Ebbing demand for China’s favourite firewater adds to debt concerns
In the Chinese village of Maotai, the local firewater named after the town is not only a key source of income, it’s a barometer of the country’s battered consumer market…
Hedge funds tailor win-win bets on China
Global hedge funds keen to navigate US-China trade tensions are amassing Chinese stock bets in the hopes of making huge profits if Beijing forms a pact with Donald Trump, or…
Coming soon to China: the car of the future
Global automakers are positioning for a brave new world of on-demand transport that will require a car of the future - hyper-connected, autonomous, and shared - and China may become…
Why the US is claiming China’s presence violates the Panama neutrality treaty
Some US lawmakers and officials are touting a nearly half-century-old treaty between the United States and Panama to justify the Trump administration’s threat to reclaim the Panama Canal - provided…
Between China and the US
DURING his recent official trip to China, President Asif Zardari reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the strategic partnership with that country. In his meetings with Chinese leaders, especially President Xi Jinping, the Pakistani leader…
China does more with less
The sudden rise of DeepSeek has been fascinating and instructive on so many levels. Just like that, it forced US-China headlines away from Trump’s tariffs, triggered a trillion-dollar bloodbath on…
China eyes negotiations as Trump threatens new tariffs
As Donald Trump steps up his tariff threats against China, Beijing is moving to beat the next US president to the punch with its own restrictions and get Washington to…
Global economy: China anchor of stability
Amid numerous challenges faced by the global economy, China, as the world’s second-largest economy, continues to serve as an “anchor of stability” and “source of momentum” for global economic development,…
The fragile balance of US-China trade
After decades of facilitating and even encouraging China’s rise, the dramatic shift by the US to a policy of containment could gather pace when Donald Trump takes over on January…
After decades, China sputters as engine of global oil demand growth
China’s crude oil imports are on track to peak as soon as next year as transport fuel demand begins to decline for the world’s top crude buyer, ending the country’s…
