Category: Economics & Trade

Calls for an end to the EU block on arms exports to China have stirred up a hornet?s nest of opposition ? while Europe continues to sell military equipment to Beijing.

The amicable resolution of the textiles dispute is the best evidence yet that Western Europe has moved from trying to beat the Chinese dragon to taming it with diplomacy.

It may be a hefty US$285 billion in size, but China?s GDP boost doesn?t represent a sea change in the country?s macroeconomic position. The true gain is more reliable numbers.

Shanghai is on everyone?s radar, but its role as a financial center still lags behind its futuristic image.

China?s underperforming banking sector continued to be a popular port of call for foreign investors as two of the world?s largest banks increased their activity in the ever more competitive race for a slice of China?s US$1.7 trillion household savings.