A conflict with China over Taiwan would impact the global economy 'in ways that we cannot imagine,' US Defense Secretary warns

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke at Asia's top security summit on Saturday, issuing a warning that a potential escalation of tensions with China in the Taiwan Strait could have dire ... Read More

China’s economy is forecast to slow sharply in 2024, the World Bank says, calling recovery ‘fragile’

BANGKOK--China ... second-largest economy from setbacks of the COVID-19 pandemic, among other shocks, remains “fragile,” dogged by weakness in the property sector and in global demand ... Read More

'Dr. Doom' Nouriel Roubini says China and the US need to dial back tensions or risk a conflict that would destroy the world economy

US-China tensions are headed down a dangerous path ... while both nations should work together on key threats to the global economy, he said, like climate change and regulating artificial ... Read More

China and Japan seek to repair fraught ties as crises mount in chaotic world

China and Japan need to move past their political disputes and strengthen economic ties to deal with an increasingly chaotic global order, officials from both countries urged at a key summit on ... Read More