The global artificial intelligence boom that has helped sustain Chinese economic momentum this year still can’t offset its domestic woes, particularly in its stock market.

BANGKOK — China's top leaders on Thursday elevated the only remaining general on the commission that oversees the country's military to the Politburo, the top governing body of the Communist Party.

Beijing has reported robust growth this year, but a growing chorus of economists are asking if the numbers are accurate.

Xi Jinping has enforced loyalty as he prepares to claim a fourth term as leader. Among those removed was a prominent former diplomat, Liu Jianchao.

Last week Beijing’s deputy mayor was meeting with Walmart CEO John Furner and encouraging American companies to invest in China. Now he has vanished from public life, the latest to be swept up in an anti-corruption purge that has ensnared a galaxy of China’s talent: a former top judge,

Beijing is rushing to shore up its struggling stock markets as China’s AI trade goes into reverse amid slowing economic momentum and a lack of large-scale fiscal stimulus. The CSI 300 index of Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed stocks has entered a technical bear market, down 10 per cent year to date and more than 20 per cent from a June peak.

A new wave of Chinese exports is rewriting what it means to be made in China. Textiles, furniture and cheap electronics are being joined by a new generation of high-tech, high-quality products once associated with Japan, Europe or the United States.

Investigators believed the woman, Alice Huang, was recruited based on her relationship with Jensen Huang.

“Back to Starbucks started as our turnaround plan. Now, it’s our growth plan,” he said on Thursday as the group also announced its intention to resume share repurchases in 2027. Buybacks were suspended in 2022 by former chief executive Howard Schultz.

China's factory activity was likely flat in October from the previous month, as the manufacturing sector continued to move at two speeds, with advanced manufacturers racing ahead and legacy ones still under pressure.