Chinese banks extended 346 billion yuan (nearly $48bn) of new loans in July, far short of forecasts, while floods have damaged crops in a key grain belt

Beijing "resolutely opposes" the US restrictions, after the Biden administration explains the 'narrow subsets' of its move and likely outcomes for various sectors in 2024, when the new rules will start

The US is expected to target private equity, venture capital and joint venture investments in China in chips, quantum computing and AI; firms will have to report that activity, sources say

Shares of Country Garden, which had liabilities of $194 billion as of end-2022, fell 14% on Tuesday. The firm said its usable cash had declined due to a deterioration in sales and refinancing

Some of the biggest rare-earth companies outside of China are facing challenges in refining elements for the green energy transition

Some city governments have hindered developers' access to tens of billions of dollars from property sales as the economy weakened in the second quarter

The world's largest crypto exchange withdrew from mainland China in 2017 during a regulatory crackdown, but the country is allegedly still the biggest source of its trading, a new report says

A spokesperson for China’s Defence ministry said the US must stop all forms of “military collusion” with Taiwan, saying Taiwan is a core Chinese interest that must not be crossed.

Obscure firms have shipped large cargoes of Russian oil this year, with crude often changing hands at sea and carried in old Liberian-flagged vessels, en-route to China and India

Macron flew into Noumea this week and warned that the push for independence in New Caledonia could mean "a China naval base tomorrow"; top US officials are also touring the region

The new governor of the People's Bank of China has been described by some as a hawkish and capable technocrat experienced in crisis management

Qin Gang’s disappearance and subsequent sacking has sparked questions about political transparency in China from analysts and diplomats