Corporate executives will pay $2,000 a head to dine with China’s leader in San Francisco next week, in one of a series of engagements aimed at stabilizing the U.S.-China relationship.
Category: China
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China Finance and Real Estate Sectors Threaten Economy, I.M.F. Says
The International Monetary Fund warned of risks from overstretched lenders and developers even as it raised economic growth forecasts for this year and next.
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Solar Manufacturing Lured to U.S. by Tax Credits in Climate Bill
A combination of government policies is finally succeeding in reversing a long decline in solar manufacturing in the United States.
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China Is Lending Billions to Countries in Financial Trouble
Instead of lending money for highways and bridges, China has shifted to providing emergency rescues for previous borrowers.
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More Semiconductors, Less Housing: China’s New Economic Plan
Policymakers, wary of inciting reckless borrowing in real estate, are instead investing heavily in factories and trying to help indebted local governments.
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China Is Winning in Solar Power, but Its Coal Use Is Raising Alarms
China is building as much clean energy capacity over four years as it had promised to build in 10 years, but continues to add coal-fired power plants.
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For China’s Jobless Young People, Hostels Are the Place to Be
Chinese backpacker hostels offering bunk beds for a few dollars a night have become hubs for the anxiety and ambitions of job-seeking youth.
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Migrant Workers Propelled China’s Rise. Now Many See Few Options.
Migrant workers, who moved from China’s villages to its big cities, were a secret weapon building the economy. Now many see few options.
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Foxconn, China Contractor for Apple, Said to Be Under Tax Audit
Chinese state media outlets say the Taiwanese factory giant is under investigation in four provinces. The company said it treated legal compliance as a “fundamental principle.”