Hong Kong targets bank accounts of jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai
Financial sector dragged into the crackdown to silence the democracy activist and Apple Daily founder, report claims
China
China’s clean-up campaign shrouded in a smokescreen
Beijing appears to be facing a US$900 billion shortfall as it deals with environmental challenges
China’s state-run hackers playing a game of spies
They have helped Beijing find new ways to conduct surveillance at home and abroad
Lab leak theory fuels growing calls for new China ‘probe’
Beijing brands US report ‘lies’ amid allegations that lab ‘researchers became sick’ just before Wuhan outbreak
Digital yuan risks being a danger to global stability
Beijing’s plan comes in the wake of rising tension between China, the US and Europe
Gusts of inflationary winds are blowing in from China
Rising raw material prices will hit global consumers as Chinese manufacturers pass on increases
Global brand names have been enticed into a China trap
Addicted to ballooning sales, multinational firms might moan about access but still appear to tow Beijing’s line
How Beijing waged a global Covid-19 media war
China has used ‘fake news’ to turn the pandemic narrative around while highlighting Western failures
Xi’s regime has created an ‘open-air prison’ in Xinjiang
US State Department and UN group accuse China of religious repression and ‘crimes against humanity’
Security law threatens to trigger Hong Kong exodus
China’s clampdown in the free-wheeling city could spark a brain drain