Economic officials in Beijing believe China will grow by more than 8.0% in 2021 and note that this growth has come “against a backdrop of a US continuous crackdown and
Among the series of meetings that were held by China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi with the foreign ministers of numerous middle eastern countries between January 10 and
China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) submitted its 2022 crude oil and refined oil product import, export, and output goals to the State Council in late December. These NDRC
On Monday, January 8, as per custom, nine economic departments submitted their respective estimates for China’s Q4 and full year 2021 GDP growth rates to the State Council before the
Economic officials in Beijing believe China will grow by more than 8.0% in 2021 and note that this growth has come “against a backdrop of a US continuous crackdown and
China’s 2021 Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC) was held last week at the Jingxi Hotel in Beijing. While a communique was issued on Friday night, the meetings continued through Sunday,
Most of the reporting on the December 15 virtual meeting between China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has centered around Beijing’s expression of support for Putin’s demands
Since the White House officially announced on December 6 that the US will not send any diplomat or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, trade consultations between Beijing
China’s 2021 Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC) was held last week at the Jingxi Hotel in Beijing. While a communique was issued on Friday night, the meetings continued through Sunday,
Monetary Stimulus – Pumping Q1 2022 On the morning of December 6, local time, China’s President Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the Politburo of the Communist Party of
Sources in Beijing are eager to present upside pressure on the Chinese Renminbi, even as the US Dollar has also strengthened, as a reflection of powerful and positive trade flows,
According to official Chinese sources, China’s current total crude oil stockpiles, including the Strategic Petroleum Reserves, state-owned commercial crude oil reserves, and private commercial crude oil reserves, remained above 140
China’s Premier Li Keqiang presided over a meeting of the major economic departments of the State Council in Zhongnanhai last Friday after presiding over a symposium on the country’s economic
With no details provided to the public by either Washington or Beijing on the three-and-a-half-hour Monday night video meeting between US President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping, the
Beijing received a request from Washington last week for a virtual summit between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping to be held before November 20. The two sides agreed
The United States and European Union announced yesterday a pause in a trade dispute over steel and aluminum triggered in 2018 when the administration of then President Donald Trump, citing
GDP and Stimulus Over the weekend, China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported a deceleration in the country’s Q3 year on year GDP growth rate to 4.9% from 7.9% the
On Tuesday morning, Premier Li Keqiang presided over a meeting in Zhongnanhai to address China’s severe power shortages and rolling blackouts. As has been picked up by some media, the
Premier Li Keqiang, who is also the head of China’s National Energy Committee, presided over three meetings in Zhongnanhai over the last ten days. In those meetings, he stressed that
On the morning of October 9 (local time) China’s Vice Premier Liu He held a video call with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, marking the second time that Liu and
