Keith Bradsher
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China Is Finally Trying to Fix Its Housing Crisis
After a year on the sidelines, Beijing this week took steps to get hundreds of billions of dollars into the hands of the country’s flailing...
Outbreaks Test China’s Efforts to Limit the Cost of ‘Zero Covid’
China wants to fine-tune its stringent pandemic restrictions to reduce the disruption to daily life caused by lockdowns. But officials are still taking few chances.
China G.D.P. Data Is Unexpectedly Released After Delay
China said its output was up 3.9 percent from July through September, better than in the spring but still far short of Beijing’s target for...
China’s GDP Data Delay Points to Murky Economic Picture
The delay in announcing routine growth data this week was only the latest example of how hard it has become to peer into China’s economy,...
China Delays the Release of G.D.P. and Other Economic Data
The unusual move comes as the country’s ruling elite has gathered in Beijing for the twice-a-decade national congress of the Communist Party.
China’s Communist Party Congress: What It Means for Business
The opening speech by Xi Jinping, the country’s top leader, could provide clues to policies with broad economic and financial implications. A new leadership team...
China Is the Wild Card in the Energy War With Russia
Slower growth in China has braked the rise in world energy prices and Russian riches, but Beijing has also stepped up its purchases of Russian...
In Global Slowdown, China Holds Sway Over Countries’ Fates
The lender of choice for many nations over the past decade, Beijing now has the power to cut them off, lend more or forgive some...
China’s Renminbi Weakens Past a Psychological Barrier Against the Dollar
The renminbi, which is tightly controlled by China’s central bank, has consistently traded at the weaker end of its range in recent weeks.
China’s Renminbi Weakens Past a Psychological Barrier Against the Dollar
The renminbi, which is tightly controlled by China’s central bank, has consistently traded at the weaker end of its range in recent weeks.