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Consumer spending has finally collapsed in China
Consumer spending has finally collapsed in China
Booming exports fueled by state-funded subsidies are crashing into a domestic slump
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Australia in the sights of China’s military machine
Australia in the sights of China’s military machine
Analysis
China-US energy wars and Taiwan’s balancing act
China-US energy wars and Taiwan’s balancing act
Chinese temple overlooking shipping harbour
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China Shock 2.0 evokes fears of an EU ‘rust belt’
China Shock 2.0 evokes fears of an EU ‘rust belt’
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Is the sun starting to set on the ‘American empire?’
Is the sun starting to set on the ‘American empire?’
Talking Point
China’s Great Wall 2.0 is going up at breakneck speed
China’s Great Wall 2.0 is going up at breakneck speed
Commentary
Europe’s squeezed between China and the United States
Europe’s squeezed between China and the United States
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China keeps peddling lies about Tiananmen massacre
China keeps peddling lies about Tiananmen massacre
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China and the US risk sleepwalking into a nuclear war
China and the US risk sleepwalking into a nuclear war
The Long Read
Why Beijing has become the world’s ‘living room’ 
Why Beijing has become the world’s ‘living room’ 
China is enjoying the global stage, but there are limits to its influence
News
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Biotech battle breaks out between China and the US
Biotech battle breaks out between China and the US
Viewpoint
Quad pod still has a vital role to play against China
Quad pod still has a vital role to play against China
Talking Point
Mad, mad world of China’s AI rivalry with the US
Mad, mad world of China’s AI rivalry with the US
Talking Point
How China’s autocrats are aiming to absorb Taiwan
How China’s autocrats are aiming to absorb Taiwan
Talking Point
China’s export shock masks an economy in crisis 
China’s export shock masks an economy in crisis 
Commentary
China’s aim is to become the ‘sole superpower’
China’s aim is to become the ‘sole superpower’
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AI apocalypse or a brave new world for humankind?
AI apocalypse or a brave new world for humankind?
Behind The News
China spying strikes and the American AI revolution
China spying strikes and the American AI revolution
Replay
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Loose lips risk sinking Trump’s foreign policy ships
Loose lips risk sinking Trump’s foreign policy ships
Commentary
Putin will have nervously watched Trump and Xi show
Putin will have nervously watched Trump and Xi show
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Trump and Xi stroll through ‘Heaven’ amid Taiwan threats
Trump and Xi stroll through ‘Heaven’ amid Taiwan threats
Talking Point
Why China’s Zoomers and Millennials crave for change
Why China’s Zoomers and Millennials crave for change
Behind The News
Pretense of solving major China-US issues has gone
Pretense of solving major China-US issues has gone
Viewpoint
China’s neighbors should beware of Beijing’s trap
China’s neighbors should beware of Beijing’s trap
Analysis
Europe and the US buffeted by China’s trade winds 
Europe and the US buffeted by China’s trade winds 
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President Trump must stop making China great again
President Trump must stop making China great again
Replay
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How toxic Trump helped Xi’s China become ‘cool’
How toxic Trump helped Xi’s China become ‘cool’
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Brussels flexes its muscles amid Beijing’s backlash
Brussels flexes its muscles amid Beijing’s backlash
Big Picture
China and Russia will seize on US weapons crunch
China and Russia will seize on US weapons crunch
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Red lights flash over China’s green tech in Europe
Red lights flash over China’s green tech in Europe
Talking Point
‘Manusgate’, Trump’s trip and the big China rip-off 
‘Manusgate’, Trump’s trip and the big China rip-off 
Behind The News
China’s clean tech and how king oil lost its crown
China’s clean tech and how king oil lost its crown
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AI boom explodes China’s unemployment time bomb 
AI boom explodes China’s unemployment time bomb 
Commentary
President Xi is doubling down on state-led growth
President Xi is doubling down on state-led growth