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China’s economy is growing, but it’s stuck in a deflationary trap
Analysis

China’s economy is growing, but it’s stuck in a deflationary trap

For China, hitting its annual growth target is as much a political victory as an economic one. It is proof that Beijing can weather slowing global demand, a slumping housing sector, and mounting pressure from Washington.

Is the US falling behind China?
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Is the US falling behind China?

For better and worse, China has become an engineering powerhouse. Dan Wang joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World to talk about what the US can learn from China’s example.

Putin and Xi ❤️ America
Puppet Regime

Putin and Xi ❤️ America

Really should sue for ip theft #PUPPETREGIME

​U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2025.
What We're Watching

Trump’s tariffs back on, until they’re not

US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian goods will take effect on March 4, reversing comments made one day earlier that suggested a delay until April.

​South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks on the government budget at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, 25 October 2022.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Yoon gets a raise, China sets record trade surplus, California Dems are ready for Trump, Ryanair wants drink limits

3: Despite being impeached and having a warrant out for his arrest, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol received his scheduled 3% pay raise on Monday, raising his annual salary to 262.6 million won, or $178,888.

​Friedrich Merz
What We're Watching

Talk vs. tariffs: Two strategies to tackle Donald Trump

As US President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, leaders in the world’s two largest trading blocs — China and the EU — are revealing their starkly different strategies for dealing with his “America First” trade policies.

Hot topics at the IMF-World Bank meetings
Global Stage Interviews

Hot topics at the IMF-World Bank meetings

Delegates at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings have been giving rosy outlooks to the press while the cameras are rolling, but GZERO Senior Writer Matthew Kendrick heard a different story in private settings. He told Tony Maciulis that the global outlook depends heavily on US policy continuity — which is highly unlikely under a second Trump administration — and successful efforts in China to revive its own floundering economy.

Residential and office buildings are seen in Beijing, China, January 10, 2017.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Chinese house prices drop, Maryland governor pardons cannabis convicts, Nuclear spending soars, Putin visits Kim, Record migration through Mexico

3.9: China reported Monday that home prices across the country fell at a faster rate in May than at any time since last summer. They’ve dropped 3.9% since last May, and they’ve now reached their lowest level since 2014.

​Two types of cicadas that resurface every 13 and 17 years, respectively, are making their rare appearance this spring.
Hard Numbers

HARD NUMBERS: Cicadas plan historic reunion, China uncorks stimulus binge, Collusion claim rocks shale, Argentina gets more IMF money, Melinda Gates walks out the door

Where the US & China agree - and where they don't
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Where the US & China agree - and where they don't

US Ambassador to China Nick Burns joins GZERO World from Beijing to unpack the complex, contentious state of the US-China relationship.