China Pledges Spending and Lower Taxes in Growth Effort

China announced new steps aimed at bolstering slowing economic growth by cutting taxes, spending more on developing the Yangtze River region and expanding financing for exporters.

China Economy Better Than Expected

The world’s No. 2 economy is better than early forecasts have suggested. On Wednesday, the World Bank upped the ante for China GDP, saying it would grow at 8.4 percent instead of their previous forecast of 8.1 percent.

China Manufacturing Unexpectedly Contracts as Orders Drop

China’s manufacturing unexpectedly shrank for the first time in nine months as new orders contracted and output rose at a slower pace, signaling the slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy is deepening.

Chinese industrial firms see profits dip as economy slows

Profits at China's industrial companies have dropped for the third successive month, as the slowdown in its economy hurt demand.

China's Economy At A Turning Point

All this year, the drumbeat with respect to China’s economy has been consistent. As the economies in Europe and the United States — China’s two largest export markets — have continued to struggle, and China has tightened credit in its war against inflation, the China economy has been slowing noticeably.