China faces an economic headache after the Party
Disappearing data is unlikely to pop up until after the 20th National Congress big bash in Beijing
Communist Party of China
Autocrat Xi masterminds Great Fall of the People
Chinese citizens face more misery as the ‘chairman of everything’ doubles down on draconian policies during his Beijing address
Choreographed cliches fail to hide China’s weakness
Discontent at home and a changing landscape abroad overshadow the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party
US chips away at China’s high-tech military complex
Virtual export ban will target AI industry and supercomputers amid rising tension in the Taiwan Strait
How China’s security services target overseas dissidents
Chinese Communist Party set up ‘Police Service Centers’ abroad to monitor ‘suspects,’ report reveals
Xi’s dangerous power trip as chairman of everything
A third term in office for China’s ‘Red Emperor’ would be a ‘tragic mistake’ and a perilous precedent
Taiwan’s motto has become ‘get it where you can’
China has put the island democracy in the invidious position of having to take whatever friends it can get
China mobilizes celeb culture to push Taiwan policy
Leading Chinese stars have rushed online to repost Beijing’s official line on the state of the democratic island
Big business left choking on President Xi’s dogma
Foreign companies wake up to a Chinese nightmare as economic and geopolitical tensions rise
China calls the ‘shots’ as Russia fires blanks
President Putin’s stark admission highlights President Xi’s leading role in Beijing’s alliance with Moscow