In recent months, Beijing has been cracking down at home and lashing out abroad. What lies behind the new assertiveness? David Shambaugh looks at some conflicting explanations
Beijing could be set to let the renminbi appreciate by as much as 5 per cent in a bid to slow its fast-growing economy, according to Jim O'Neill, chief economist at Goldman Sachs
China:As the mainland's richest man spends a second lunar new year held in conditions depicted by a freed fellow inmate as grim, the case against him remains vague
Chinese moves to restrain credit growth in its fast-growing economy rattled global markets on Friday at the end of a fractious week for investors with the eurozone facing its biggest test in a decade
The flagship state-controlled airline will buy 20 A320 aircraft from the European aerospace group in a deal that follows a similar agreement by rival China Southern Airlines
Chinese banks lent more money in January than in the previous three months and property prices rose strongly again, underlining why the authorities have been forced to take measures to rein in credit growth
Exports and imports continued to recover in January from the slump at the start of 2009 says new government figures, which underline the growing importance of other developing economies in Beijing's trade
As China's labour market tightens, wage-driven inflation should play a crucial role in helping the country rebalance its lopsided economy, says Arthur Kroeber
Last year just 65 Chinese businesses exhibited at the Spring Fair in Birmingham. This year 244 companies show off their wares as they seek to build international brands and raise margins
China has overtaken the European Union to become Iran's largest trading partner, underlining China's reluctance to agree to any further economic sanctions on Tehran
Two months after the Copenhagen climate change conference, one incident still causes a buzz in Beijing: the moment when, according to witness accounts, a Chinese official started to jab his finger at Barack Obama
The Saudi Arabian petrochemicals group, after a difficult year in its US and European markets, is focusing on growth in China via a joint venture with Sinopec
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