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China’s decision-making Politburo, led by President Xi Jinping, has announced more measures are on the way to stimulate domestic demand. Photo: Xinhua

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China’s Politburo revives crisis-era language in pledge to bolster economy

Decision-making body of Communist Party pledges to boost demand, stabilise property and stock markets after closely watched meeting.

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Chinese students in US advised to return to campus before Trump takes office

American universities are trying to address an outpouring of concern among anxious international students fearing ‘worst-case scenario’.

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Sources say Yale University is among the US universities that have sent notices to international students about leaving the country. Photo: Handout
Sources say Yale University is among the US universities that have sent notices to international students about leaving the country. Photo: Handout

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Two Chinese economists have seen account restrictions after transcripts of speeches questioning official data garnered attention online.

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Ningbo in China’s Zhejiang province played host to more than 200 supplier representatives for the United Nations International Procurement Seminar.

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What’s eating at Guangdong? For China’s economic champ, the hits keep coming

Malformed by manufacturing malaise, pummelled by property, and targeted by tariffs, the hits keep coming in the southern powerhouse region.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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How a new railway will extend China’s reach into Central Asia

The 523km line linking China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan could eventually be extended to the Middle East, South Asia and Europe.

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China to give local products leg up in bids for government contracts

‘New thinking’ for Chinese policy as domestically made products – from all firms – get 20 per cent price advantage in government procurement.

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What are key concerns of China’s private firms? Survey flags raft of hardships

Most polled firms lament losses, and few plan to increase investments in the foreseeable future as economic challenges mount.

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A survey has found that China’s private firms, especially manufacturers and exporters, are bearing the brunt of supply-chain upheavals and decoupling trends. Photo: AFP

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China cutting e-commerce red tape to ease export of small packages, support jobs

New policies aim to shore up China’s competitiveness in global manufacturing and e-commerce while alleviating worrisome youth-unemployment pressure.

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China has rolled out new policies to boost cross-border e-commerce exports. Photo: AFP

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Relations between the Asian powers have become highly strained in recent years, but officials from both sides are now talking up the value of cooperation.

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President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with Cambodia’s former prime minister, Hun Sen, in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

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A person holds China’s national flag and a flag bearing the VW logo during a signing ceremony at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, in April 2012. Photo: AFP
A person holds China’s national flag and a flag bearing the VW logo during a signing ceremony at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, in April 2012. Photo: AFP

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Trump to ‘disrupt’ US-China flows as law firm shuts Beijing office: analysts

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What’s eating at Guangdong? For China’s economic champ, the hits keep coming

Malformed by manufacturing malaise, pummelled by property, and targeted by tariffs, the hits keep coming in the southern powerhouse region.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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Open Questions | Nobel winner James Robinson on ‘intensification’ of trade wars under Trump

Nobel laureate discusses his work on ‘inclusive’ vs ‘extractive’ institutions and how China fits in.

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The number of countries whose citizens can enter China visa free for 30 days has been increased to 38, including Japan.

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An immigration officer answers foreign visitors’ questions about visa-free entry permits at Beijing Capital International Airport in July. Photo: Xinhua