China, once the engine of global economic growth, is now facing significant economic turmoil, with its growth story rapidly crumbling. In this video, we explore the multifaceted challenges that have pushed China’s economy to the brink,

China has reported its economy showed signs of slowing in July as factory output and retail sales slowed while housing prices fell further.

From reopening traditional Himalayan trade routes to easing travel and resuming direct flights, New Delhi and Beijing have unveiled a package of economic and people-to-people measures aimed at cautiously resetting their strained ties.

Trump has been remarkably consistent over the years about his core economic gripe: the trade deficit. In 1987, he spent nearly $100,000 to purchase a full-page ad in three U.S. newspapers that said: “It’s time for us to end our vast deficits by making Japan, and others who can afford it, pay.”

Policymakers are under pressure to roll out more stimulus to revive domestic demand and ward off external shocks to the $19 trillion economy.

The country could see its potential economic output halved by mid-century amid a flagging birthrate and aging workforce.

China’s export resilience and policy support, together with strong growth in India, will underpin future commodity demand despite an uncertain global outlook, according to BHP Group Ltd.

The marine economy is playing an increasingly important role in stimulating China’s GDP, from ocean-based energy generation efforts to fisheries.

This essay is an adaptation from Wang’s forthcoming book, Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future, which is available August 26, 2025. In cutting off rare-earth magnets, officials in Beijing flexed but one finger.

Poor data show the limits of Beijing’s wait-and-see approach.

China's stands at 84 percent, buoyed by debt-driven growth in the 2010s and a housing market crunch that heavily indebted local governments. London-based global advisory firm Oxford Economics estimates the Chinese economy's potential growth could be cut roughly in half by the 2050s.