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China Social Spending Hits Highest Level in Nearly 2 Decades
China’s government spending has pivoted toward social welfare to a degree unseen for at least a generation, as it runs a ...
Why The ‘Bond Vigilantes’ Are Coming For China, Too
The People’s Bank of China is having a busier-than-usual summer, and not just because of Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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Can pensioners rescue China’s economy?
China is famous for its thrift. Households as a group now save over 30% of their disposable income. Migrant workers, like Mr Li, save even more: over 48%, according to one estimate, although some of ...
China's leaders vow support for economy, crackdown on disorderly competition
China's top leaders have pledged to support an economy that is facing various risks, by managing what is viewed as disorderly ...
Local government investigation into kindergarten lead poisoning in China reveals deep distrust in authorities
A case in which more than 200 kindergarten students in northwestern China were found to have abnormal blood lead levels is revealing a deep distrust in local government, as members of the public ...
US government may be abandoning the global climate fight, but new leaders are filling the void – including China
When President Donald Trump announced in early 2025 that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement for the ...
China earmarks $12.5 billion budget for 2025 childcare subsidies
China's finance ministry on Wednesday said it had earmarked 90 billion yuan ($12.54 billion) as an initial budget for ...
China’s climate lawfare should come under Bondi’s microscope, Kansas AG says
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is asking the Department of Justice to investigate the funding sources behind an ...
Apple shutters store in China for first time ever as struggles mount in second-largest market
It’s the first store in China that Apple has been forced to shut down since opening its flagship store in the country in 2008 ...
China's New Internet Law Raises Privacy Fears for 1 Billion Users
The internet in China is already tightly controlled and censored. The "Great Firewall" blocks the country's more than 1 ...
China is betting on a real-world use of AI to challenge U.S. control
Vying to control the future of artificial intelligence, Beijing is pushing the application of AI while the U.S. focuses on ...