KEITH BRADSHER

Volkswagen and BASF, two German giants, are reassessing their activities in the region, where the Chinese government has cracked down on Muslim minorities.

The leading Chinese electric vehicle company, with origins as a battery maker, has posted two years of million-car growth in sales.

The country’s trade with Russia this year has exceeded $200 billion, and makers of cars and trucks are the big winners.

China misjudged the rapid expansion of its electric vehicle sector, leaving a shortfall of skilled technicians as young people shun manufacturing careers.

The ratings agency expressed concern about the potential cost to Beijing of bailing out debt-burdened local governments.

Consumer prices declined for the second time in four months, while prices charged by factories and other large producers have now been tumbling for over...

Instead of lending money for highways and bridges, China has shifted to providing emergency rescues for previous borrowers.

Policymakers, wary of inciting reckless borrowing in real estate, are instead investing heavily in factories and trying to help indebted local governments.

The government invested heavily on infrastructure, state-owned banks financed a boom in factory construction and consumers spent more, but the housing sector stumbled.

Xi Jinping enhanced China’s sway in the world by lending money for infrastructure. Now he’s collecting debts and rethinking his signature aid initiative.