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12 Mar 19
China donates more international aid than any other country. But is it really the force for good it claims to be? Victor Smart investigates.
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5 Mar 19
China’s premier Li Keqiang warned parliament the country’s economy faces “a tough struggle” as he announced bigger spending plans and tax cuts to boost growth.
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27 Feb 19
US president Donald Trump has said he will delay imposing new tariffs on Chinese goods, which were due to kick in on 1 March.
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7 Feb 19
The ongoing trade row between China and the US could have a hugely negative impact on both countries, the United Nations has warned.
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21 Jan 19
China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in nearly 30 years last year amid the ongoing trade tension with the US.
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17 Jan 19
China’s anti-corruption watchdog will crack down on fraud in education, health and areas of concern to the public, it has announced.
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11 Jan 19
China has said talks with the US this week “laid the foundations” to resolve the ongoing trade war.
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4 Jan 19
The US and China are due to hold talks next week in an attempt to ease the ongoing trade war.
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19 Dec 18
India will help the Maldives boost economic and social development through a $1.4bn support package, prime minister Narendra Modi has announced.
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14 Dec 18
China could cut tariffs on US-made cars to 15% from the current 40%, undoing the import duty hike it introduced this summer.
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4 Dec 18
The world’s most powerful economies have agreed to improve the global trading system as US president Donald Trump delays Chinese tariffs.
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3 Dec 18
Zimbabwe will get a new parliament building with help from China, the information ministry has tweeted.
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27 Nov 18
To run a truly global foreign policy, the ultimate challenge for China is winning hearts and minds rather than showering cash, says Chatham House’s Dr Yu Jie.
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19 Nov 18
For the first time, world leaders wrapped up an Asian economic summit without a formal joint statement because of trade tensions between the US and China.
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19 Nov 18
No developing country will fall into a ‘debt trap’ by working with Beijing, the Chinese foreign ministry has said in response to US criticism.
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7 Nov 18
Corruption and money laundering are the “biggest hurdles” stopping Pakistan from developing and pulling people out of poverty, prime minister Imran Khan has warned.
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2 Nov 18
China has indicated it will support Pakistan as the country struggles with a “very difficult” economic situation.
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22 Oct 18
The Chinese economy is growing at the slowest pace in a decade as the trade war with the US escalates.
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9 Oct 18
The Chinese government has adopted a multi-pronged strategy to alleviate poverty, including economic stimulus, better data and welfare benefits, says the University of Illinois’s James L Chan.
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19 Sep 18
The US and China have imposed new tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of goods, marking the biggest round of US tariffs so far in the escalating trade war.
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3 Sep 18
China’s president has pledged $60bn worth of financing for developing African nationals but warned against “vanity projects”.
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28 Aug 18
China is proposing a shake up of income tax law as part of revisions to its civil code.
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24 Aug 18
The US and China have escalated their ongoing trade war by implementing new 25% tariffs on billions of dollars worth of imports on both sides.
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21 Aug 18
China will be asked to write off debts owed by Pacific island countries as repayments are a huge burden, Tonga’s prime minister has said.
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14 Aug 18
China’s foreign ministry has denied trying to exert control over the Pacific through aid after a think-tank revealed it has become the second-largest donor in the region.