BEIJING, March 30 (Reuters) - Four of China's largest state-owned banks said on Sunday they plan to raise a combined 520 billion yuan ($71.60 billion) in private placements from investors ...

compared with the annual 3.3% drop seen in 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday. China combines data for the two months to iron out distortions caused by the Lunar New Year holiday.

China’s armed forces are more ready than ever to surround the self-ruled island of Taiwan, cut it off from the world and try to squeeze it into submission. A Chinese blockade of Taiwan would be ...

China is prepared for “possible unexpected shocks,” Premier Li Qiang told a gathering of global executives in Beijing, where he urged them to “resist protectionism” and defend globalization.

As US President Donald Trump ratcheted up economic pressure on China over the past week, Beijing sent back its own message: Its rise won’t be interrupted. A major political meeting taking place ...

BEIJING, March 24 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Qiang has signed an order to implement new rules for strengthening China's countermeasures to foreign sanctions, the Chinese government said on Monday.

Xi Jinping wants China to surpass rivals as a tech superpower, undeterred by economic woes or trade wars. Critics ask if this focus neglects struggling citizens. By Chris Buckley Throughout China ...

By Alexandra Stevenson and Keith Bradsher Reporting from Beijing For months, China has promised to help its people spend more to turn the economy around, while taking few concrete measures.

Consumer prices in China have plunged to their lowest level in more than a year, highlighting persistent deflationary pressures in the world’s second-largest economy. The Consumer Price Index ...

Diego Garcia, a remote Indian Ocean island nearly 2,000 miles from the East African coast, boasts clear-blue waters, pristine beaches — and a US-UK military base at the heart of the great-power ...

China’s consumer inflation dropped far more than expected to fall below zero for the first time in 13 months, an assessment skewed by seasonal distortions but also a sign of deflationary ...