President Xi’s regime rules with fear and repression
Destruction of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement reveals the true cost of China’s autocratic policies
Hong Kong
How Beijing has stifled freedom in Hong Kong
Under China’s ‘One Country, Two Systems’ model, human rights in the city have been eroded in the past two years
China fails to erase the Indelible City’s ethos of hope
Hong Kong ‘is a stain on Britain’s legacy and a reminder of the duplicity of the Chinese Communist Party’
Waves of anxiety crash into China’s Communist Party
Domestic and foreign policy gaffes make this the Year of Living Dangerously for President Xi Jinping
Perfect storm swirls around China’s economy
Bubbling beneath the surface is a river of debt that is threatening key sectors and local governments
‘China Dream’ turns into a Hong Kong nightmare
Covid-19 crisis is just the latest blow that has left the city reeling under Beijing’s rule
‘China mania’ rhetoric echoes Party propaganda line
Behind the Beijing Olympics hype lies a ruling Communist Party steeped in secrecy and subterfuge
Winter Olympics have been a coup for China’s regime
Staging the Beijing 2022 Games has bolstered the ruling Communist Party’s legitimacy
Defection of Chinese rocket scientist rocks Beijing
It could take China years to tweak its systems and render this ‘intelligence ineffective’
Soft power, boycotts and the Winter Olympics
Human rights abuses against the Uighurs, the Hong Kong crisis and the Omicron variant haunt the Beijing Games