Why economists got free trade with China so wrong

With the year coming to a close, we're sharing our most popular Planet Money bonus episode of 2025! As U.S. trade with China ...
The New York Times

China’s Problem With Competition: There’s Too Much of It

The Chinese government is taking steps to rein in what it calls “involution,” or excessive competition that is hurting local companies and fueling the country’s deflationary spiral. Auto parts inside ...
National Review

China Can’t Solve Its Birth Dearth by Throwing Money at the Problem

Fifty Years of Gaslighting Israel at the U.N. Trump Deserves Credit for Focus on Nigerian Christians Troubles Mount for the ‘British Biased Corporation’ Democrats’ Misguided Response to Trump’s ...
Global Finance

China Problems Persist Despite Trump Trade Truce

Trump and Xi agreed to a one-year trade truce, easing tariffs and controls, though China’s deeper economic troubles are far from resolved. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed ...
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The growing problem with China’s unreliable numbers

As he prepared to speak at a panel in Washington last December, Chinese economist Gao Shanwen tapped the microphone not once but twice, as though to make sure he would be heard. “We do not know the ...