Prolonged economic challenges tend to generate their own terminology. When the US struggled with low growth and below-target inflation in the years after the 2008 crisis, the oft-used phrase was ...

Employees work on the production line of a factory in Ningde, Fujian province, in May. Wang Wangwang / For China Daily Editor's Note: Since 2025, "anti-involution" has become a focus of China's ...

As the period covered by China’s next five-year plan begins, the official newspaper of the country’s ruling Communist Party urged local governments to curb the herd behaviour that could fuel ...

Editor's Note: Since 2025, "anti-involution" has become a focus of China's economic policies. Comprehensive measures to address "involution-style" competition may become a priority in economic and ...