Chinese economy

A blog post critical of Mao Zedong is a reminder of how divided China remains over his legacy.

China’s president has overseen rapid economic expansion. But his elusiveness has robbed the country of a much-needed voice.

A Fitch Ratings analyst says China’s banking system has a 60 percent chance of facing a crisis by 2013.

Wen Jiabao has announced China’s next five-year economic plan. It’s positive sounding, but tough to implement.

Double-digit growth can’t hide the fact that China’s state-controlled economy is leaving the vast majority of citizens behind.

China’s inflation rate climbed to 4.9 percent last month. Soaring food prices played a big part in the jump.

In the coming decades, China will face serious challenges to its energy security unless sustained economic development can be achieved.

China and the US have an uncomfortable co-dependent relationship based around American consumerism.

Currency revaluation, trade surpluses and globalization—there’s plenty to talk about during Hu’s upcoming trip to the US, says the former country director for the World Bank in China.

China has so far relied on appeals to economic interests in its dealings with other countries. It’s time for some more rounded diplomacy.

The Diplomat's inaugural student essay contest winner Calvin Wong writes about Chinese economic growth - and wins a trip to Japan to help us cover the APEC summit.