China’s provinces and local governments enjoy a high degree of autonomy and this extends to their financing. Local government has the right to raise its own funds through the direct issuance of bonds.

China accused the US of unilateralism and economic bullying with tariffs, urging American companies to address the issue. Beijing implemented retaliatory tariffs and countermeasures while vowing ...

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China will continue to safeguard its sovereignty China urges US to stop using tariffs to suppress China's economy Chinese commerce groups aim to seek new markets, warn of US inflation Global stock ...

BEIJING, March 30 (Reuters) - Four of China's largest state-owned banks said on Sunday they plan to raise a combined 520 billion yuan ($71.60 billion) in private placements from investors ...

Parts of China’s space strategy might not seem directly tied to defense: plans for a joint Chinese-Russian lunar facility, a permanently-crewed space station or a burgeoning quasi-commercial ...

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Because crops like soybeans, wheat and corn, in particular, tend to travel by sea, this means that China’s customs officials will actually collect few tariffs until shipments arrive in China ...

Consumer prices in China have plunged to their lowest level in more than a year, highlighting persistent deflationary pressures in the world’s second-largest economy. The Consumer Price Index ...

Diego Garcia, a remote Indian Ocean island nearly 2,000 miles from the East African coast, boasts clear-blue waters, pristine beaches — and a US-UK military base at the heart of the great-power ...

India and China expressed mutual interest in fostering cooperation and strengthening relations following positive discussions between PM Modi and President Xi Jinping. Both countries aim to ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. China’s annual Congress ends with questions over how to revive its slowing economy, AP explains A Chinese ...