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Keith Bradsher
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Gold Bars and Tokyo Apartments: How Money Is Flowing Out of China.
Chinese families are sending money overseas, a sign of worry about the country’s economic and political future. But a cheaper currency is also helping exports.
An Oratorio About Shanghai’s Jews Opens in China at a Difficult Time
“Émigré,” about Jews who fled Nazi Germany, debuts amid U.S.-China tensions and cultural rifts over the Israel-Hamas war. It comes to New York in February.
China Consumer Prices Fall, Renewing Fears of Deflation
Consumer prices declined for the second time in four months, while prices charged by factories and other large producers have now been tumbling for over…
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
China’s Economy Grew More Than Expected Over the Summer
The government spent heavily on infrastructure, state-owned banks financed a boom in factory construction and consumers spent more, but the housing sector stumbled.
What is China’s Belt and Road Initiative and How Is It Changing?
Xi Jinping enhanced China’s sway in the world by lending money for infrastructure. Now he’s collecting debts and rethinking his signature aid initiative.
