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Hannah Miao

ARTICLES BY HANNAH MIAO

China’s total population fell to 1.405 billion at the end of 2025, down from 1.408 billion recorded in 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. (File Photo: Reuters)

China’s population falls for fourth straight year

1 min read . 19 Jan 2026

Xiaomi's first electric vehicle, the SU7, at an event in Beijing in 2023. File photo: Reuters

The hardest reservation in China is a factory tour

4 min read . 04 Jan 2026

The world’s second-largest economy offered Sam’s Club a chance for a do-over. (REUTERS)

Sam’s Club is beating Costco at its own game—in China

6 min read . 29 Dec 2025

Mourners pay a floral tribute to Bondi Beach shooting victims on December 15, 2025. A father-and-son team toting long-barrelled guns shot and killed 15 people, with authorities labelling it an antisemitic terrorist attack on a Jewish festival. (Photo: AFP)

Decades of tight gun laws failed to prevent Sydney terrorist attack

2 min read . 15 Dec 2025

A Louis Vuitton store in Shanghai.

China used to be a cash cow for Western companies. Now it’s a test lab.

5 min read . 30 Nov 2025

US President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP)

US-China truce brings little peace for businesses caught in superpower standoff

5 min read . 30 Oct 2025

Now, under the new framework, the U.S. expects China to delay the new rare-earths rules. (AFP)

Trump, Xi to discuss lowering China tariffs for fentanyl crackdown

3 min read . 29 Oct 2025

Zhang Jing was one of the handful of people under 40 at the Chongqing market searching for spouses. (Photo: Gilles Sabrié for WSJ)

The hottest dating app in China is a park

4 min read . 21 Oct 2025

Chinese carmaker Xiaomi is part of an EV sector where intense competition is driving down prices.

A new challenge for China’s economy: ‘Involution’

5 min read . 19 Oct 2025

Tariffs on Chinese goods are paid for by U.S. importers but can hurt China’s factories by raising the cost of made-in-China products for Americans. (Bloomberg)

Trump’s fresh tariff assault threatens China’s fragile economy

6 min read . 13 Oct 2025

Viral videos and social-media influencers have helped attract global visitors to Chongqing. (Photo: Gilles Sabrié for WSJ)

Tourists are flocking to a Chinese megacity that’s straight out of sci-fi

2 min read . 30 Sept 2025

Hangzhou, China, has emerged as a tech powerhouse. (Photo: WSJ)

The city leading China’s charge to pull ahead in AI

5 min read . 13 Sept 2025

A Luckin Coffee outlet. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

The Chinese coffee chain that’s muscling in on Starbucks’s turf

8 min read . 27 Jul 2025

China’s move to restrict rare-earth magnets was felt acutely through the global automotive, electronics and defense industries. (Photo: Katie Hayes Luke for WSJ)

China flexes chokehold on rare-earth magnets as exports plunge in May

3 min read . 20 Jun 2025

The ‘Trump Always Chickens Out’ term refers to the president’s tendency to announce tough policies only to backtrack on those threats later. (AFP)

Tariff ruling is a setback for Trump but doesn’t end trade war

5 min read . 29 May 2025

China is pushing domestic consumption to offset trade war impact, but deep-rooted issues hinder lasting spending growth. (REUTERS)

China turns to consumers to boost growth, but households are wary

4 min read . 27 May 2025

Shipping containers are stacked at a port in Shanghai. China said on May 9 sales to the United States slumped last month while its total exports topped forecasts, as Beijing fought a gruelling trade war with its superpower rival. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

The 90-day rush to get goods out of China

4 min read . 25 May 2025

Trump's tariff pause triggers a rush to import into the US, distorting trade, boosting some economies, and creating deadline-driven chaos for businesses.

The rush to beat tariffs is distorting the economy. It has barely started.

5 min read . 01 May 2025

US tariffs force Chinese textile firm to seek new markets in Indonesia after losing US orders. (Image: Reuters)

Chinese manufacturers are scouring the world for new buyers

5 min read . 27 Apr 2025

US tariffs hit Chinese factories hard as orders get cancelled and prices can't drop further. (Image: AFP)

As US buyers cancel orders, Chinese factories say no more discounts

5 min read . 10 Apr 2025