In previous five-yearly economic censuses, China revised up the size of the economy for 2018 by 2.1 per cent and for 2013 by 3.4 per cent
Thanks to the recent policy easing and near-term export strength, the World Bank sees China's gross domestic product growth at 4.9 per cent this year, up from its June forecast of 4.8 per cent
China has said local governments will be allowed to use special bonds to purchase unused land and support the purchase of existing commercial housing for use as affordable housing
China's industrial output grew 5.4 per cent in November year-on-year, up from the 5.3 per cent pace seen in October
India's GDP data faces growing scrutiny over transparency and reliability. To regain trust and ensure accuracy, a reform in statistical methods is critical to avoid pitfalls seen in China's approach
The injection expands an effort to ease the funding pressure that had been building in the market after China kicked off a $1.4 trillion program to help local governments cope with their off-balance
Shenzhen stands as a template for spectacular economic success, but now, deep anxiety looms over the impending Trump presidency
Morgan Stanley downgraded China to slight 'underweight' from 'equal weight' in emerging markets
There is growing evidence of liquidity tightening in the US, Wood said, which raises a near-term risk to equities
Officials estimate swapping hidden for official debt will save 600 billion yuan in interest for local governments over five years. Having money available for principal repayment
China's imports have slowed sharply this year as the world's second-largest economy faces strong deflationary pressures due to weak domestic demand and a long-standing property market crisis
The trip is Cook's second to China this year. His posts on the X-like Weibo social media platform showed he visited an organic farm and toured ancient neighbourhoods
China's export growth slowed sharply in September while imports also decelerated, undershooting forecasts by big margins and suggesting manufacturers are slashing prices
China's economy expanded 4.6 per cent in the third quarter from a year earlier
Authorities last week also launched the country's most aggressive stimulus package since the COVID-19 pandemic
Foreign investors pulled a record amount of money from China in the April-June period
China approved loans worth $4.61 billion to Africa last year, the first annual increase since 2016
July economic data, including a fall in household loans and a slow down in industrial output growth
PwC's China unit has already lost at least two-thirds of its accounting revenues from mainland-listed clients this year since its Evergrande audit failure
A continued property crisis and weak consumption dragged on China's economic recovery in July, according to data released Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics. Unemployment rose for the first time since February, clocking in at 5.2 per cent, compared to 5 per cent in June. Industrial production also rose more slowly than the previous month, showing a 5.1 per cent year-on-year increase in July, compared to a 5.3 per cent rise in June. Retail sales grew slightly more than analysts had expected, rising 2.7 per cent year-on-year in July, compared to 2 per cent in June. Statistics bureau spokesperson Liu Aihua said the recovery in consumption will be further consolidated given recent government policies to boost consumer spending. Beijing announced plans last month to use 150 billion Yuan (USD 20.9 billion) in government debt to finance trade-ins for consumer goods such as appliances and cars to stimulate spending. Consumption contributed around 60 per cent of China's economi