China’s economy slowed to 30-year low while its birth rate hit a six-decade low, emphasising the challenges facing the nation, despite trade war deal.

Chinese mothers gave birth to 14.65 million babies last year, the lowest level since 1961, the government announced on Friday.

China’s phase one trade deal with the US could hurt certain domestic industries in the short-term, but Vice-Premier Liu He says it will allow necessary reform.

China awoke to news of a phase one trade war deal on Thursday, but state media carried few of the details, which were subsequently published by the Chinese government.

Trade war hit Guangdong’s growth in 2019, leading China’s richest province to lower economic target for 2020 and scrap trade target altogether.

China’s tech-hub Shenzhen is mulling over the possibility of selling local government bonds in Hong Kong and Macau to raise revenue.

Shenzhen’s gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to reach over 2.6 trillion yuan (US$374 billion) in 2019, a growth rate of 7 per cent.

Amendments to China’s Anti-monopoly Law, which are under public review this month, include increasing penalties and obliging police to assist with investigations.

The growth of box office revenues in China slowed for second consecutive year in 2019 due to lacklustre performance by foreign films and tighter regulations.

Increase in numbers of people ‘relocating’ to China’s urban areas due to land reclassification not migration, researchers say.

China’s small factories may have reported an uptick in orders, but the risks of the trade war have not abated, despite the phase one deal with the United States.

People’s Bank of China to cut banks’ reserve ratio by 0.5 percentage points, which is set to free up 800 billion yuan (US$115 billion) to support growth amid the slowing economy.

As part of a wider plan for the entire city, Beijing’s government has unveiled a plan to save the historical centre from further destruction.

China’s new economy was supposed to replace the old industrial one, but new research shows that the country’s modern sectors are struggling.

China’s manufacturers are investing at record low levels, with the US trade war adding to a multitude of domestic concerns, including Beijing’s crackdown on shadow banking.

Collateral damage of Donald Trump’s trade war shown in a UN report, which shows slump across some of the Asia’s most dynamic export hubs.

Beijing must address China’s ageing population, debt levels and falling investment to sustain growth above 5 per cent over next decade, says Gao Shanwen.

In a surprising policy shift in late October, China’s economic planning agency removed cryptocurrency mining from a list of activities set for elimination.

Latest export data from the three main semiconductor producing countries in Asia – Japan, South Korea and Taiwan – offer a glimmer of hope of recovery.

The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has reduced its reliance on land sales for revenue, but a shortage of land appears to be both a blessing and a curse.

Chinese officials and state media have remained silent on US president’s threats this week to raise tariffs if a trade deal is not reached soon.

China and the US contributed over 60 per cent of the US$7.5 trillion increase in global debt over the first half of 2019, said the Institute of International Finance.

Economic data quality in China has constantly been questioned, particularly at a local level where governments have strong incentives to inflate figures for political promotion.

At least seven US states, including Washington, at a massive trade event in Shanghai have stressed ‘subnational’ economic ties as an antidote to the US-China trade war.

Xi Jinping also took a measured approach in giving his assessment of the political crisis roiling the city, analysts said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged global leaders to bring down trade barriers and resist protectionism in a speech at the China International Import Expo.

Official figures show average growth rate among 28 province-level authorities in first nine months was just 3.1 per cent, compared with 7.8 per cent for the same period of 2018.

More American companies to flock to giant import fair in Shanghai in November, which is to be opened by Chinese President Xi Jinping, despite the pain of US trade war tariffs.

Beijing is amending its statistics law to crack down on fraudulent data that has caused some observers to question official economic statistics.

Xi Jinping is expected to again give a keynote speech on the first day of the China International Import Expo, which will be held from November 5-10.