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 economy expanded at the slowest annual pace in a year in July-September, growing 4.8%, weighed down by trade tensions with the United States and slack domestic demand. The July-September data was the weakest pace of growth since the third quarter of 2024,

C ritics of China’s economy often complain that its investment is excessive and its official statistics flatter its performance. But recent monthly figures have flipped the script. Investment in infrastructure, manufacturing and construction has been alarmingly weak—so weak, in fact, that some analysts think the numbers are too bad to be true.

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.

Copper slipped further from an all-time high, with metals posting a mixed start to the week amid concerns about the health of the world’s second-biggest economy.

China is on a policy-fuelled push to turn the likes of drones and flying taxis into everyday business. Patchy progress and lagging rules risk grounding its sky-high ambitions.

China's marine economy posed steady growth in the first three quarters of 2025, driven by both traditional and emerging industries, state broadcaster CCTV News reported on Monday, citing data from the Ministry of Natural Resources.

Maybe it’s an electric vehicle with longer-range batteries, an updated artificial intelligence model, or a humanoid robot —but the message is the same every time: China is a tech juggernaut. Some credit China’s economic model.

Last month, Vanguard launched its Emerging Markets ex-China ETF (VEXC), which has exposure to emerging markets equities — except ones classified as being based in China. The fund, which tracks the FTSE Emerging Markets ex-China index,

China's Ministry of Finance set up a new debt-management department, it said on Monday, the latest step in its effort to rein in local debt risks as the economy slows. The department's main responsibilities will include formulating and implementing systems and policies for managing central and local government debt,