-class, integrated Great Wall scenic area
The Great Wall has a total length of more than 20,000 kilometers and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of many interconnected walls. Beijing has an approximate total of 520 kilometers of Great Wall…
Beijing bristles as Marcos cheers Taiwan poll winner
IN a surprising turn of events, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. veered from the neutral, tempered position initially posed by his Foreign Affairs department and publicly congratulated the pro-independence candidate in Taiwan for winning the recently…
US tariffs on Chinese imports might increase in 2024, analysts say
China’s slow economic recovery suggests it may need to increase exports to other countries, including the US, which could react with new tariffs However, one expert contends, ‘it’s going to take …
China’s Q4 GDP to show patchy economic recovery, many challenges ahead
China’s economy likely perked up slightly in the fourth quarter, enabling the government to hit its growth target after the previous year’s miss, but the outlook for 2024 remains shaky amid a protracted property slump…
Davos Live: China’s Li Surprises With Upbeat Message on Growth
Donald Trump’s resounding victory in Monday’s Iowa caucuses and the prospect of him returning to the White House will be the talk of the town at the World Economic Forum in Davos today.
Beijing fears unpredictability of Trump-Lai combination: analyst
“Beijing’s real nightmare scenario is not necessarily watching Lai Ching-te winning the presidency of Taiwan, but it’s the combination of Lai Ching-te and perhaps Donald Trump coming back into the White House,” Rorry Daniels of…
Taiwan’s Election Isn’t a Disaster for Xi Jinping—Unless He Makes It One
The election demonstrates that Taiwan’s citizens are increasingly inured to bullying, although any departure from those tactics would indicate that improved relations are possible.
U.S. praises Taiwan’s leader
Retired U.S. officials met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday and praised the island’s democratic processes under which it elected a new presiden “Taiwan’s democracy has set a shining example for the world,
China GDP Grew Around 5.2% in 2023, Premier Li Says at Davos
China’s economy grew around 5.2% in 2023, surpassing the government’s official growth target for the year without relying on “massive stimulus,” Chinese Premier Li Qiang said in Davos, …
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