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    • Monday, 25 October, 2021
      ReviewNon-Fiction
      In the Camps: Life in China’s High-Tech Penal Colony

      Darren Byler’s field study of Xinjiang evokes the shadow of concentration camps — with the added cruelty of a 21st-century surveillance system

    • Sunday, 29 August, 2021
      Chinese politics & policy
      Jack Ma and the Chinese tech titans’ mission to give away billions

      Xi Jinping’s focus on ‘common prosperity’ has galvanised the country’s wealthiest entrepreneurs

    • Saturday, 21 August, 2021
      News in-depthSexual misconduct allegations
      High-profile rape allegations revive China’s #MeToo movement

      Anti-harassment campaign was fading until a pop star and ex-Alibaba manager were publicly accused

    • Wednesday, 18 August, 2021
      Geely Automobile Holdings Co Ltd
      Geely warns of further ‘uncertainty’ caused by chip shortages

      Sales at Chinese carmakers grow more slowly than expected as supply crunch hits production

    • Tuesday, 17 August, 2021
      Chinese business & finance
      China to tighten competition rules for internet groups

      Shares of country’s big tech companies slide as crackdown on sector intensifies

    • Monday, 16 August, 2021
      Afghanistan
      China to ‘respect choices of Afghan people’ following Taliban takeover

      Beijing offers support to militant group while state media scorns ‘unreliability’ of Washington’s commitments to allies

    • Friday, 13 August, 2021
      Climate change
      China puts growth ahead of climate with surge in coal-powered steel mills

      Study finds Beijing could struggle to honour pledge to reach peak CO2 emissions by 2030

    • Thursday, 12 August, 2021
      Chinese politics & policy
      China unveils five-year plan to strengthen control of economy

      Communist party seeks to extend oversight of important sectors in latest step of regulatory assault

    • Thursday, 12 August, 2021
      News in-depthCATL
      World’s largest battery maker CATL battles to stay on top

      Chinese group’s valuation hits $186bn in just 10 years on soaring demand for electric vehicles

    • Wednesday, 11 August, 2021
      Tesla Inc
      Electric vehicle sales surge in China as Tesla demand tumbles

      US group suffers sharp fall in cars sold in country after series of scandals

    • Wednesday, 11 August, 2021
      Chinese politics & policy
      China jails Canadian for 11 years in case seen as linked to Huawei CFO’s trial

      Michael Spavor convicted of spying in trial regarded as retaliation for arrest of Meng Wanzhou

    • Tuesday, 10 August, 2021
      Chinese politics & policy
      China recalls ambassador to Lithuania over Taiwan office

      Beijing urges Vilnius ‘not to move further down the wrong path’ as diplomatic spat deepens

    • Tuesday, 10 August, 2021
      Covid-19 vaccines
      Delta outbreak piles pressure on China’s homegrown vaccines

      Officials insist jabs work but lack of peer-reviewed research reinforces doubts about efficacy

    • Monday, 9 August, 2021
      Chinese economy
      China Covid outbreak linked to Delta variant weighs on economy

      Worst surge in infections since start of pandemic puts recovery under pressure

    • Monday, 9 August, 2021
      Alibaba
      Alibaba fires manager accused of sexual assault

      Scandal draws attention to workplace culture at China’s largest ecommerce group

    • Monday, 9 August, 2021
      Renault SA
      Renault targets China electric vehicle market with Geely tie-up

      French group signs first big deal in country since exiting joint venture last year

    • Sunday, 8 August, 2021
      Alibaba
      Alibaba rape allegation piles pressure on Chinese tech company

      Employee accuses online retailer of ignoring her request to investigate alleged assault 

    • Sunday, 8 August, 2021
      News in-depthTokyo Olympics
      China’s sporting success at Tokyo 2020 is tinged with politics

      Beijing will finish near top of the medal table but excess nationalism may overshadow its achievements

    • Tuesday, 3 August, 2021
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Beijing shuts down transport links as Delta variant spreads to cities

      Vaccinated citizens infected in latest outbreak, but expert insists China-made jabs are effective

    • Monday, 2 August, 2021
      Coronavirus pandemic
      China hunts down Delta variant as Covid outbreak spreads to 14 provinces

      Authorities say infection arrived in Nanjing on Russian aircraft but went undetected for 10 days

    • Friday, 30 July, 2021
      US-China relations
      US slams China over treatment of foreign journalists

      Biden administration decries ‘intimidation’ of reporters after harassment covering Henan floods

    • Thursday, 29 July, 2021
      News in-depthChinese politics & policy
      China flood response reveals Beijing’s need to prepare for extreme weather

      Deaths in Henan expose shortcomings of emergency response system for sudden events

    • Wednesday, 28 July, 2021
      Chinese politics & policy
      Chinese businessman who challenged Beijing jailed for 18 years

      Agricultural tycoon Sun Dawu sentenced as Xi Jinping reins in entrepreneurs that question rule

    • Wednesday, 28 July, 2021
      Afghanistan
      Taliban officials visit China to discuss security after US pulls out

      Delegation meets foreign minister Wang Yi as American troop withdrawal draws closer

    • Saturday, 24 July, 2021
      News in-depthClimate Capital
      Extreme weather takes climate change models ‘off the scale’

      Scientists say shifting pattern of jet stream and global warming are key drivers

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