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: Cover Story: China’s Power Retailers Reel as Cheap Deals Backfire
Surging wholesale costs squeeze suppliers across southern China, with Guangxi’s power retailers facing 5 billion yuan in projected losses

Cover Story: China’s Power Market Enters a More Volatile Era as Prices Go Real Time
China’s Power-Supply Mismatch Is Creating New Opportunities, PCG Power Chairman Says

: China’s Third-Quarter GDP Growth Edges Up to 4.5%
Stepped-up policy support helps lift growth, while price gains remain uneven

China’s EV Exports Double in September Ahead of Tax Rebate Cut

Shipments of electric vehicles, lithium batteries and solar cells jumped nearly 70% to $28 billion as automakers rushed to beat an upcoming reduction in export tax rebates

: China’s Fixed-Asset Investment Remains Weak as Property Slump Deepens
Property and infrastructure investment remain under pressure

Commentary: The U.S. and China Are Locked in an AI Prisoner’s Dilemma

Much like the Cold War nuclear standoff, the fear of losing their competitive edge keeps Washington and Beijing accelerating. Only bilateral détente can pump the brakes

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In Depth: What’s in the China-U.S. Tariff Truce, and What’s Left Unsettled

Cover Story: China’s AI Battle Moves From Chatbots to Agents

Analysis: Looming University Retirements Expose China’s Pension Divide

Caixin Explains: How China’s New Housing Rules Rewrite Property Financing

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LATEST NEWS

: China Tightens Export Controls on Drone Parts, Eases Curbs on Farm Models
Changes taking effect Nov. 18 will require licenses for certain motors, controllers and blades while exempting some agricultural drones
Oct 19, 2026 11:50 PM

: Yuan Ranks Third in Global Payments Under Broader Measure, PBOC Chief Says
Pan Gongsheng puts the currency’s share at 6% to 7% when CIPS and internal banking transactions are included, compared with 3% to 4% in SWIFT data
Oct 19, 2026 11:25 PM

: China’s Factory Utilization Edges Up as Auto Sector Slumps
The third-quarter rate rose to 73.1%, with gains in electronics and green-energy equipment offsetting weakness in autos and metals
Oct 19, 2026 11:03 PM

: China’s Second-Tier New-Home Prices Flatten as Property Slump Persists
September’s pause in price declines masks an uneven market, with higher-end project launches supporting averages while developers continue to discount
Oct 19, 2026 10:30 PM

: China’s Retail Sales Growth Accelerates to 1.1%
Telecommunications equipment sales surge, while auto purchases continue to slump
Oct 19, 2026 06:16 PM

: China’s Industrial Output Growth Picks Up
Export deliveries post fastest growth in more than five years
Oct 19, 2026 05:24 PM

: Opinion: China’s EV Industry Needs Safety Before Speed
New draft rules on testing and design offer a necessary correction to rushed innovation and reckless competition
Oct 19, 2026 03:49 PM

: China Urged to Raise Sin Taxes to Curb Chronic Disease
Experts say China’s aging population, rising chronic-disease burden and fiscal pressures have strengthened the case for higher levies on tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks
Oct 19, 2026 03:45 PM

: Zhejiang University Issues Model AI Law as China Moves Toward National Legislation
The 99-article scholars’ draft would require physician review of AI-assisted medical decisions, create appeal rights and set liability rules across the AI value chain
Oct 19, 2026 12:44 PM

: China Indicts Former Heilongjiang Police Chief on Bribery Charges
Prosecutors say Bi Baowen accepted bribes while leading police forces in Shandong and Heilongjiang and continued to trade on his influence after retiring
Oct 19, 2026 11:23 AM

: CX Daily: China’s Green Steel Ambitions Hit a Red Light
Hydrogen furnaces prove low-carbon steel works, but thin margins, steep costs and reluctant buyers are standing in the way of commercial scale
Oct 19, 2026 09:00 AM

: China Cracks Down on Bad-Debt Managers’ Conduit Deals
Tougher enforcement threatens fee-dependent asset managers as property losses and borrower-linked deals expose risks
Oct 17, 2026 04:09 AM

: China Proposes Export Curbs on AI and Solar Technology
Draft rules would ban exports of 14 technologies and require licenses for 26 others, while allowing much AI collaboration to continue
Oct 17, 2026 01:42 AM

: Hangzhou and Shenzhen Flesh Out Rules for Housing Sales Overhaul
Seven cities have issued local rules, with differences in mortgage discharge requirements that could shape developers’ financing needs and future housing supply
Oct 17, 2026 12:40 AM

: Global Smartphone Shipments Fall as Much as 22% as Costs Rise
IDC reports a record third-quarter decline as manufacturers raise prices and shift toward premium models to protect margins
Oct 17, 2026 12:01 AM