The Irish Times

China’s strict Covid strategy exacting a high economic price

Lockdowns have suspended assembly lines, grounded workers, trapped truck drivers and snarled ports

Mon Apr 18 2022 - 18:27

Shanghai lockdown stokes global supply chains anxiety

Electronic manufacturers halt production after restrictions extended

Wed Apr 13 2022 - 10:31

Shanghai eases Covid curbs for some even as factory closures widen

Residents from lower-risk zones still subject to controls amid confusion about how freely they can move

Tue Apr 12 2022 - 14:39

EU warns China not to help Russia wage war

Beijing appears to criticise EU's use of sanctions and insists Moscow's concerns must be addressed after talks with Brussels

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 19:27

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forges new unity of EU purpose on China

Bloc’s leaders to use Friday to put pressure on Beijing over its close ties with Moscow

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 19:38

Ukraine outcry and Covid chaos overshadow Xi’s celebrations

China’s image in West as willing enabler of Putin’s adventurism worsens

Fri Mar 04 2022 - 15:24

China posts record trade surplus on robust exports

Exports increased 20.9% year-on-year last month as trade surplus rises to $94.46bn

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 07:23

Evergrande braces for debt deadline after doubting ability to pay

Company says there is no guarantee it can make $82.5m debt payments due Monday

Mon Dec 06 2021 - 06:50

China’s economy grows slightly more slowly than expected

Expectations build that policymakers may have to do more to support the recovery

Thu Jul 15 2021 - 07:42

China passes law to restrict Hong Kong elections to ‘patriots’

Parliament approves move that consolidates Beijing’s authoritarian grip on city

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 13:28

China to tighten grip on Hong Kong with elections overhaul

Only ‘patriots’ will be allowed to stand and representation will be reduced

Fri Mar 05 2021 - 16:09

‘Constructive’ diplomatic contacts over Irish man detained in China

Taoiseach asks Chinese premier for review of O’Halloran’s case ‘on compassionate grounds’

Sun Feb 21 2021 - 19:35

EU bids for greater access to Chinese markets

Struggle to balance trade priorities with concerns over Hong Kong

Mon Jun 22 2020 - 18:35

European Union seeks to curb state-backed foreign rivals

Move aims to rein in unfair competition from China at sensitive time for Brussels’ relations with Beijing

Tue Jun 02 2020 - 19:13

China drops mention of GDP goal as virus slams economy

Omission from work report marks the first time China has not set a target for GDP

Fri May 22 2020 - 08:22

Hong Kong suspends Chinese tourist visas as coronavirus spreads

High-speed rail and cross-border ferry services to be stopped, with flights reduced

Tue Jan 28 2020 - 21:45

China growth slows to 27-year low as trade war bites

Resilient domestic consumption gives government some leeway as it tries to negotiate an end to trade dispute with US

Mon Jul 15 2019 - 10:29

China’s economy stabilising but risks lie ahead

Martin Wolf: Doubts linger about President Xi’s commitment to private enterprise

Wed Apr 03 2019 - 18:39

China’s economic performance ‘stable’ says premier

Government plans to stick with strategy of targeted policy support

Thu Mar 28 2019 - 05:17

Macron and Xi pledge unity at unprecedented Paris summit

Chinese president and EU leaders test the limits of their relationship at the Élysée Palace

Tue Mar 26 2019 - 19:24

China economic data puts dampener on global markets

Iseq rose 0.34%, helped by banks and property names

Tue Mar 05 2019 - 19:10

China to slash taxes, boost lending to prop up slowing economy

Government is targeting economic growth of 6.0 to 6.5% in 2019

Tue Mar 05 2019 - 07:33

Poor and desperate, a son makes medicine at home to treat his mother’s cancer

China’s ageing population is increasingly stricken with deadly diseases, but many cannot afford drugs

Mon Nov 12 2018 - 07:23

China and Japan reset strained relationship with new deals

Shinzo Abe hails agreements as ‘historic turning point’ on rare official visit to Beijing

Fri Oct 26 2018 - 11:01

Asia and Europe send strong message to Donald Trump

Brussels summit champions global co-operation in face of US protectionism

Fri Oct 19 2018 - 17:00

Chinese regulators fine drug firm €1.1bn for faulty vaccines

Scandal around safety of Changsheng Life Science medicines spark widespread fears

Wed Oct 17 2018 - 17:24

Outrage in China over sale of 250,000 faulty rabies vaccines

Concern on country’s social network following finding of forged production records

Mon Jul 23 2018 - 09:52

EU may be China’s trump card in dealing with US tariffs

Cantillon: China-EU summit gains extra dimension as US presses on with trade tariffs

Mon Jul 16 2018 - 20:52

China extends olive branch to US at summit with EU

Beijing does not want to sideline US, as Europe seeks common front against tariffs

Mon Jul 16 2018 - 13:15

EU summits with China and Japan will send strong message to US

Meetings expected to cement shared values and defend rules-based trading system

Mon Jul 16 2018 - 02:02

Liu Xia, widow of late dissident Liu Xiaobo, freed in China

Liu flies to Berlin for medical treatment after eight years under house arrest

Tue Jul 10 2018 - 09:38

China seeks closer ties with Europe as US trade war erupts

Beijing's premier meets leaders from central and eastern Europe

Sun Jul 08 2018 - 16:08

Merkel eyes business openings for Germany in China

Berlin and Beijing stand by Iran nuclear deal despite US decision to withdraw from pact

Thu May 24 2018 - 18:54

Trade and Iran on agenda as Angela Merkel makes 11th visit to China

Germany’s task is to keep both China and US onside despite contentious trade surpluses

Wed May 23 2018 - 16:25