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China pledged to “significantly” boost the share of consumption in its economy over the next five years while keeping tech and manufacturing as the top priorities, in an effort to become less reliant on exports after a steep escalation of trade tensions in 2025.
China's ruling Communist Party says it will focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and technology in the coming five years.
China's economic growth slowed to the weakest pace in a year in the third quarter as fragile domestic demand left it heavily reliant on the humming of its exporting factories, stoking concerns about deepening structural imbalances.
China needs a bolder spending package to mend the finances of households and companies, according to a central bank adviser, as signs of resilience in the economy mask the damage wrought by the trade war with the US.
Chinas economy is grappling with intensifying challenges as mounting debt, persistent deflation, and an aging population weigh heavily on growth and confidence, according to a recent report by Yardeni Research.
China's top leaders have pledged to boost the country's self-reliance in advanced technologies and spur stronger domestic demand over the next five years.
A further increase in China’s trade surplus failed to fully offset the effects of a worsening housing market, which has left consumers wary.
If there was something of an emerging consensus, it was that Trump has been willing to confront China on trade and economic issues — though through its effective weaponization of rare earth mineral supply chains,
China's Ministry of Commerce on Thursday unveiled the outcomes achieved by Chinese and U.S. delegations during their recent economic and trade talks in Kuala Lumpur. The U.S. side will cancel the 10-percent so-called "fentanyl tariffs" and suspend,