China and United States announce climate commitments

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...

Twenty-one prospective founding members signed the AIIB Articles of Agreement in Beijing. The bank represented China’s effort to shape multilateral development finance and address infrastructure gaps,...

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...

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...

Presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama agreed that governments should not conduct or knowingly support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property for commercial advantage. The agreement reflected...

The Communist Party announced that couples would be allowed to have two children. The shift responded to demographic pressures created by decades of population policy and altered the social...