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Commodity prices from steel to polysilicon have surged this month as Chinese investors bet Beijing is finally serious about addressing overcapacity across the world's second-largest economy. Prices for nine industrial commodities including coal,
The recent rise in concerns over trade and security linkages means yet more hesitation to ease cross-border flows and data protection, while a heightened security focus also raises concerns about the scope for weaponization of technological interdependence, and helps focus on reducing dependencies and vulnerabilities (aka, "de-risking").
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Australia's former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, testifying at a U.S. Congress panel hearing about countering China, has urged the U.S. to "double down" on its economic engagement in the Indo Pacific where Beijing is asserting influence.
E.U. leaders are in Beijing to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations with China, but they have major disagreements over trade and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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A study of affluent Chinese by Oliver Wyman found 22% of respondents were negative about the economy when surveyed in May, just above the 21% in October 2022.
The headline news in China's energy transition is often about how the world's second-largest economy is adding solar and wind generation at a breakneck pace.
While Beijing has been able to respond to acute economic crises in 1997, 2008 and 2020, ... China’s slowing economy feeds into the narrative of its decline.
The key issue, economists say, is boosting productivity, something that requires a change in government incentives.
Expectations were low for the summit in the Chinese capital marking 50 years of diplomatic ties between Beijing and Brussels after weeks of escalating tension.