A lack of confidence in China’s future economic growth has been quickly spreading, as its post-coronavirus recovery appears to have fizzled out after registering 4.5 per cent growth, year on year, in the first quarter. Photo: AFP
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‘China is slowing’: economic recovery stalls as yuan slips, uncertainty abounds

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Waning confidence in China’s economic growth has been spreading, with global investment banks revising down their second quarter sequential growth forecasts ahead of the release of the data later this month.

A lack of confidence in China’s future economic growth has been quickly spreading, as its post-coronavirus recovery appears to have fizzled out after registering 4.5 per cent growth, year on year, in the first quarter. Photo: AFP

‘China is slowing’: economic recovery stalls as yuan slips, uncertainty abounds

Waning confidence in China’s economic growth has been spreading, with global investment banks revising down their second quarter sequential growth forecasts ahead of the release of the data later this month.

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Can deep-sea fishing feed China, or will the haul be too costly?

Some experts say that distant-water mariculture will be able to yield China abundant protein as Beijing pursues dietary diversity to meet growing food demand, but the industry is still in the early stages.

4 Jul 2023 - 9:16AM

Explainer | From GDP to the yuan: 4 things to look out for in China’s economy in July

China will release its second-quarter gross domestic product data in mid-July, while US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will visit and attention this month will also be on the yuan exchange rate and the possibility of stimulus measures.

4 Jul 2023 - 12:00AM
China is hoping that ocean-sourced food will play a more sustainable role in helping feed the nation’s 1.4 billion people. Illustration: Davies Christian

Can deep-sea fishing feed China, or will the haul be too costly?

Some experts say that distant-water mariculture will be able to yield China abundant protein as Beijing pursues dietary diversity to meet growing food demand, but the industry is still in the early stages.

4 Jul 2023 - 9:16AM
China's economic recovery

Explainer | From GDP to the yuan: 4 things to look out for in China’s economy in July

China will release its second-quarter gross domestic product data in mid-July, while US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will visit and attention this month will also be on the yuan exchange rate and the possibility of stimulus measures.

China will release its second-quarter gross domestic product data in mid-July, while US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will visit and attention this month will also be on the yuan exchange rate and the possibility of stimulus measures.

4 Jul 2023 - 12:00AM
China energy security

China takes aim at energy crisis with massive crude-oil processor

Huge processing vessel undocks as a chorus of calls and suggestions flag energy security pitfalls and seek action from Beijing at a time of internal and external uncertainties.

Huge processing vessel undocks as a chorus of calls and suggestions flag energy security pitfalls and seek action from Beijing at a time of internal and external uncertainties.

3 Jul 2023 - 6:58PM

With recovery ‘yet to find a stable footing’, China’s factory activity slows

Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 50.5 in June, down from 50.9 in May, data released on Monday showed.

3 Jul 2023 - 10:32AM
With recovery ‘yet to find a stable footing’, China’s factory activity slows

‘Cooperation, competition’: China, US to test hard bone issues during Yellen trip

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will begin a four-day visit to China on Thursday, and is set to meet senior officials to ‘work together to address global challenges’.

3 Jul 2023 - 9:57PM
‘Cooperation, competition’: China, US to test hard bone issues during Yellen trip

China takes aim at energy crisis with massive crude-oil processor

Huge processing vessel undocks as a chorus of calls and suggestions flag energy security pitfalls and seek action from Beijing at a time of internal and external uncertainties.

3 Jul 2023 - 6:58PM

With recovery ‘yet to find a stable footing’, China’s factory activity slows

Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 50.5 in June, down from 50.9 in May, data released on Monday showed.

3 Jul 2023 - 10:32AM

‘Cooperation, competition’: China, US to test hard bone issues during Yellen trip

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will begin a four-day visit to China on Thursday, and is set to meet senior officials to ‘work together to address global challenges’.

3 Jul 2023 - 9:57PM

Big rally, massive stimulus unrealistic as China’s economy ‘needs time to recover’

Panellists on the final day of the World Economic Forum said the impact of the coronavirus cannot be underestimated amid China’s slowing recovery, with a focus on medium-term growth measures key to sustainable growth.

