Hong Kong’s press freedom record is in free fall
900 journalists have lost their jobs while others are languishing in prison under the National Security Law
China Watch
London calling would shine an ethical light on Shein
Activists could disrupt the fast fashion brand’s growth as awareness of unsustainable practices grow
Mongolia fears being dragged into a New Cold War
The multiparty democracy faces a difficult balancing act as it sits landlocked between China and Russia
Hong Kong in the grip of an emigration wave
‘Uncertainty’ and the ‘National Security Law’ continue to drive the exodus as the city struggles to return to normal
Rich pickings for President Xi and the Party elite
China shelves Western-style capitalism on the alter of Maoism amid a purge on the wealthy
Take a deep breath as the origins of Covid deepen
China rolls out ‘aerosol’ vaccine just days after a study suggests the virus could have been genetically modified
Protests reveal the brutality of Xi’s dictatorial rule
The Chinese Communist Party’s crackdown on freedom of speech at home is now being exported abroad
Why the ‘chip’ of state might have already sailed
Waves of change have left the semiconductor supply chain ‘simultaneously global and highly concentrated’
Hong Kong gripped by nostalgia for a ‘golden age’
Show of respect for Queen Elizabeth II sends a coded message to Beijing and the Communist Party