Falling prices, weak consumer spending and a housing market crash help to explain why the Chinese government is taking steps to stimulate the economy.

Assurances from government officials on plans to strengthen the private sector offset a lack of specifics about economic stimulus.

The finance minister said Beijing would sell bonds to supplement spending and help banks but did not detail how much.

Beijing’s action came days after European nations moved toward tariffs on electric vehicles from China, and it included a threat to also hit pork and...

China has strategic reserves and alternatives like electric cars, should oil imports ever be interrupted.

Economic stimulus moves triggered a broad rally in trading in Shanghai and Shenzhen.

PVH, which owns Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, is targeted for allegedly avoiding purchases from the region where the Chinese government has cracked down on...

The country’s central bank also freed commercial banks to lend more money in a package of moves aimed at rekindling growth in a stagnant economy.

Beijing’s leaders are working with regional neighbors on the country’s western, northern and southern borders to develop new rail and sea links.

In talks in Beijing, the two sides made clear that many differences remain over Taiwan, technology export controls and trade disputes.