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Xi Jinping, China’s Leader, Nods to Economic Challenges

In a New Year’s address, Xi Jinping made a rare acknowledgment of the flagging economy while reiterating the government’s growth targets.

How E-Commerce Is Making China’s Deflation Worse

The push by Pinduoduo to lower prices has helped it become one of China’s fastest-growing e-commerce apps, and epitomizes a broader force plaguing the economy.

Why It’s So Hard for China to Fix Its Ailing Economy

A real estate collapse has made consumers cautious and businesses wary, as China confronts a crisis unlike any other since it opened its economy to...

Walmart Dumps Entire Stake in China’s JD.com

Walmart’s divestiture comes as its e-commerce partner has struggled to maintain its market share in the country’s cutthroat online sales industry.

Hit Chinese Video Game, ‘Wukong’ Seeks to Curb ‘Negative Discourse’

Black Myth: Wukong tried to forbid influential overseas streamers from discussing “feminist propaganda,” Covid-19 and China’s video game industry policies.

Chinese E.V. Makers Are Upending Thailand’s Auto Market

China’s electric vehicle companies are making inroads in Thailand, a key industry hub, as Europe and the United States wield tariffs to keep them out.

Guess Who’s Angry at China’s Real Estate Bailout: Homeowners

China has relaxed or eliminated measures on home buying to spur new purchases. This has made a vocal constituency of existing homeowners very unhappy.

China Claims Britain’s MI6 Recruited Chinese Couple as Spies

The accusation from China came a few weeks after Britain charged three men with assisting Hong Kong’s intelligence service.

China Is Buying Gold, Sending Prices to Record Highs

The global price of gold has reached its highest levels as Chinese investors and consumers, wary of real estate and stocks, buy the metal at...

China’s Pinduoduo Has Reshaped Discount Shopping

Pinduoduo appeals to people seeking deals and “downgraded spending,” as consumer purchasing in China has slowed recently amid economic rockiness.