China has reported its economy showed signs of slowing in July as factory output and retail sales slowed while housing prices fell further.

Policymakers are under pressure to roll out more stimulus to revive domestic demand and ward off external shocks to the $19 trillion economy.

The country could see its potential economic output halved by mid-century amid a flagging birthrate and aging workforce.

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif will visit China later this month to formally launch the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC-II), focusing on industrial zones, agriculture and Gwadar port expansion.

China’s first contraction in outstanding loans since 2005 has crystallized worries about a deepening downturn for the world’s second-largest economy.

China's stands at 84 percent, buoyed by debt-driven growth in the 2010s and a housing market crunch that heavily indebted local governments. London-based global advisory firm Oxford Economics estimates the Chinese economy's potential growth could be cut roughly in half by the 2050s.

Shehbaz Sharif is expected to travel to Beijing later this month to attend the SCO Summit from August 31 to September 1

Few commodities tell the story of China’s 21st-century economy better than humble cement, and its current output slump illustrates the depth of the nation’s building slowdown after the frenzy of the previous decade.

China's top leaders have pledged to support an economy that is facing various risks, by managing what is viewed as disorderly competition and beefing up capacity cuts in key industries in the second half of the year.

Top diplomats from Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan are meeting in Kabul for a trilateral summit. The meeting, set for Wednesday, aims to boost political, regional, and economic cooperation.

China’s engagement with its African counterparts in May spanned the gamut—from concrete economic dealmaking and forward-looking trade cooperation largely in North and East Africa to sports diplomacy

China’s economy is stuck in a rut. Beijing’s steady incremental stimulus fuels growth spurts that have proven to not be sustainable.