What to watch for as China’s major political meeting of the year gets underway

One burning issue dominates as the 2024 session of China’s legislature gets underway this week: the economy. The National People’s Congress annual meeting ... strongly last year is shaking ... Read More

China is ending its annual Congress with questions open over how to revive its slowing economy

China wrapped up its biggest political event of the year on Tuesday leaving one question unanswered: How far will it go to try to revive economic growth in 2025? A recurring theme throughout the ... Read More

China’s slowing economy in spotlight as legislature meets

Beijing is easing off multi-year campaigns ... disease controls. News conferences will be held by video link. Few big gatherings are scheduled. China was the first major economy to rebound from ... Read More

China unveils big plan to fix its ailing economy and transform into a high-tech power

China’s leaders have spent the past week unveiling their plan to steer the world’s second-largest economy through looming challenges by transforming the country into a technological powerhouse and ... Read More

China kicks off annual parliamentary meeting as investors watch for clues on economic policy

Thousands of delegates across the country gathered in Beijing for the country’s biggest political event of the year, known as the “Two Sessions.” ... Read More

Never mind deflation and the property crisis - a brain drain could be the next big threat to China's economy

It's been a rough year for China's economy ... political stability and what they perceive as better opportunities for themselves and their children," he added. Brain drains are almost always bad ... Read More