China's factory output and retail sales grew at their weakest pace in over a year in October, piling pressure on policymakers to revamp the $19 trillion export-driven economy as a trade war with the U.

We ended the week with more evidence that the world’s second-largest economy entered the final quarter on a weakening trajectory. China’s economic activity cooled more than expected at the start of the fourth quarter, with an unprecedented slump in investment and slower growth in industrial output adding to a drag from sluggish consumption.

Whether China can maintain its level of exports to the rest of the world – and expand back into the US market after the recent truce, is a consequential question for the world’s second-largest economy

China aims to expand its economy to 170 trillion yuan ($23.9 trillion) by 2030, targeting an annual growth rate of around 4%.

China’s economic integration is irreversible — whether it fuels prosperity or disruption depends on countries' capacity to adapt.

If global climate diplomacy feels stuck, China’s new 2035 roadmap offers a reminder that ambition and realism can coexist. As world leaders gather in

Asian factories continued to shake off the coronavirus gloom in August as more bright signs in China raised hopes of a firmer recovery in global demand, reducing pressure on policymakers to take bolder steps to avert a deeper recession.

Beijing is flexing its military and economic might to show its displeasure with the Japanese leader’s comments about defending Taiwan. But its aggressive approach risks backfiring.

Expect more activity in the Arctic ocean in spring 2026, when the ice melts. But how quickly the region opens up depends on several factors

China is likely to overdeliver on the modest goals the government has set to cut carbon pollution, experts say. China's 2035 goals, a 35-page document submitted Monday, adds detail to the broad targets announced by leader Xi Jinping in late September.

GT: Chinese President Xi Jinping announced China's new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for 2035 during the UN Climate Summit on September 24. Based on your in-depth observations since taking office as UN resident coordinator in China in 2021,