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Secretary of state accuses Beijing of becoming ‘more repressive at home and more aggressive abroad’
Businesses offered immunity from infractions but initiative threatens Xi’s common prosperity pledge
Li Keqiang urges officials to help companies resume production after Covid lockdowns
China seals campuses and encourages students to go home following demonstrations last month
From Taiwan to Greece, state-owned group with military links is enmeshed in world trade
Japan condemns joint exercise as ‘provocative’ and ‘unacceptable’
Scheme announced a day after Joe Biden said US would use force to defend Taiwan from attack
Talks with Kiribati and another nation come after Beijing agrees deal with Solomons
Growing popularity of decentralised ledger technology presents fresh challenge for country’s censors
Rival factions vie for influence under Xi Jinping evoking battles of Mao Zedong era
Spat over attendance at Summit of the Americas underlines Washington’s waning influence
Beijing’s top economic official holds meetings with executives and industry experts
Local governments say resources are being used to cover costs of zero-Covid policy
China’s strict policy puts citizens at mercy of unpredictable isolation orders as security camps outside
Economic gloom spreads to EU, shale companies enjoy cash bonanza, the FT’s new columnist
China’s continuing pandemic, US president’s diversity of enemies, a £7mn football shirt
Chinese city’s diocese had already cancelled masses to commemorate Tiananmen Square protests
Plan to tighten controls on ‘unnecessary’ overseas travel underlines commitment to zero-Covid policy
In a crucial political year, a series of open-ended lockdowns have heaped pressure on struggling businesses
Popular singer, scholar and barrister also detained amid crackdown in Chinese territory
Beijing censors silence online debate about health body’s claim that tough approach is unsustainable
New modelling underscores country’s vulnerability because of faltering vaccination drive
How China built influence in the US — and the professor who coined ‘G-Zero’ on the response to our present global crises
Africa’s top Covid-19 vaccine plant has halted production due to lack of demand
Tough conditions and botched management cause erosion of faith in regime’s ability to govern
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