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Chinese retail sales rose 8.5% in July, less than expected at 11.5%, according to analysts polled by Reuters. Chinese retail sales rose 12.5% in June. Auto-related sales, the largest component of retail sales by value, were the only category to decline in July, declining 1.8% year-on-year. Industrial production grew by …

Auto sales in China declined by 11.9% in July, compared to the same month last year. Data from the China Automobile Manufacturers Association revealed that total sales in the world’s largest auto market amounted to 1.86 million vehicles in July. Sales of new energy vehicles, including battery-electric cars, gasoline-electric hybrid …

China’s central bank said it will maintain a flexible and accommodative prudent monetary policy while prioritizing stability. In its monetary policy implementation report for the second quarter of the year, the People’s Bank of China said it will keep liquidity reasonably plentiful and boost support for technology innovation, small businesses, …

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has warned on Tuesday that the U.S. could go to an actual war with a major power due to cyberattacks. highlighting what Washington sees as growing threats posed by Russia and China. “I think it is more than likely we are going …

Earnings growth for industrial firms in China slowed for the fourth consecutive month, as higher raw material prices squeezed factory margins, suggesting some weakness in the world’s second-largest economy’s recovery. Profits of industrial companies rose 20% year on year in June to 791.8 billion yuan, or about $122.27 billion, according …

The United States is the “inventor of coercive diplomacy”, China’s vice foreign minister Xie Feng told U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Monday, according to a statement on the foreign ministry website.

China asks the US to remove visa restrictions on Chinese communist party members, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing comments from the country’s Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng following his meeting with the US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.

A senior health official said that China has rejected the World Health Organization’s plan to conduct the second stage of investigation into the origin of the Coronavirus, which includes the hypothesis that it may have leaked from a Chinese laboratory. The World Health Organization this month proposed conducting a second …

The decline in Chinese auto sales increased by 12.4% in June for the second month in a row, after falling by 3% in May. Data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers Friday (July 9) showed that sales in China, the world’s largest auto market, totaled 2.02 million vehicles sold …

China continues with severe measures against tech platforms, especially U.S.-listed firms, after the removal of Didi Chuxing from Chinese app stores. Authorities in Beijing have reportedly announced investigating Boss Zhipin, Yunmanman, and Huochebang, the Financial Times reported. It is worth pinpointing that Didi Chuxing is considered China’s biggest ride-hailing company. …