The Plaza Accord was originally meant to be part of a broader restructuring that Japanese economists and policymakers themselves recognized was necessary.

IMF traces global imbalances back to domestic saving-investment gaps – weak Chinese investment and an over-spending US – rather trade policy

London has lobbied intensely to secure equal treatment for British products but continues to rule out a customs union

The Plaza Accord was not an externally imposed punishment of Japan but part of a broader restructuring that Japanese economists and policymakers themselves recognized was necessary. Its effects were u...

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As cross-border takeovers plunge to a 17-year low amid Western regulatory walls, Chinese capital is pivoting to Asia to construct defensive, trade-linked supply chains

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A week in Beijing and Shanghai with the people building AI in China

Xi Jinping’s arrival at the White House on Thursday will be the first Chinese state visit to the United States since 2015. It thus makes for the perfect time to judge the radical changes to US-China t...

Manufacturing competitiveness has cushioned the fallout from the property downturn and local-debt retrenchment. But a durable recovery will require Beijing to rebuild household confidence, consumption...

Rapid rise underscores economy’s reliance on trade and threat to trading partners, EU chamber says

Prominent advisers note importance of central authorities expanding borrowing to fund infrastructure before the current window of subdued inflation closes.

Chinese gold imports are at record levels this year, helped by a slump in international prices and a firmer yuan.

Chinese influence is on the rise as President Xi Jinping arrives in D.C. this week, but millions of his citizens are stuck in dead-end jobs in a stagnant economy.

Rééquilibrage mondial imminent : qui paiera le prix de la réindustrialisation américaine ?

As Xi Jinping arrives in the United States this week for a state visit, China’s advances in artificial intelligence will be in the air. Less discussed: China’s economy in its worst shape in decades.

He says Chinese authorities’ lack of interest in addressing structural macroeconomic imbalance a ‘huge problem’ for European Union.

A data-driven look across China’s expressways, high-speed rail, airports, and urban transit at excessive expansion, weak utilisation, and regional mismatches.

Heavy corporate dollar sales and central bank guidance help the Chinese currency shrug off the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike

China’s public expenditure declined at a quicker rate in August, indicating the government was still withdrawing fiscal support for the economy despite cooling growth momentum.

Youth joblessness rises as graduates enter the labor market, while unemployment among workers aged 30 to 59 remains stable

Chapter 9 (pp. 62–77) from The Reconstruction Papers.

Two decades in, Carsick Cars remains one of China's few indie bands still treated as a genuine international reference point.

Elite graduates from universities like Cambridge and Tsinghua are opting for the stability and lucrative perks of secondary education as excessive competition and an oversupply of doctoral degrees upe...

The shift reflects a prolonged low-interest-rate environment and Beijing’s sweeping local government debt-resolution plan, which are accelerating the transition toward direct financing

As Chinese scientists working abroad increasingly return to China, the payoff for Chinese science has been deep and wide

A newly unveiled five-year plan prioritizes breakthroughs in AI, advanced computing, and semiconductor supply chains to bolster industrial self-reliance

China has long called for consolidation to rein in production overcapacity in the world’s biggest auto market, only for those efforts to fizzle. But a deal involving two state-owned companies is a sig...

Eight-month drop misses estimates amid real estate woes and extreme weather, while Beijing highlights transition to quality over scale

China Investment Corp, China International Capital Corp and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority are in Toronto to look for passive stakes, but political influence could follow

The world isn’t moving away from the dollar. It is shifting its dollars from traditional reserves to state banks, pension funds, and other quasi-sovereign investors.

Plus, the U.S. accuses Chinese AI firms of exploiting American models and designates an American scholar held by China as wrongfully detained | WSJ China for Sept. 15.

President Xi Jinping steps up efforts to secure state secrets, advanced technology and highly skilled workers

Eurozone governments are negotiating a ‘grand package’ over three of the central bank’s most senior roles

The technology could lift productivity and supply while weakening labor income, consumer demand and prices, posing a fresh challenge for Beijing’s plan to revamp its growth model

The NDRC and the market regulator have published a unified methodology to determine whether manufacturers are engaged in illegal low-price dumping

A joint circular from the anti-graft watchdog and the finance ministry details six typical cases of creating new hidden debt or falsifying debt resolution progress

Trade between India and China has nearly doubled in five years, leaving New Delhi with a widening deficit and a difficult choice over how to build its industrial future.

The pioneering filmmaker discusses the past and future of China’s film industry, and what it feels like to be caught between the censors and the market.

Report says reforms aimed at reducing their high precautionary savings rate could unlock US$95 billion a year in spending.