Last year, thermal power generation in China rose by 1.5% compared to 2023, despite the surge in renewable power capacity installations and the rebound of hydropower after a drought in 2023.

China is prepared for “possible unexpected shocks,” Premier Li Qiang told a gathering of global executives in Beijing, where he urged them to “resist protectionism” and defend globalization.

Sales in China rose 8.8 percent in 2024, a year in which the company’s global sales fell for the first time. (Tesla did not respond to a request for comment.) “It’s their second most ...

Lai Ching-te, the president of Taiwan, may be betting that China’s appetite for retaliation will be limited by Beijing’s interest in containing tensions with the Trump administration.

Retail sales, a measure of consumer spending in China, accelerated, and investment and industrial production grew more than expected, though unemployment rose to a two-year high, and the ...

China has vowed to “fight till the end” after US President Donald Trump escalated his trade war by doubling tariffs on all Chinese imports to 20%. Beijing hit back at Trump’s levies by ...

G7 ministers toughen stance on China, omit conciliatory references Statement condemns coercion toward Taiwan, mirrors Japan-U.S. stance Concerns raised over China's nuclear buildup, maritime ...

SK Hynix to upgrade China plant to skirt US export restrictions. Credit: SK Hynix Driven by China’s consumer subsidies and a recovering memory chip market, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix saw strong ...

Last year, Walmart’s sales in China rose by 16% to $17 billion. The company’s business in China could be damaged if the Chinese government continues to exert pressure, experts say. Still ...

Beijing sought to position itself as a key player in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, as President Trump called for talks with Tehran. By Keith Bradsher and Berry Wang Keith ...

Previously, he was executive editor for economics at Bloomberg News. Being “not China” may have been the easy part. A big tout for manufacturing in several important Asian economies was that ...