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    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      US-China relations
      Taiwan tensions force multinationals to rethink China risk

      Companies draw up contingency plans for potential Sino-US conflict that could be the ‘next Ukraine’

    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
      News in-depthXi Jinping
      Xi grasps ‘knife’ of internal security to complete grip on power

      China’s president takes command of Communist party’s third control centre

    • Friday, 5 August, 2022
      US-China relations
      China suspends links with US military and climate talks over Taiwan

      Beijing cuts regular communication channels between armed forces

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      ‘Take down Pelosi’s plane’: Chinese social media users react to Taiwan visit

      Hawkish sentiments diverge from official line over US House Speaker’s trip to Taipei

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      Taiwan
      Chinese fighter jets fly close to Taiwan ahead of Pelosi visit

      Taipei and Washington braced for prospect of violent reaction after Beijing warns it will ‘not sit by idly’

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      Instant InsightUS-China relations
      Xi misses his chance to dismiss Pelosi’s trip as feeble grandstanding

      The Chinese president’s reaction has imbued the visit with greater importance than it deserves

    • Sunday, 31 July, 2022
      US-China relations
      Chinese anger over Taiwan visit grows after Pelosi departs on Asia tour

      Stop at self-ruled island unconfirmed as US House Speaker jets off for Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan

    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      US-China relations
      Xi warns Biden not to ‘play with fire’ ahead of Pelosi’s potential Taiwan trip

      Tensions run high over senior US lawmaker’s planned visit to island

    • Friday, 22 July, 2022
      News in-depthChinese economy
      Bargain hunting Chinese shoppers stoke craze for soon-to-expire food

      Worries about the economy coupled with Covid lockdowns have proved a boon for specialist stores

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      Instant InsightDidi Chuxing
      Why Xi Jinping changed tack in his crackdown on Didi

      Economic slowdown in China made president’s approach to the ride-hailing group harder to maintain

    • Monday, 18 July, 2022
      InterviewMongolia
      Mongolia says Russia-China gas pipeline will break ground in 2024

      Prime minister Luvsannamsrai tells FT that Rio Tinto’s Gobi Desert copper mine is on track

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      Chinese economy
      China narrowly misses second-quarter contraction as zero-Covid batters economy

      Gross domestic product expands 0.4% year on year in second quarter, imperilling annual growth target

    • Thursday, 14 July, 2022
      ExplainerChinese economy
      China second-quarter GDP: five things to watch

      Friday data release will help put a price tag on the cost of Xi Jinping’s pursuit of ‘zero-Covid’

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      Hong Kong politics
      Xi Jinping marks Hong Kong handover with call for ‘patriots’ to bring order

      Chinese president says territory can maintain capitalist system but warns against challenging Beijing

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      News in-depthHong Kong politics
      The ‘quislings’ who helped Beijing crush Hong Kong’s pro-democracy campaign

      China has rewarded some of the local politicians and officials who have abetted its campaign

    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      Hong Kong politics
      China clamps down on Hong Kong as Xi ventures outside mainland

      Military garrison reaffirms combat readiness as 25th anniversary of handover approaches

    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      China slashes quarantine restrictions as Covid cases fall

      Hotel confinement for international visitors cut by half as Beijing tries to revive the economy

    • Monday, 27 June, 2022
      Inside BusinessChinese politics & policy
      Foreign business in Hong Kong looks to the long term

      Despite erosion of freedoms, companies and investors prioritise access to capital markets oasis

    • Saturday, 18 June, 2022
      News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
      Freed but frustrated: Chinese tourists struggle to clear Covid travel hurdles

      Beijing and Shanghai residents have emerged from stringent lockdowns but the rest of the country remains wary

    • Friday, 17 June, 2022
      Chinese military
      China launches new aircraft carrier in bid to catch up with US capability

      Fujian is the PLA’s most advanced vessel and the first to be entirely designed and built domestically

    • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      China to set up centralised iron ore buyer to counter Australia’s dominance

      Beijing hopes bulk purchases will secure lower prices for steel sector that is world’s biggest ore consumer

    • Monday, 13 June, 2022
      Chinese business & finance
      China tells banks to limit executive pay under ‘common prosperity’ drive

      Guidelines issued as Xi Jinping is expected to secure third term in power later this year

    • Friday, 3 June, 2022
      Xi Jinping
      ‘All the power is in his hands’: why Xi Jinping remains supreme

      Costs of zero-Covid pose little threat to China’s president as he seeks to solidify ideological grip

    • Sunday, 29 May, 2022
      News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
      China fails to work out a plan to ease its economic malaise

      Covid lockdowns strangle growth but there seems little officials can do to surmount the challenges

    • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
      Chinese economy
      China’s premier issues stark warning on economy as growth stalls

      Li Keqiang urges officials to help companies resume production after Covid lockdowns

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