State Grid, China’s largest utility company, is bracing itself for the rate of economic growth to fall to as low as 4 per cent over the next five years in the world’s second-largest economy, according<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/state-grid-warns-that-china-gdp-at-risk-of-slipping-to-4/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">State Grid warns that China GDP at risk of slipping to 4%</span></a></div>

WASHINGTON — President Trump signed an initial trade deal with China on Wednesday, bringing the first chapter of a protracted and economically damaging fight with one of the world’s largest economies to a close. The<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/trump-signs-china-trade-deal-putting-economic-conflict-on-pause/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">Trump Signs China Trade Deal, Putting Economic Conflict on Pause</span></a></div>

China’s economy grew by 6.1 per cent in 2019, the lowest annual growth rate for 29 years, the National Bureau of Statistics announced on Friday. The gross domestic product (GDP) figure came in a year<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/china-gdp-growth-last-year-was-6-1-per-cent-slowest-rate-for-29-years/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">China GDP growth last year was 6.1 per cent, slowest rate for 29 years</span></a></div>

DETROIT – General Motors expects continued challenges in China after a double-digit sales decline in 2019. GM’s sales in China dropped 15.1% to nearly 3.1 million vehicles last year compared with 2018, including a 13.3%<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/gm-warns-of-ongoing-challenges-in-china-as-sales-fall-15-in-2019/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">GM warns of ongoing challenges in China as sales fall 15% in 2019</span></a></div>

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Most Chinese, Europeans and U.S. citizens plan to fly less for holidays this year to limit aircraft carbon dioxide emissions and help prevent catastrophic climate change, a survey by the European Investment<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/europeans-chinese-americans-to-fly-less-in-2020-to-fight-climate-change-survey/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">Europeans, Chinese, Americans to fly less in 2020 to fight climate change: survey</span></a></div>

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration formally removed China’s designation as a currency manipulator on Monday, offering a major concession to the Chinese government as senior officials arrived in Washington to sign a trade agreement with<div class="excerpt-more"><a href="http://ccilc.pt/en/imprensa/u-s-says-china-is-no-longer-a-currency-manipulator/" class="more-link"> […] <span class="screen-reader-text">U.S. Says China Is No Longer a Currency Manipulator</span></a></div>