Sep 06, 2015
The recent corrective process in China's stock market has roughly been in place, and a more stable financial market is expected, central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said during the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Turkey.
Sep 03, 2015
China will cut the number of its troops by 300,000, President Xi Jinping announced Thursday. Xi made the announcement while addressing the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
Sep 03, 2015
Chinese President Xi Jinping (11th L) and his wife Peng Liyuan (11th R) pose for a group photo with dignitaries of foreign countries and international organiza
William Overholt, Senior Fellow, Fung Global Institute
Sep 02, 2015
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign has highlighted the seriousness of China’s official malfeasance. The outcome of Xi’s campaign will shape a new era of China’s politics, economy and foreign policy.
Sep 02, 2015
Sir, Praise to George Magnus for setting out so plainly a few of the hurdles facing China’s leadership, especially the recentralisation of power and its intrusion into economic policymaking
Aug 29, 2015
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice here on Friday ahead of his state visit to the United States next month. "I look forward to continuing my conversation with President [Barack] Obama and to having in-depth exchanges on important issues of mutual interest," Xi told Rice.
Aug 26, 2015
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday there exists no basis for continued depreciation of the Chinese currency yuan (the RMB), and the exchange rate will be kept "basically stable at an adaptive and equilibrium level."
Aug 25, 2015
The Chinese central bank has announced a fifth cut on interest rates since November of last year, along with lowering the requirement reserve ratio (RRR), as the country aims to revive the real economy.
Aug 25, 2015
Stocks plunged further on Tuesday to extend the steepest four-day rout since 1996 on concern that authorities are withholding market support measures. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 7.6 percent to close at 2,964.97, falling below the 3,000 level for the first time in eight months. The gauge has lost 22 percent over the past four days.
Aug 19, 2015
Chinese officials are intensifying efforts to establish responsibility for last week's explosions in Tianjin as the investigation homes in on a warehouse operator, while a top government official has also been placed under investigation. State news agency Xinhua said Tuesday that the user of the warehouse that exploded, Ruihai International Logistics Co., operated for months without the needed documentation to deal with such chemicals.