Agreement establishing Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank signed

The zone opened to test reforms in trade, finance, investment, and administrative regulation. It signaled a new phase of economic opening aimed at moving from export manufacturing toward services...

Xi proposed a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road during a visit to Indonesia. Paired with the overland belt, the proposal widened China’s regional infrastructure and connectivity agenda toward...

The Party Central Committee adopted a decision outlining reforms in markets, governance, and state institutions. It announced a larger role for market forces while retaining strong Party direction,...

Students and civic groups occupied the Legislative Yuan in protest against opaque handling of a proposed cross-strait trade-in-services agreement. The movement demanded public scrutiny of economic...

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents took to the streets demanding democratic reform after Beijing’s framework for the 2017 chief executive election. The movement foregrounded local political...

The 22nd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting began in Beijing, bringing Asia-Pacific leaders together under China’s chairmanship. The meeting advanced regional connectivity and trade initiatives and...

Presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama announced parallel emissions and clean-energy commitments. The agreement helped build momentum for the Paris climate accord and showed China’s growing role in...

The cross-border program allowed investors in Shanghai and Hong Kong to trade selected shares through linked exchanges. It was a major step in the internationalization of China’s capital markets,...

The state-backed Silk Road Fund was established in Beijing to finance infrastructure and investment connected to the Belt and Road Initiative. Its creation gave China a new instrument for overseas...

The State Council issued a plan to upgrade manufacturing and develop high-tech industries. The strategy expressed an ambition to move from assembly and low-cost production toward innovation and...