China
Explore our coverage of China’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video
Business
China’s youth are rebelling against long hours
The backlash over a series of viral videos says a lot about shifting attitudes
International
Taiwan’s new president faces an upsurge in Chinese coercion
But China’s bullying of Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines risks an explosion
China
How Taiwan still hangs on to property in bits of China
Reverence for a pre-Communist leader may make China stay its hand
Britain
Spies, trade and tech: China’s relationship with Britain
China was once seen as a golden opportunity. It is increasingly viewed as a threat
Leaders
Xi Jinping is subtler than Vladimir Putin—yet equally disruptive
How to deal with Chinese actions that lie between war and peace
Finance and economics
The property firm that could break China’s back
If Vanke collapses, so might confidence in the state’s management of the economy
Leaders
America’s 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs: bad policy, worse leadership
The global trade system is disintegrating as you read this
China
The Xi-Putin partnership is not a marriage of convenience
It is one of vital, long-term necessity
Finance and economics
Biden outdoes Trump with ultra-high China tariffs
The move, which hits electric vehicles, carries an environmental cost
Middle East and Africa
Under Joe Biden, America struggles to reassert itself in Africa
As Chinese and Russian influence rise, the odds are against it
China
Why young Russian women appear so eager to marry Chinese men
They speak fluent Mandarin and love China. Shame they are fake
China
In today’s China, to get rich is perilous
Business sectors can be praised one day and banned the next
Business
Can Alibaba get the magic back?
China’s e-commerce giant is no longer being stripped for parts. Good
Finance and economics
What Xi Jinping gets wrong about China’s economy
Despite his protestations, the country does have an overcapacity problem
Finance and economics
What would get China’s consumers spending?
Clues from a grocer in a fourth-tier city
Culture
How the chilli pepper has set fire to the internet in China
Thanks to Mao, the once-derided pepper quietly revolutionised Chinese palates