Plan for National Economic and Social Development of China. There is intense interest in the target rate of economic growth as well as the actual rate for 2026, given the continuing slump of the real ...

China entered 2026 with an economy that, on the surface, looks more resilient than it is beneath the surface. Beijing’s ...

Beijing is striving for tech self-reliance, aiming to embed intelligent technologies in its economy. But there is a tension in the strategy that could define China’s next decade.

China has set its lowest growth target in decades, acknowledging domestic challenges and pointing to global uncertainty.

That marks a slight downgrade from the "around 5%" target set in the past three years.

China has set an economic growth target at the slowest since 1991 at the opening of its annual national congress, in what ...

Exports and AI could offer solutions for a Chinese economy that continues to slow down in the face of multiple problems, ranging from weak domestic demand to high indebtedness.

China set its lowest economic growth target in decades on Thursday, announcing it would aim for 4.5-5% expansion in 2026 as the world’s second-largest economy grapples with weak domestic demand and an ...

For China, hitting its annual growth target is as much a political victory as an economic one. It is proof that Beijing can weather slowing global demand, a slumping housing sector, and mounting ...

The goal of between 4.5 percent and 5 percent, announced at a gathering of Communist Party leaders, was the lowest since 1991 and can offer clues about China’s policymaking plans.

China's Gen Z and millennials are losing faith in jobs, housing, and their futures. Their caution could slow China's economy — and the world's.