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James Kynge is global China editor. He writes about China's interactions - geopolitical, technological, economic and in other fields - with the outside world. He is the recipient of several awards for journalism and his 2009 book, 'China Shakes the World' was a bestseller translated into 19 languages.
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  • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
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    China-based AIIB ramps up global development lending

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  • Tuesday, 4 October, 2022
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    China’s property crash: ‘a slow-motion financial crisis’

    In the first part of a series, the impact of falling house prices is examined as it spreads to local government finances and the broader economy

  • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
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    Fortress China: Xi Jinping’s plan for economic independence

    Beijing wants to become less dependent on the west — and especially on its technology. But how realistic is this self-sufficiency goal in a connected world?

  • Sunday, 11 September, 2022
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    China emerges as IMF competitor with emergency loans to at-risk nations

    Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Argentina have together received more than $32bn since 2017, data show

  • Friday, 2 September, 2022
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    Danger Zone — a terrifying scenario of China on the road to war

    US academics Hal Brands and Michael Beckley paint a worryingly plausible picture of superpower conflict

  • Friday, 26 August, 2022
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    China's unseen war for strategic influence

    Beijing puts huge resources into influence campaigns to further its foreign policy goals

  • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
    The Big Read
    China reckons with its first overseas debt crisis

    The Belt and Road Initiative has seen a surge in loans going bad, prompting Beijing to issue countries with emergency credit

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
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    The human and economic cost of China’s zero-Covid strategy is mounting

    Beijing’s techno-authoritarian approach to containing the virus is just another iteration of digital dystopia

  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    Q&AWorld
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    James Kynge, Eleanor Olcott and Ryan McMorrow will be answering your questions in our Twitter Space on Friday at 9am BST/ 4pm HKT

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    Chinese economy
    Pessimism engulfs the Chinese economy as foreign investment fades

    The unpredictable outlook for many multinationals may herald a shift in how the global economy works

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    US-China trade dispute
    US-China rift becomes a legal feud

    Trade war rhetoric has evolved into wrangling over laws and regulation in tech and finance

  • Monday, 18 April, 2022
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    US-China Tech Race: shock and awe

    How Beijing got ahead in hypersonic weapons

  • Sunday, 17 April, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast26 min listen
    US-China Tech Race: shock and awe

    How Beijing got ahead in hypersonic weapons

  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
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    US-China Tech Race: Chips with everything

    How Taiwan got stuck in the middle of the US-China tech rivalry

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
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    US-China Tech Race: Spies & Lies (Part Two)

    Is China’s rapid advancement in technology driven by theft of US trade secrets?

  • Sunday, 3 April, 2022
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    US-China Tech Race: Spies & Lies (Part One)

    What brought the FBI to arrest a Chinese-American scientist in the middle of the night?

  • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
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  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
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    The US-China technology rivalry heats up

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  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    Tech Tonic podcast32 min listen
    US-China Tech Race: Spies & Lies (Part One)

    What brought the FBI to arrest a Chinese-American scientist in the middle of the night?

  • Friday, 25 March, 2022
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    Coming soon, season 3, The US/China Tech Race

    The US and China are in a race for global technological supremacy. Who’s in the lead and what are the implications for the rest of the world?

  • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
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    China, Russia and the war in Ukraine

    The FT's James Kynge talks to Alexander Gabuev about how the invasion will impact China's 'no-limits' friendship with Russia

  • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
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  • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
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    The rising costs of China’s friendship with Russia

    The war in Ukraine represents a threat to China’s economy and could lead to a diplomatic backlash over its support for Moscow

  • Wednesday, 9 March, 2022
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    The legal battle threatening Samsung’s dynasty Premium content

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