China and the United States announce a cybersecurity agreement

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...

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...

The IMF Executive Board decided that the renminbi met the criteria to join the Special Drawing Rights basket. The decision recognized China’s scale in global trade and its financial reforms, though...

Parties to the UN climate convention adopted the Paris Agreement, with China among the world’s largest emitters and a major participant in climate diplomacy. The agreement’s universal framework...

The AIIB’s Articles of Agreement entered into force, establishing the new multilateral lender. China’s central role reflected demands for greater representation in development finance and its capacity...

The AIIB formally opened for business with China as its largest shareholder and a broad multinational membership. Its creation expanded the institutional landscape of development finance and gave...