China is suffering from deflation, devaluation, capital flight and the loss of foreign investment — all at the same time. Unprecedented, far worse than "Japanification."

China’s economic activity unexpectedly faltered to start the year, breaking the momentum of a recovery sparked by stimulus measures and underlining the need for Beijing to do more to prevent another slowdown.

HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese tech startup DeepSeek ’s new artificial intelligence chatbot has sparked discussions about the competition between China and the U.S. in AI development, with many users flocking to test the rival of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Beijing hit its GDP growth target of 5 percent in 2024, according to its statistics bureau—but deflationary pressures remain.

China and many other countries buy U.S. debt through the purchase of Treasury bonds. Here are the factors behind those purchases.

As new brands become key in driving traffic to China’s urban commercial spaces, the sustained rise of the “first-store economy” has further stimulated consumer appetite.

How did a little-known Chinese start-up build a powerful new AI model despite restrictions?

Once a global leader in cryptocurrency mining, China banned the activity in 2021, citing financial and environmental concerns. Russia is also becoming increasingly dependent on its neighbor at a time when its war-time economy is being choked by sanctions, with no end in sight.

Trump has called for the U.S. to take back control of the Panama Canal, warning of heavy Chinese activity in the region.

As China’s leaders brace for a potential tariff war with the US, they’re signaling a break with decades of convention. On past occasions when the world’s second-biggest economy ran into ...

HONG KONG — China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2024, slower than the year before but in line with Beijing’s target of “around 5%” growth, thanks to strong exports and recent ...

China’s population has fallen for the third straight year, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation that is now facing both an aging population and an emerging shortage of working age people able to support their elders.