HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- China on Friday announced that its economic growth rate for 2024 was in line with the target set by a government beset by the threat of fresh U.S. tariffs, an enduring ...

A motoring expert has warned of the security risks imposed by a surge of Chinese electric vehicles into Australia which may be “controlled or updated in some way directly from China”.

Analysts say they see signs of malaise in China’s domestic economy, but those problems were offset mainly by robust exports and a $1 trillion trade surplus. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from ...

In a news release on Friday morning, China's National Bureau of Statistics reported its economy grew 5% in 2024 from a year ago, meeting its official target. Analysts polled by Reuters had ...

Thanks for joining us. Here are the key takeaways from China’s 2024 economic figures, the last big data release for the year. The numbers show the world’s No. 2 economy has picked up in the ...

According to experts the escalating US-China tech rivalry could disrupt Australia’s own automotive supply chain, particularly as several US manufacturers export to Australia. Australia is also ...

As he prepares for his second term, China’s dominance of global manufacturing is greater than ever. China just posted a trade surplus with the rest of the world of almost $1 trillion for 2024 ...

"I see Australia as the beachhead to counter China... That's why AUKUS is so important," said Michael McCaul, the chairman of the Republican House Foreign Affairs Committee, in a roundtable ...

For example, will the government target electric cars and solar inverter technologies, where China’s dominant position has raised concerns? Perhaps not, since we are reminded that foreign technology ...

LIKE LORD VOLDEMORT from Harry Potter, “Made in China 2025” is an initiative which induces so much fear and loathing abroad that Chinese officials dare not speak its name. The plan ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, speaks with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during ...