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The world's second-largest economy is sticking to its calls for global cooperation, which didn't stand out as much as other high-profile speeches at Davos.
That prediction would see China building aircraft-carriers at more than twice the clip of America, which plans to build only three of them over the same period. But America also plans to retire three carriers in the coming years,
BEIJING, Jan 26 (Reuters) - China will work to boost domestic consumption in services while stepping up efforts to push consumers to buy more goods, an official said on Monday, in the latest move to address industrial overcapacity and reduce the economy's reliance on overseas demand.
A combat veteran, Zhang Youxia was once seen as the most trusted man in Xi Jinping’s military. Now he has been accused of disloyalty to Mr. Xi.
China's industrial profits rose 0.6% in 2025 from a year earlier, snapping three consecutive years of declines, as Beijing sought to rein in excessive price competition.
His decision to go home early may seem nothing new. When the global financial crisis devastated China’s export sector in 2008, migrants returned to their rural homes en masse. The countryside was a safety valve: workers had negligible welfare support but could farm small plots of land until the economy roared back, as it did after massive stimulus.
BEIJING, Jan 26 (Reuters) - China on Monday warned its citizens against travelling to Japan during the Lunar New Year, its longest public holiday, as Beijing's anger over a comment Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made in early November about democratically governed Taiwan showed no signs of abating.
While the U.S. chases breakthroughs, China is betting on scale, speed, and real-world adoption—and that may prove decisive in the AI race.
Military turmoil in China raises Taiwan invasion concerns as Xi Jinping removes senior officers. Analysts warn of growing instability despite control.