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China’s economic reformer Zhu Rongji dies at 97
Zhu’s signal accomplishment was steering China into the World Trade Organization in 2001.
Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
China’s economic woes are deep, prominent economist argues
One of Beijing’s ‘truth-telling’ economists argued the problem is deeper than some think.
Tingshu Wang/Reuters
The US and China are driven by their own insecurities
As another tit-for-tat trade fight looms, the superpowers are projecting their doubts and apprehensions onto the other.
Evan Vucci/Reuters
Taiwan export boom marks return of ‘Tiger economy’
Propelled by chips and other AI-related exports to the US, the surge caps a decade-long pivot away from the mainland market.
Ann Wang/Reuters
China currency debate bursts into the open
Economists are sparring over the yuan’s value as China’s trade surplus continues to grow.
Stringer/Reuters
Trade tensions mount ahead of Trump-Xi summit
The US has imposed more tariffs on Chinese goods, blacklisted dozens more Chinese companies, and banned new Chinese humanoid robots.
Aly Song/Reuters
China’s maritime playbook for AI
Having sought to upend the global maritime order, Beijing is now trying to shape the digital one.
China demonstrates ability to overcome AI compute shortage
China is demonstrating its ability to wring greater efficiencies from less-advanced hardware.
Chinese exports fuel disinflation in developed countries, analysis finds
China’s redirecting of exports away from the US is curbing inflation in other rich economies, Goldman Sachs found.
Why China’s savers want out
China’s record trade surplus should boost the currency, but Beijing is trying to ensure the opposite.
The man who stole a golf course
A golf club stands as a reminder of Xi’s muddled, contradictory — and ultimately doomed — efforts to clean up a corruption mess.
‘FOBO’ is driving China’s AI anxiety
For the first time in living memory, the arrival of a new technology has inspired apprehension, rather than unrestrained enthusiasm in China.
EU, China agree October deadline for trade negotiations
Europe is grappling with a huge influx of Chinese exports that threaten deindustrialization.
China’s doesn’t have capability to conquer Taiwan, former US Navy admiral says
The former commander of US forces in the Pacific argued that trends in military technology now favor Taipei and the US, its main backer.
Renewables had a record year
Renewables were the world’s largest source of total energy supply growth last year for the first time outside a recession, according to a new report.
Trump and Xi’s urban dreams confront reality
The two leaders’ legacy projects point to the limits of their power.
Europe is debating the terms of its industrial surrender
Western politicians complain that China achieved its rise through “forced technology transfer,” but the handover was mostly voluntary.
How the US wins against China
To win its superpower competition with China, Washington’s push for superiority in space may be its best bet.