Chinese state firm employee Zhang Jinming makes up for a 24% cut to his salary by delivering food for three hours every night after work and on weekends - and hopes he can avoid awkward encounters with colleagues.

China’s economy is officially expanding. GDP rose 5.2% in the second quarter of 2025, slightly above expectations. Retail sales jumped 6.4% in May. Exports have gained short-term momentum thanks to the recent trade deal with the United States.

Private firms, weaker growth and limited fiscal space will make it difficult for Beijing to rein in ‘neijuan’, analysts say.

China reaffirmed on Wednesday that it is normalising ties with the European Parliament, as Beijing seeks to forge closer economic and political ties with Brussels amid flaring global trade frictions.

Jensen Huang, the chipmaker’s chief executive, is trying to balance his company’s interests as the United States and China compete for supremacy in artificial intelligence.

China's economy showed signs of cooling in the second quarter of the year. Trade tensions and a property downturn contributed to this slowdown, increasing pressure on policymakers to introduce more stimulus measures.

BEIJING -- China's national economic development zones serve as powerful engines for regional growth, driving industrial advancement across both prosperous and less-developed regions, according to a guest speaker on the latest episode of the China Economic Roundtable, the all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency.

Australia’s pursuit of growing trade dependence on China is making us increasingly vulnerable to Beijing and its coercion toolkit.