China’s Xi Jinping might have to revise his five-year plan
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Opinion

China’s Xi Jinping might have to revise his five-year plan

China’s latest economic data highlights a glut of excess capacity and a flood of cheap exports,which is generating a growing backlash from a number of its trading partners.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz

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China has spooked the West in the war that may never end
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China has spooked the West in the war that may never end

The West is splashing out hundreds of billions of dollars to maintain its edge in the fight over the world’s most critical technology. But China is playing the long game.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
The Chinese giants that have set off alarm bells in the US
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Opinion

The Chinese giants that have set off alarm bells in the US

A flood of small packages driven by companies like Shein and Temu is causing Washington big headaches.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
China blocked my visa. I spent three years getting as close as I could

China blocked my visa. I spent three years getting as close as I could

In the end,its actions amplified voices it had hoped to suppress.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Donald Trump is a fake tough guy on China

Donald Trump is a fake tough guy on China

Trump makes a big show of being the man to keep China in check. But Joe Biden is the real deal.

  • byPaul Krugman
Poison and politics:The bizarre backstory to Netflix’s latest blockbuster
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Poison and politics:The bizarre backstory to Netflix’s latest blockbuster

A former executive at the company that owns the rights to Netflix’s latest series 3 Body Problem was sentenced to death by a Shanghai court.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
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China’s big gamble could blow up in its face
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Opinion

China’s big gamble could blow up in its face

The implosion of its property sector has forced China into a major pivot to boost its economy. It needs help from the rest of the world for it to work.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
China’s economy is in a terrible funk – just how Xi Jinping likes it
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China’s economy is in a terrible funk – just how Xi Jinping likes it

Xi is preparing China for war,and for that,he wants to make sure all parts of the economy are geared to respond to centralised control.

  • byPeter Hartcher
The Chinese ‘zombies’ that have tied up billions of dollars

The Chinese ‘zombies’ that have tied up billions of dollars

What looked like a mammoth growth opportunity just a few years ago has turned hostile.

  • byLauren Hirsch
Why metals will shrug off history’s greatest property crash

Why metals will shrug off history’s greatest property crash

A curious thing has been happening in China’s vast real estate market — or rather,not happening.

  • byDavid Fickling
China’s hypocrisy when it comes to TikTok is stunning
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Opinion

China’s hypocrisy when it comes to TikTok is stunning

Beijing is hardly in a position to accuse anyone of unfair competition considering it’s blocked X,YouTube,Facebook,WhatsApp,Google and Instagram from operating within its borders.

  • byMatthew Lynn