Surging clean power supplies have allowed China's utilities to reduce their emissions from electricity production to record lows during the opening half of 2025.

The research center said its survey also found a "marked departure" from the results of a 2023 survey, with more people seeing China as the world's leading economic power. A median of 41 percent saw China as the top economy, compared with a 39 percent median who named the United States.

Beijing is taking an industrial policy approach to help its A.I. companies close the gap with those in the United States.

China is positioned to attract global talent as Trump’s policies weaken American competitiveness, some lawmakers say.

Global views of China and its leader Xi Jinping have improved, while opinions of the U.S. and Donald Trump have declined.

The report on China’s gross domestic product was released as the U.S. took stock of the latest inflation figures, which showed that Trump’s tariffs were starting to push up prices. Prices of the products most exposed to tariffs, like household furnishings, jumped significantly in June.

The country has been gradually expanding military cooperation with the U.S., Japan, and Beijing-claimed Taiwan.

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese state firm employee Zhang Jinming makes up for a 24% cut to his salary by delivering food for three hours every night after work and on weekends - and hopes he can avoid awkward encounters with colleagues.

U.S. President Donald Trump ratchet up tariffs on Chinese imports to a prohibitive level of 145%, spurring a round of stimulus measures from Beijing.