One of China’s poorest and most indebted provinces has admitted defeat in ... that could threaten the country’s financial and political stability. If that happens, it would be a major policy ...

In much of China ... province as stemming from broader desperation by the national government. The easing of restrictions to register new births, however, doesn’t just signal a political ...

Officials from some of China’s most ... sidelines of an annual political gathering in Beijing known as the “Two Sessions”, officials from Liaoning and Hebei provinces and the city of Tianjin ...

I write about Asia's role in the global political economy. China's National ... about China's provincial GDP map: the huge gap between the eastern coastal provinces and the rest of the country.

Since coming to power in 2012, Xi has promoted numerous people who worked for or with him when he held various senior roles in Shanghai and the provinces ... pinnacle of China's political power ...