China risks sending the global economy into a tailspin
Rising debt and President Xi’s ‘zero-Covid’ policy highlight the threats facing the world’s second-largest economy
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China’s growing attempts to influence US politics
Beijing appears to be interfering in American elections through lobbying, control of foreign media and hoax campaigns
President Xi and the ‘end of an era’ in China
EU Chamber of Commerce President Joerg Wuttke outlines the business realities in the world’s second-largest economy
Chancellor Scholz appears to be Chinese crackers
A high-level German delegation to Beijing causes consternation inside the European Union and angers France
‘Lying flat’ generation stands up in silent protest
The spread of the movement across China highlights the challenges facing the CCP and the country
Covid-19 curbs leave China’s economy creaking
President Xi Jinping’s ideological push is wrecking the country’s manufacturing base and stifling consumer demand
Take a deep breath as the origins of Covid deepen
China rolls out ‘aerosol’ vaccine just days after a study suggests the virus could have been genetically modified
High-risk play in the US-China high-tech war
Washington’s move to sever Beijing from advanced chips is aimed at ‘strangling’ the industry in China
Warning from history and China’s Taiwan threats
President Tsai draws parallels with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid Beijing’s bullying of the island democracy
Superpower supremacy? Xi has to first fix the economy
He needs to get it back on track despite the ascendancy of his hard-line faction backed by political allies