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Beijing has spent its way to a sugar high. Since last November, Beijing has spent perhaps as much as $900 billion--from its own funds as well as those of the larger state banks--to jump start its $4.3 trillion economy. No government can disburse that amount of cash without creating some economic activity.

China's economic growth picked up last quarter as expected as a combination of breakneck investment and buoyant bank lending more than made up for a slump in exports.

Foreign direct investment into China rose 19% in September, suggesting appetite from abroad for investing in China is picking up as the economy recovers.

Fourth seed Andy Roddick pulls out of the Shanghai Masters after injuring his knee in a second round match against Stanislas Wawrinka.

China and Russia signed contracts worth several billion dollars, but didn't reach a breakthrough in negotiations to supply Russian gas to China.

The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea kicked off a summit in Beijing on Saturday expected to focus on bringing North Korea back to nuclear disarmament talks and building regional trust. The gathering is the second leg of new Japanese ...

GM completed an agreement to sell Hummer to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery.

General Motors Co. said Friday it set a sales record in China in September and total sales for the first nine months of the year rose 55 percent to nearly 1.3 million vehicles.

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, held talks with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China as his government tried to mend ties with Beijing.

The 60th anniversary parade will showcase military technology, most of which was made in China.