Iron ore slump shows that China’s deflation risk is rising
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Iron ore slump shows that China’s deflation risk is rising

If the iron ore price is a barometer of the health of China’s economy,then it is signalling a level of weakness that ought to galvanise China’s policymakers.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz

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China’s foreign minister who ‘disappeared’ amid scandalous rumours re-emerges

China’s foreign minister who ‘disappeared’ amid scandalous rumours re-emerges

When China’s foreign minister Qin Gang mysteriously disappeared from public view his fate became the subject of intense speculation and wild rumours. None was true.

  • byEllen Nakashima andChristian Shepherd
‘Doom loop’:China is facing a lost decade

‘Doom loop’:China is facing a lost decade

China’s economic problems are spiralling as its citizens tighten their belts and investors pull billions of dollars out of the country.

  • bySzu Ping Chan
Xi Jinping has no plan B as the mood in China darkens
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Xi Jinping has no plan B as the mood in China darkens

China’s economic mess is weighing heavily on Australia and the rest of the world. Added to Beijing’s concerns is the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
China’s new bubble has sent tremors through Beijing

China’s new bubble has sent tremors through Beijing

Beijing is panicking and making some increasingly unusual moves as it struggles to avoid a major financial crisis.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
The 44-year-old behind Temu loses crown as China’s richest person after $21 billion wipeout

The 44-year-old behind Temu loses crown as China’s richest person after $21 billion wipeout

Colin Huang’s reign as China’s richest person only lasted about two weeks.

  • byVenus Feng andDiana Li
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China’s ‘harsh winter’ spells turbulent economic times for Australia

China’s ‘harsh winter’ spells turbulent economic times for Australia

President Xi Jinping’s push to end reliance on property-led growth has profound implications for the steel industry and is sending out global shockwaves.

  • byLisa Visentin
China has a ‘vicious’ problem and even Xi Jinping will struggle to fix it
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China has a ‘vicious’ problem and even Xi Jinping will struggle to fix it

Chinese companies continue to churn out more products than the world may need. Even Xi Jinping may be powerless to slow them down.

  • byShuli Ren
What Australia needs from China – more building,more babies
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What Australia needs from China – more building,more babies

China’s deflating property bubble and declining birth rate are,at last,grabbing the attention of Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Why are China’s youth pretending to be birds on social media?

Why are China’s youth pretending to be birds on social media?

In a quirky viral trend,young Chinese people are flocking online to impersonate birds and escape an uncertain future. One problem is that they can’t actually fly.

  • byYan Zhuang
China’s richest man risks losing crown after $20 billion wipeout

China’s richest man risks losing crown after $20 billion wipeout

Besieged by a price war in China’s bottled water market,Zhong Shanshan’s company has found itself on the wrong side of the country’s increasingly nationalistic consumers.

  • byBloomberg News