China's factory activity growth hits 1-year high even as war risks heighten

BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) - China's factory activity grew at the fastest pace in a year in March, underpinned by improved ...

China's "city of the future" becomes a reality

Xiong'an New Area is reportedly taking shape as HQs, campuses and high‑speed links arrive.

China’s open approach is reshaping the AI race

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which Congress created to examine how the bilateral economic ...

Dissident artist on trial in China for satirical Mao sculptures, says rights group

By Laurie Chen BEIJING, March 30 (Reuters) - Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, famous for making provocative satirical sculptures of former leader Mao Zedong, was tried on Monday over accusations of ...

Current Iran war situation favorable to China due to its "low oil dependence": Analyst

Yang Liu, CIO of Atlantis Investment Management believes the Chinese economy is able to absorb the external shock from the ...

‘Fickle friend’: Ex-envoy says China wavers on war silence

I think they look like a fickle friend to both the Iranians and also the Venezuelans,” veteran American diplomat Nicholas ...

China's top banks expect less margin shrinkage, flag overseas challenges

By Ziyi Tang and Engen Tham BEIJING/SHANGHAI, March 30 (Reuters) - China's largest state-owned banks expect interest margin ...

AI Demand Is Shielding China’s Booming Trade From War Shocks

An investment boom in artificial intelligence has kept China’s trade volumes on a path to exceed last year’s record levels, ...
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For China’s officials, the goal was once growth. Now it’s loyalty

In 2013, a year after he took the party’s helm, its central organisation department—sometimes described as the world’s most ...