Economy

Mar 27, 2018 16:57 PM

Premier Pledges No Forced Tech Transfers
By Pan Che
Li Keqiang’s comment serves to counter prominent justification for Trump tariffs
Mar 26, 2018 18:05 PM

China Opens Trade Probe Into Imported Chemical
By Pan Che
Several Chinese petrochemical firms have accused U.S., four others of dumping phenol in domestic market
Mar 26, 2018 18:02 PM

Trade Tensions Aren’t Just About Trump, Economist Says
By Ke Baili
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary tells Beijing forum the biggest effects of a trade war would be psychological
Mar 24, 2018 16:53 PM

Deleveraging Campaign to Focus on Disguised Lending, Government Think Tank Head Says
By Fran Wang
Li Yang tells forum that reducing state-owned enterprise debt will be crucial to maintaining stability
Mar 24, 2018 16:11 PM

Business, Political Leaders Urge Dialogue to Resolve U.S.-China Trade Tensions
By Coco Feng, Fran Wang, Yang Ge and Ke Baili
Former Finance Minister Lou Jiwei says ‘everyone should come together and talk’
Mar 23, 2018 17:55 PM

U.S. Slaps Sweeping New Tariffs on China Imports
By Han Wei
President Trump says response to ‘out of control’ trade gap will amount to ‘about $60 billion’ a year
Mar 23, 2018 15:59 PM

China 'Prepared' for Trade War, Unveils Response to Trump Tariffs
By Fran Wang and Pan Che
Beijing says fruits, nuts, steel tubes, pork, recycled aluminum from U.S. likely to be targeted
Mar 23, 2018 15:58 PM

Analysts React to Escalating Trade Tensions
By Jiang Mengjie, Zhang Qi and Pan Che
Tit-for-tat tariffs may hurt American consumers more than Chinese ones, analysts say
Mar 22, 2018 18:20 PM

China Vows Action If U.S. Imposes More Tariffs
By Pan Che
Commerce ministry says trade barriers undermine main force of stability in Sino-American relationship
Mar 22, 2018 15:08 PM

China Follows U.S. in Raising Short-Term Borrowing Costs
By Fran Wang
People’s Bank of China raises rate for seven-day reverse repo agreements by 5 basis points
Mar 22, 2018 05:28 AM

Trump’s Rumored Tariff Plan Sparks Fears of Sino-U.S. Trade War
By Han Wei, Zhang Qi,Wang Liwei and Pan Che
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers warns that escalating tensions would be ‘very costly’ for both countries
Mar 21, 2018 18:23 PM

Central Fund to Transfer Pension Cash to Struggling Provinces
By Ke Baili
Long-awaited body will initially collect 3% of provincial social security money for redistribution, premier says
Mar 20, 2018 18:17 PM

Minister Says 51 State-Owned Rental Housing Firms Set Up in Pilot Cities
By Pan Che and Zhang Xin
Wang Menghui says that 30% of new land supply will be used for rental, shared-ownership homes by 2020
Mar 20, 2018 17:53 PM

Country Garden Pivots From Shanghai to Hong Kong for Property-Management IPO
By Jason Tan
China’s largest developer called off unit’s mainland listing plans amid regulatory concerns
Mar 19, 2018 19:44 PM

Fiscal Reformer Appointed Finance Minister
By Fran Wang and Yu Hairong
Liu Kun faces challenge of reining in local government debt, rejiggering how central-local authorities divvy up spending responsibilities
Mar 19, 2018 15:35 PM

New Home Prices Fall in More Key Cities in February
By Pan Che
Widening decline points to success of government measures to keep lid on residential property market
Mar 16, 2018 19:45 PM

Property Tax Missing From Legislative Plan
By Wang Xiaoxia and Pan Che
Central government to instead accelerate drafting regulations for public-private partnerships, government investment
Mar 16, 2018 18:01 PM

U.S. Chamber of Commerce ‘Strongly Disagrees’ With Tariffs on China
By Jason Tan
Business group says duties of up to $60 billion would be ‘devastating’ to American consumers
Mar 15, 2018 19:26 PM

Social Security Fund to Become More Market-Driven, Chief Says
By Wang Liwei, Wang Xiaoxia and Pan Che
Ex-minister anticipates merger with finance ministry will ensure greater returns
Mar 14, 2018 20:03 PM

Factory Activity Growth Picks Up on Solid Demand
By Pan Che
Economic indicators accelerate in first two months of 2018, signaling strong start for year