China Economy

China’s GDP growth last year was far lower than the 8.4% recorded in 2021, when strict virus controls kept the nation largely Covid free. Photo: Reuters
Bloomberg Special

China faces bumpy recovery as economy emerges from Covid zero

GDP growth slowed to 3% in 2022, missing government’s target

People embrace at the international arrivals gate at Beijing Capital International Airport after China lifted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine requirement for inbound travellers in Beijing, China January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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China's rapid reopening brings joy and woe for world markets

A woman wearing a mask walks past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, in Beijing, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, February 3, 2020/ Reuters
China

China's central bank conducts reverse repos to boost liquidity

Pedestrians wait to cross a road at a junction near a giant display of stock indexes in Shanghai, China August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
China

China's central bank conducts reverse repos to boost liquidity

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Bloomberg Special

China is the wild card for global inflation in 2023

FILE PHOTO: A worker tightens a scaffolding joint at a construction site of an apartment building under refurbishment in Beijing, China, July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
China

China banks pledge $162B in credit to developers, shares rally

People sit by Shenzhen's main factory recruitment hub in Longhua district, Guangdong province, China November 1, 2022. REUTERS/David Kirton
Global Economy

Younger Chinese are spurning factory jobs that power the economy

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attends the ASEAN summit held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Cindy Liu
Global Economy

Chinese premier says economy on 'upward trend', vows further support

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Global Economy

No easy fix for China as economy slows more than expected

FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing face masks ride an escalator near an overpass with an electronic board showing the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indexes, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, at Lujiazui financial district, in Shanghai, China March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
China

Xi's next premier faces tough task reviving Chinese economy

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Global Economy

Hong Kong stocks tumble after Xi appointments fan economic fears; yuan weakens

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 16, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
China

Xi touts Covid fight, China economic model in party congress speech

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Bloomberg Special

Xi faces 'rockiest economy in decades' on eve of party congress