Almost every major sector experienced a weakening in both revenue and profit margin compared with June, led by a steep slide in retail, according to China Beige Book, a US-based data provider.

China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index came in July came in at 49.3, conpared to 49.0 in the previous month, according to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics on Monday.

Qin Gang does not feature on the website's list of "former ministers" and a search for his name turns up: "Sorry, Qin Gang is not found."

“It may only take 10 seconds — not an hour or a month — for the Wall Street stock market to collapse if a war breaks out in the Taiwan Strait,” Taiwanese billionaire and founder of Foxconn Terry Gou said in a Facebook post.

Instead of rapid price gains predicted by some economists at the beginning of the year, China is experiencing a rare period of falling prices. That’s a clear contrast to the rocketing inflation that followed the reopening of the US and other major economies…

The regulations will only affect future investments, not existing ones, an administration official told Reuters.

“China has the highest unemployment rate going,” US President Joe Biden said, “So they got some problems. That’s not good because when bad folks have problems, they do bad things.”

Taiwan's vice-president William Lai reiterated in New York that on the basic of dignity and parity he was "very willing" to talk to China and seek peace and stability, following Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's policies.

The People’s Bank of China on Tuesday lowered the rate on its one-year loans — or medium-term lending facility — by 15 basis points to 2.5 percent, the steepest cut in three years. The move came shortly before the release of July data that showed weak consumer…

"Hedge funds have net sold Chinese stocks in eight of the last ten sessions on the prime book through 8/14," Goldman Sachs said in a report, adding its clients divested both their long and short positions.