China’s economy risks drowning in a river of debt
Rising concerns about ballooning loans propping up the property landscape add to an atmosphere of anxiety
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Beijing and Moscow push back against democracies
Growing pressure from the West has forced China and Russia to ‘circle the wagons’
US and EU up the ante on China in a game of loans
Washington and Brussels aim to untangle Beijing’s New Silk Roads with sustainable funding for global development
China-US battle looms over Equatorial Guinea
The great-power skirmish over the tiny African nation reflects the tension between Washington and Beijing
Pearl Harbor attack offers haunting lessons for today
China’s growing influence has slowly focused geopolitical attention back to the Pacific Islands
China’s C919 airliner is buffeted by turbulence
The COMAC rival to Airbus and Boeing flies into choppy weather amid testing glitches
Dire straits expose the issues facing China and Taiwan
The ‘One-Country’ principle is a complex policy with its roots in the chaos following the civil war in China
Luxury brand names can face an online minefield in China
L’Oréal row shows how important influencers have become as endorsers of luxury labels
Is China’s military just like a ‘paper dragon?’
Amid the hype surrounding the People’s Liberation Army, not one soldier, sailor or airmen has been battle-tested
China’s New Silk Roads can wreck weak economies
British spy chief Richard Moore warns of ‘debt and data traps’ behind Beijing’s foreign policy goals