China economic policy

Now is Beijing’s chance to keep short-term economic issues from turning into a long-term slowdown, experts say. But it’s not clear what steps the government is willing to take.

The country's economic model depends on the world absorbing its surplus production. As protectionism grows elsewhere, Europe is increasingly exposed to these dumping practices.

Latin America – dependent on commodity exports and with few other options for finance – will likely be among the regions most harmed by a protracted downturn in China’s economy.

Entrepreneurs and investors are waiting to see what concrete steps Beijing might take to make good on its recent pledge to “boost confidence” in the private sector.

Beijing is signaling that its approach this time will be different, with more appetite to ride out economic difficulties.

Beijing continues to face significant uncertainties at home and abroad, as the recent “Balloon-gate” saga demonstrates.

As one of the few top-level meetings held since China’s COVID U-turn, the CEWC’s messaging is especially important this year.

Numerous efforts to rebalance the Chinese economy, including Xi Jinping’s, have failed. Why?

From COVID-19 and China's economy to Taiwan and the BRI, what did Xi's big speech tell us about China's future policies?

Though too often overlooked, the Party Congress work report will set the tone for China’s goals and priorities for the next five years.

The re-emergence of China’s “whole nation” system seems to mark a new era, where the government’s role in the tech industry is raised to a new level.

The character for stability (稳) appeared 25 times in the summary notes for the 2021 Central Economic Work Conference, which outlines the government’s economic goals for the coming year.