China’s forthcoming new strategy wants to make innovation the engine of economic growth – but can it pay the bill without ...

In tandem with the recommendations for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), these strategic orientations signal a sustained commitment to high-quality development, resilience amid global uncertainties, ...

BEIJING, December 11, 2025 — China’s economy maintained solid momentum in the third quarter of 2025, bringing year-to-date GDP growth to 5.2% year on year. Accommodative fiscal and monetary policies ...

Driven by a central government catalogue China’s industrial policy has produced economy-wide overcapacity, threatening both ...

China’s economy is facing challenges that make reform extremely difficult. Analysts point to structural inefficiencies, political constraints, and state-controlled industries as major barriers.

US President Donald Trump’s top trade officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts this week to discuss a de-escalation of their increasingly ugly and damaging trade war. The future of the ...

The Chinese economy is, arguably, more imbalanced than ever. The continuous stream of facts and arguments from people like Michael Pettis and Brad Setser show this beyond any doubt. In the context of ...

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is the leading forum in the Asia-Pacific to facilitate trade and investment, economic growth, and regional cooperation. Established in 1989, it brings ...

Mr. Chan is a researcher at Princeton University who focuses on Chinese industrial policy. For years, theorists have posited the onset of a “Chinese century”: a world in which China finally harnesses ...

Why Is Myanmar’s Military Bothering to Hold an Election? The recently concluded Fourth Plenum Session of the Communist Party of China approved the draft proposal for the 15th Five-Year Plan, setting ...