Chinese protests are not just fueled by Covid anger
Students across the country have rejected ‘state censorship and control’ by holding up blank sheets of paper
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Xi’s row with Trudeau has its roots in history
‘Canadian governments have been broadcasting for decades that they don’t mind being pushed around’ by China
Beijing’s hold on Myanmar fuels South China Sea risks
An ‘indebted Yangon with a deep-sea port controlled by Chinese interests tips the scales toward that happening’
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
Red lines are blurring the China-Russia relationship
President Xi Jinping’s ‘ambiguity’ policy reveals fragments of Beijing’s game plan in dealing with Moscow
China mobilizes celeb culture to push Taiwan policy
Leading Chinese stars have rushed online to repost Beijing’s official line on the state of the democratic island
Washington undergoes a sea change in the Pacific
A major United States policy shift is aimed at combating China’s increasing role in the island chains
Wolf Warrior II and the legacy of nationalism and racism
Jingoistic aftershocks from the blockbuster movie are still firmly embedded in the Chinese psyche
How China’s house of cards came crashing down
A full-blown property crisis has exposed broader risks to the wider economy as debt fears grow
China and US rush to build BRICS and blocs
A trade and economic divide is increasingly emerging as relations between Washington and Beijing deteriorate