China struggles to break free from a wealth trap
The media hype surrounding President Xi’s ‘common prosperity’ policy is not about redistribution of wealth at all
The Conversation
Grandpa Xi and China’s little red children
Images of the president as a ‘big friend’ is a gentler form of propaganda from Mao’s Cultural Revolution playbook
China’s ‘leftover women’ flex their financial muscles
Single Chinese women are increasingly confident about their place in modern society
China’s retail revolution is changing the way the world shops
Consumers across the planet can expect a range of ‘super apps’ to penetrate every part of their lives
China’s untouchables may be out of reach for Xi
The CCP General Secretary does not have the degree of independent political authority enjoyed by Mao and Deng
Calls mount to boycott China’s ‘Genocide Games’
Beijing 2022 is on track to be one of the most politically-charged global sporting events in history
China’s crackdown is a warning sign to the West
Beijing’s intervention in the tech and finance sectors illustrate the clash of philosophies
How China combined authoritarianism with capitalism
Unless the world’s democracies find a solution to socioeconomic problems, communism 2.0 will win hands down
China’s high-tech spies that stay out in the cold
But Beijing is not alone in exporting ‘authoritarian technology’ in the form of digital surveillance systems
Climate of distrust hovers over China and the United States
The superpowers could help supercharge progress at the COP26 summit if they work together