China’s Q2 slowdown worsened by ’de facto’ fiscal austerity, Citi says

Xi Jinping’s Manufacturing Obsession Is About Saving the Party, Not Helping Ordinary Chinese

A CCP Theoretical Journal Republished a Decade of Xi's Speeches on the Real Economy, but the Bill Is Being Paid by China's Workers

China and the emergence of new connectivity networks

​​​​​​​TEHRAN - In recent decades, China’s rapid industrial and economic growth has gone far beyond simply increasing production or expanding trade. A more significant outcome has been the emergence of new connectivity networks in the global economic and political system. By connectivity networks, we refer to the complex web of trade routes, financial linkages, technological platforms, and infrastructure corridors that connect countries and shape patterns of global interaction. Over the past three decades, China’s economic rise has played a major role in building and strengthening such networks.

IMF improves China's GDP outlook through 2027

IMF improves China's GDP outlook through 2027

War pause eases pressure on FY27 fiscal deficit target as govt sees improving outlook

The latest fiscal accounts nevertheless reflect the impact of front-loaded government spending.

3 key questions for China’s second half of 2026

ASIA/PACIFIC: China’s economy has seen a growing divergence this year, with two distinct K-shaped trends moving in opposite directions. Here, we look at three questions for the second half of 2026: does the divergence persist, does the central bank rethink its policy framework, and do policymakers deploy additional support?