President Xi’s ‘Chinese Dream’ has faded and died
Why breakneck economic growth fueled by a construction and manufacturing boom is over
President Xi Jinping
Forget the new world order, it is already here
Military realignments and growing trade tensions will make it difficult to assemble durable alliances
40 million low-paid workers power China’s smart factories
They earn slightly more than US$3 a day feeding the country’s enormous export machine
Xi’s forever purge claims another senior diplomat
Liu Jianchao was billed as China’s future foreign minister, but now he appears to be out in the cold
Beijing’s digital net of suppression goes global
China exports its ‘Great Firewall’ of control and censorship with Pakistan the next target
China goes after the ‘rats’ in race to the bottom
Companies involved in electric vehicles, batteries and solar are creaking amid ‘cut-throat’ rivalry
Battle for Taiwan risks turning into a blood bath
American casualties would dwarf the post-9/11 wars, but Chinese armed forces would suffer even more
China’s quick-fix economy is hooked on state stimulus
A surge in debt has been triggered by ‘overinvestment, overcapacity, and overproduction’
Rumors swirl about Xi and the CCP succession plans
There have been whispers inside the highly secretive ruling Party about his vise-like grip on China
China’s jingoistic diplomacy tempts Southeast Asia
President Xi’s major tour of Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia illustrates Beijing’s new strategy