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- China’s export-driven economy was the workshop of the world for decades, accounting for 13 per cent of the world’s exports in 2017
- After a bruising few years for China’s trade economy, exports have come roaring back in recent months, even as imports lag
As of the end of November, China owned US$1.063 trillion of the total outstanding US government debt issued by the US Department of the Treasury.
As of the end of November, China owned US$1.063 trillion of the total outstanding US government debt issued by the US Department of the Treasury.
China needs to feed 1.4 billion people, but recently African swine fever, the coronavirus and natural disasters have raised questions about its food security.
China needs to feed 1.4 billion people, but recently African swine fever, the coronavirus and natural disasters have raised questions about its food security.
A lower yuan exchange rate figure means it takes fewer yuan to purchase one US dollar, indicating a stronger Chinese currency.
A lower yuan exchange rate figure means it takes fewer yuan to purchase one US dollar, indicating a stronger Chinese currency.
China’s traditional emphasis on growth through exports is being bolstered by a renewed focus on spurring domestic demand under its so-called dual circulation strategy.
China’s traditional emphasis on growth through exports is being bolstered by a renewed focus on spurring domestic demand under its so-called dual circulation strategy.
China provides an official surveyed unemployment rate but it does not include 149 million self-employed business owners and nearly 300 million migrant workers.
China provides an official surveyed unemployment rate but it does not include 149 million self-employed business owners and nearly 300 million migrant workers.
China’s yuan has come a long way since it was first issued in 1948, but it is still far from challenging the US dollar for international dominance.
China’s yuan has come a long way since it was first issued in 1948, but it is still far from challenging the US dollar for international dominance.
China’s inflation is most often measured by the consumer price index (CPI), which tracks the prices people pay for a series of goods and services.
China’s inflation is most often measured by the consumer price index (CPI), which tracks the prices people pay for a series of goods and services.
China’s gross domestic product (GDP) is the value of all goods and services produced within the country over a certain time period and an important guide policymakers, investors and businesses.
China’s gross domestic product (GDP) is the value of all goods and services produced within the country over a certain time period and an important guide policymakers, investors and businesses.
China has targeted Australian barley, beef, coal and cotton since Australia led calls for an international inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus in April 2020.
China has targeted Australian barley, beef, coal and cotton since Australia led calls for an international inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus in April 2020.
Some seven million officials fanned out across China to conduct the nation’s seventh population census in November and December 2020, in what will become a key resource for future planning.
Some seven million officials fanned out across China to conduct the nation’s seventh population census in November and December 2020, in what will become a key resource for future planning.
Once a person is convicted of a crime that requires a custodial sentence in Hong Kong, he or she will be sent to one of the city’s 28 correctional facilities. Hong Kong prisons are divided into three security levels, but what is common among all of them is a strict set of rules and routines prisoners must follow during their time of incarceration. We talked to people who spent time inside Hong Kong’s prisons to get first-hand accounts of what life is like inside.
Once a person is convicted of a crime that requires a custodial sentence in Hong Kong, he or she will be sent to one of the city’s 28 correctional facilities. Hong Kong prisons are divided into three security levels, but what is common among all of them is a strict set of rules and routines prisoners must follow during their time of incarceration. We talked to people who spent time inside Hong Kong’s prisons to get first-hand accounts of what life is like inside.
China’s social credit system is a set of databases and initiatives that monitor and assess the trustworthiness of individuals, companies and government entities.
China’s social credit system is a set of databases and initiatives that monitor and assess the trustworthiness of individuals, companies and government entities.
How much debt is belt and road racking up? There is no shortage of estimates, but Beijing has not offered a clear definition of what falls under the ‘belt and road’ umbrella, meaning there are no official breakdowns of loans being identified as belt and road borrowing.
How much debt is belt and road racking up? There is no shortage of estimates, but Beijing has not offered a clear definition of what falls under the ‘belt and road’ umbrella, meaning there are no official breakdowns of loans being identified as belt and road borrowing.
The Hong Kong dollar was originally set at a rate of 7.8 per US dollar, although it has been allowed to trade between 7.75 and 7.85 per US dollar since 2005.
The Hong Kong dollar was originally set at a rate of 7.8 per US dollar, although it has been allowed to trade between 7.75 and 7.85 per US dollar since 2005.
China has increased its effort to reduce its domestic debt to curb financial risks, but its total debt is reported to have hit 317 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2020.
China has increased its effort to reduce its domestic debt to curb financial risks, but its total debt is reported to have hit 317 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2020.
Gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate, consumer price index, purchasing managers’ indices, trade and industrial production are all key indicators for the health of China’s economy.
Gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate, consumer price index, purchasing managers’ indices, trade and industrial production are all key indicators for the health of China’s economy.
Faced with the unprecedented economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak, China rolled out numerous measures to aid the world’s second largest economy.
Faced with the unprecedented economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak, China rolled out numerous measures to aid the world’s second largest economy.
The trade war between the US led by Donald Trump and China and its President Xi Jinping started in July 2018, but how did it start, what is the background to the tensions?
The trade war between the US led by Donald Trump and China and its President Xi Jinping started in July 2018, but how did it start, what is the background to the tensions?
The next Group of 20 (G20) summit will take place between October 3-31, 2021, in Rome, Italy, involving world leaders from 19 countries and the European Union.
The next Group of 20 (G20) summit will take place between October 3-31, 2021, in Rome, Italy, involving world leaders from 19 countries and the European Union.