Panellists on the final day of the World Economic Forum said the impact of the coronavirus cannot be underestimated amid China’s slowing recovery, with a focus on medium-term growth measures key to sustainable growth.

30 Jun 2023 - 9:08AM

Premier plays up China’s economic outlook, hits out at West over ‘de-risking’

Premier Li Qiang told 1,500 foreign-policy makers and business executives at the World Economic Forum meeting in Tianjin on Tuesday that China’s economic growth in the second quarter will be faster than 4.5 per cent in the first quarter.

Premier Li Qiang told 1,500 foreign-policy makers and business executives at the World Economic Forum meeting in Tianjin on Tuesday that China’s economic growth in the second quarter will be faster than 4.5 per cent in the first quarter.

28 Jun 2023 - 1:07PM

As it happened: China’s economy growing faster, premier tells ‘Summer Davos’

Premier Li Qiang gave the opening address to the World Economic Forum’s 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in the northern port city of Tianjin on Tuesday.

Premier Li Qiang gave the opening address to the World Economic Forum’s 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in the northern port city of Tianjin on Tuesday.

28 Jun 2023 - 1:08PM

Big rally, massive stimulus unrealistic as China’s economy ‘needs time to recover’

Panellists on the final day of the World Economic Forum said the impact of the coronavirus cannot be underestimated amid China’s slowing recovery, with a focus on medium-term growth measures key to sustainable growth.

Panellists on the final day of the World Economic Forum said the impact of the coronavirus cannot be underestimated amid China’s slowing recovery, with a focus on medium-term growth measures key to sustainable growth.

30 Jun 2023 - 9:08AM

Premier plays up China’s economic outlook, hits out at West over ‘de-risking’

Premier Li Qiang told 1,500 foreign-policy makers and business executives at the World Economic Forum meeting in Tianjin on Tuesday that China’s economic growth in the second quarter will be faster than 4.5 per cent in the first quarter.

Premier Li Qiang told 1,500 foreign-policy makers and business executives at the World Economic Forum meeting in Tianjin on Tuesday that China’s economic growth in the second quarter will be faster than 4.5 per cent in the first quarter.

28 Jun 2023 - 1:07PM

As it happened: China’s economy growing faster, premier tells ‘Summer Davos’

Premier Li Qiang gave the opening address to the World Economic Forum’s 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in the northern port city of Tianjin on Tuesday.

Premier Li Qiang gave the opening address to the World Economic Forum’s 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in the northern port city of Tianjin on Tuesday.

28 Jun 2023 - 1:08PM
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Chinese flags reflected in a window in Shanghai. Photo: Bloomberg

Opinion | Why China should maintain open and inclusive debate about its economy

Open and candid exchanges about the national economy have helped authorities pinpoint problems and find quick solutions, but the silencing of prominent financial writer Wu Xiaobo could put a dent in those lively debates.

4 Jul 2023 - 7:00AM

My Take | China and the US embrace each other’s economic model in new cold war

As America abandons the gospel of free-market economics, we consider how the once-cursed industrial policy makes a comeback in Washington to better fight the Chinese.

As America abandons the gospel of free-market economics, we consider how the once-cursed industrial policy makes a comeback in Washington to better fight the Chinese.

3 Jul 2023 - 9:00PM
China and the US embrace each other’s economic model in new cold war

Inside Out | Trump’s tariffs on China have cost the US, but they look likely to stay

In his recently released book, Donald Trump’s trade chief champions more protectionism despite continuing reports of the damage caused by the tariffs so far. Unfortunately, the possibility of Trump in the White House again means the odds are against a withdrawal of these trade barriers.

In his recently released book, Donald Trump’s trade chief champions more protectionism despite continuing reports of the damage caused by the tariffs so far. Unfortunately, the possibility of Trump in the White House again means the odds are against a withdrawal of these trade barriers.

3 Jul 2023 - 12:30AM
Trump’s tariffs on China have cost the US, but they look likely to stay

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