Information warfare and the attack on social media
There was a warning last month that China had stepped up its disinformation campaign on the internet
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Italy reaches the end of a long and winding Road
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pulls the plug on China’s global infrastructure and transportation project
Beijing is left surrounded by a Great Wall of debt
Excessive borrowing by local governments and rampant spending have triggered a $11 trillion crisis
Chinese provocation whips up waves of war
Turning the South and East China Seas into no-go areas would be a prelude to invading Taiwan
Deng Xiaoping’s economic playbook has been ripped up
Foreign firms suffering discrimination and intellectual property theft have escalated under Xi’s policies
Xi’s personalized rule risks eroding Party politics
Delay in the annual plenum suggests China’s reform-era institutions have taken a hit
Ultra-fast fashion highlights a throwaway culture
Shein’s highly successful business model has been branded as ‘environmentally and socially destructive’
Why the spirit of the White Paper protests lives on
Last year’s student demonstrations against China’s zero-Covid policy are now seen as a turning point
Rivalry between China and the US is rooted in suspicion
There was nothing to suggest a reset in relations between Beijing and Washington after the Biden-Xi talks
Pneumonia outbreak infects China’s children
Parents question whether the authorities are ‘covering up an epidemic,’ according to media reports