Chinese economy
China GDP grew 6.1% in 2019, slowest in three decades
The world's second-largest economy grew by 6.1% last year, its worst performance since 1990, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
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Swine fever toll in China may be twice as high, industry insiders say
China, which produces half the world’s pork, said this month its sow herd declined by a record 23.9% in May from a year earlier, a slightly deeper drop than for the overall pig herd.
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US-China trade war in 10 dates
Trump, who campaigned under the slogan "America First", announces tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10% on aluminium from a number of countries in a bid to slash the huge US trade deficit.
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China says Africa projects should be sustainable, denounces criticism
The IMF and World Bank began the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative in 1996 to help the world’s poorest countries clear billions of dollars of unsustainable debt.
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China shows off new destroyer as Xi views naval parade
The navy has been a major beneficiary of the modernisation, with China looking to project power far from its shores and protect its trading routes and citizens overseas.
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10 predictions for the global economy in 2019
One major risk in the coming year is the sharp drop-off in world trade growth, which fell from over 5% at the beginning of 2018 to nearly zero at the end.
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China: No developing country will fall into debt trap by cooperating with China
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the comment in an online statement responding to remarks made by US Vice President Mike Pence.
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A new pact between India & China sends an important global signal. Here's why
China is India’s biggest trading partner and a large market for Chinese products, and Indian retailers are keen to acquire cheap Chinese goods to market.
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IMF warns trade friction, market turmoil to hurt Asian growth
The IMF maintained its forecast that Asia’s economy will expand by 5.6% this year but cut its projection for next year to 5.4%, down by 0.2 point from April.
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Emerging stocks hit 17-month lows after Wall St sell-off
Equities in China, whose economic and trade prospects have been at the heart of worries this year over the outlook for global growth, sank to near-four year lows.
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We're underestimating China's economic power. Here's why
The Chinese equity stock market — as represented by Shanghai stock market — actually peaked in 2015.
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Alibaba's Jack Ma to step down in Sept. 2019, Zhang to become chairman
Ma relinquished the role of chief executive in 2013. Zhang, 46, has been in the job since 2015 after serving as the company’s chief operating officer.
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China says African countries don't think cooperation adds to debt
China has defended the latest promise of financing for Africa, saying China is helping the continent develop, not pile up debt.
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Trump says US tariffs could be applied to Chinese goods worth $500bn
US Customs and Border Protection said in a notice it would begin collecting the 25% duties on 818 product lines identified in June by the US Trade Representative’s Office.
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IMF's Furusawa: global economy strengthening on investment, trade
The current upswing provides an ideal opportunity for reforms to boost potential output, build resilience, and ensure the benefits of growth are shared more widely.
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Trade fight mounts as Trump threatens $100bn more in China tariffs
Financial markets, unsettled for days by the trade fight and Trump’s management of it, whipsawed again on the new threat.
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China hits US goods with tariffs as 'sparks' of trade war fly
Eight other products, including pork and scrap aluminium, would now be subject to additional tariffs of 25%, it said, with the measures effective starting 2 April.
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China propaganda kicks into overdrive as 'helmsman' Xi re-anointed president
China’s propaganda drive has kicked into high gear following Xi Jinping’s unanimous reappointment as president.
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China to merge regulators, create new ministries in biggest revamp in years
China is restructuring the responsibilities, roles and powers of its state institutions to make them more efficient.
