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Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng delivers a video opening keynote at the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in Hong Kong on November 3. Photo: Kit Lai
US-China trade war

China airs ‘serious concern’ over US sanctions ahead of Xi, Trump Apec meeting

China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday it ‘firmly opposes’ the latest sanctions imposed by the US government on two Chinese companies.

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US-China relations

Could a paused US blacklist rule signal room for progress in China trade talks?

US Treasury

What midterm election results change, and what they do not, for US bond market

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China’s Communist Party

China’s fifth plenum resolution

SCMP Plus annotates resolution adopted at the Communist Party’s fifth plenum outlining tighter oversight of senior officials, stronger party discipline and an intensified anti-corruption campaign.

China’s fifth plenum resolution
China exports

Chinese exporters see respite as Beijing curbs yuan rise amid record surplus

The central bank’s move to slow the yuan’s offers a breather to exporters, they say.

China property

Why a Guangdong state giant’s troubles are rippling across China’s bond market

Mounting concerns over Huafa’s finances have shaken China’s bond market and renewed scrutiny of local governments’ reliance on land sales.

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US midterm elections 2026

Why a post-Newsom California may dial down tech, climate cooperation with China

During the campaign, which takes place alongside the midterms, neither candidate has spoken about sustaining climate and tech ties with China.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is greeted at San Francisco International Airport by California Governor Gavin Newson on November 14, 2023. Xi was in the US for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping is greeted at San Francisco International Airport by California Governor Gavin Newson on November 14, 2023. Xi was in the US for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting. Photo: Xinhua
China trade

How Beijing plans to cut trade costs and speed cross-border payments

Draft measures would expand forex services, ease compliance requirements and simplify overseas trade payments, regulator says.

Yuan

China signals caution over currency surge with weaker yuan fixing

The move came after the offshore yuan broke through the psychologically important 6.65 level on Friday.

China’s Communist Party

China’s fifth plenum readout

Communique from the Communist Party’s fifth plenum signals Beijing is prioritising rigorous internal discipline and sweeping anti-corruption enforcement to consolidate political control.

China’s fifth plenum readout
US-China relations

China certifies over 80% of US devices. What would a testing ban mean?

A proposed restriction could slow the global supply of electronics, increase manufacturing costs for US firms, according to industry leaders.

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A worker produces surface-mount resistors at Lizhi Electronics, a Taiwan-invested company in Nantong, east China’s Jiangsu province, on October 15. Photo: AFP
A worker produces surface-mount resistors at Lizhi Electronics, a Taiwan-invested company in Nantong, east China’s Jiangsu province, on October 15. Photo: AFP
China-EU relations

EU officials to push yuan appreciation in Beijing visits

The EU, ECB and Eurogroup are lining up coordinated trips to the Chinese capital as European leaders contend that a weak yuan is fuelling a flood of low-cost imports.

China economy

China’s private sector wages waver as gap widens with non-private firms

Tibet and Xinjiang continue to outshine some richer coastal provinces on wages as regional disparities remain stark.

China trade

China to boost protection of trade secrets against foreign entities

Draft rules would kick overseas businesses out of the China market if they infringe on trade secrets and threaten national sovereignty and security.

China’s Ministry of Commerce in Beijing. Photo: Getty Images
China birth rate

As births decline across China, 1 in 8 are born in Guangdong. What’s the secret?

Southern economic engine continues to outpace the national birth rate as Beijing steps up efforts to stabilise newborn numbers.

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China is grappling with low fertility, an ageing population and a shrinking workforce that many fear could impact its long-term economic prospects. Photo: Getty Images
China is grappling with low fertility, an ageing population and a shrinking workforce that many fear could impact its long-term economic prospects. Photo: Getty Images
Financial regulation

China’s tax bureaus issue disclosure orders amid offshore asset ultimatum

With the 90-day grace period now expired, officials are attempting to spur voluntary reporting of ownership, documentation.

China trade

China drafts rules to protect trade secrets from ‘foreign entities’

Provisions on trade secrets opened for public feedback, designed to protect ‘national sovereignty’ and ‘development interests’ against foreign entities.

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China and climate change

China, Europe should form ‘climate club’ for joint carbon pricing: energy expert

Adair Turner urges Beijing and Brussels to unite on emission fees as the US pulls back from climate commitments.

Smoke and steam rise from a coal processing plant in Hejin in China’s central Shanxi province on November 28, 2019. Photo: AP/File photo
Smoke and steam rise from a coal processing plant in Hejin in China’s central Shanxi province on November 28, 2019. Photo: AP/File photo
China’s private sector

In Focus | ‘Rampant’ unpaid debts, rising costs: why China’s private sector is hurting

With an economic slowdown adding to their woes, China’s private businesspeople lament heightened regulatory enforcement as a further strain.

Wealth management

China targets offshore trusts in widening push for taxes

Wealthy individuals faced a Thursday deadline to make tax payments tied to offshore trusts as a grace period came to an end.

China GDP

In Focus | Beijing wants more than GDP growth from local officials. Can they adapt?

Cadres at lower levels are juggling a complex set of priorities from Beijing – while still searching for new sources of growth.

Illustration: Henry Wong
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

China stresses supply chain stability, AI progress at Apec finance meeting

The Apec event in Hong Kong is a precursor to the leaders’ summit scheduled for Shenzhen on November 18 and 19.

Chinese Finance Minister Lan Foan delivering opening remarks at the Apec Finance Ministers’ Meeting in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Photo: Dickson Lee
Chinese Finance Minister Lan Foan delivering opening remarks at the Apec Finance Ministers’ Meeting in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Photo: Dickson Lee
Banking & finance

China’s shoring up of capital markets leaves investors nonplussed

Measures to inject liquidity in A-share market and backstop the bond market are signs regulators see ‘big bang’ intervention as unnecessary.

Banking & finance

PBOC plans bond liquidity backstop, pilots onshore yuan trade for foreign banks

Authorities will expand the pilot allowing securities firms to conduct foreign exchange settlement and sales to facilitate firms going global.

China GDP

Rebound in China’s GDP growth keeps 2026 target in sight

Third quarter expansion of 4.5 per cent, buoyed by exports to feed global AI infrastructure buildout, takes 9-month economic growth to 4.6 per cent.

Photo: CN-STR/AFP
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