China is prepared for “possible unexpected shocks,” Premier Li Qiang told a gathering of global executives in Beijing, where he urged them to “resist protectionism” and defend globalization. CEOs ...

China on Thursday wrapped up a four-day meeting that laid out broad development priorities for the next five years. Analysts noted a significant change in Beijing's emphasis on consumption, while ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced plans to speed up the establishment of a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) development bank, signaling China’s push to expand the group’s economic ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep attends the China Development Forum in Beijing, an annual gathering of global business leaders where rising economic tensions with the U.S. are on display this year. More people ...

The recently concluded Fourth Plenum Session of the Communist Party of China approved the draft proposal for the 15th Five-Year Plan, setting the strategic direction for China’s next stage of ...

This is Part 4 in our Planet Money newsletter series on manufacturing and America. Part 1 asked why Americans aren't filling the manufacturing jobs that are already here. Part 2 dived deep into ...

In recent years, Africa has become a key focus for global infrastructure development, fueled by the continent's need to boost its economic capacity, improve trade, and promote regional integration. In ...

As China’s history shows, no matter if it is Tsarist, Bolshevik, Soviet, or “democratic,” Russia’s strategic and geopolitical logic guiding its behavior remain unchanged. In China’s case, history is ...