China’s economic illusion is looking like a lie
A warts-and-all assessment hovered around zero growth or an ‘economy in outright recession’
President Xi Jinping
Why Beijing has become the world’s ‘living room’
China is enjoying the global stage, but there are limits to its influence
How toxic Trump helped Xi’s China become ‘cool’
MAGA-infested America is losing its pull to the biggest authoritarian state on the planet
President Xi is doubling down on state-led growth
His model remains heavily reliant on government intervention, risking inefficiencies and fiscal strain
‘Becoming Chinese’ craze highlights soft power twist
Social media mania of ‘Chinamaxxing’ skirts politically sensitive topics through systematic filtering
Iran conflict reveals flaws in China’s war machine
‘This is a humiliating display of technological impotence’ by Chinese ‘hardware on the global stage’
China is forced to rip up its Middle East playbook
‘This is not a good time’ for Beijing as the fallout from Iran’s missile strikes starts to hit home
Tariffs, trade wars and Trump’s crucial China talks
‘Washington retains formidable tools, but deploying them will require more consensus and more time’
China needs to sort out its economic crisis at home
‘Household wealth destruction’ is ‘on par with America’s 2008 crash, except it is still accelerating’
China is forging ahead as Trump plays catch-up
Beijing will continue to stand up to Washington even though the economy shows signs of turbulence