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    James Kynge

    Global China editor

    James Kynge is global China editor, based in Hong Kong. He is also editor of #techAsia, the leading newsletter on new Asian tech themes that covers the whole region including China, India, south-east Asia and Japan. He is the recipient of numerous awards for journalism and has been reporting on the region for three decades.

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

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

    • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
      The Big Read
      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
      Chinese politics & policy
      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
      ReviewNon-Fiction
      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
      InterviewWorld13 min
      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
      China
      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
      Is China’s zero-Covid strategy working? Join a live FT Twitter discussion

      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
      Tech Tonic podcast29 min listen
      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
      Tech Tonic podcast26 min listen
      US-China Tech Race: Chips with everything

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

    • Monday, 4 April, 2022
      Tech Tonic podcast31 min listen
      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
      FT News Briefing 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?

    • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
      #techAsia
      Ukraine war plays havoc with Asia tech supply chain Premium content

      #techAsia, your guide to the billions made and lost in Asia tech

    • Monday, 28 March, 2022
      FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
      The US-China technology rivalry heats up

      HSBC has repeatedly edited its analysts’ reports to remove references to a 'war' in Ukraine

    • 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
      Tech Tonic podcast2 min listen
      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
      News in-depthChinese politics & policy11 min
      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
      #techAsia
      Ukraine war to have ‘long-term impact’ on chip industry Premium content

      #techAsia, your guide to the billions made and lost in Asia tech

    • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
      The Big Read
      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
      #techAsia
      The legal battle threatening Samsung’s dynasty Premium content

      #techAsia, your guide to the billions made and lost in Asia tech

    • Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
      Instant InsightChinese politics & policy
      Russia’s invasion of Ukraine leaves China facing a difficult balancing act

      Beijing’s stress on the importance of sovereignty suggests strains in a special relationship

    • Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      China ready to ‘play a role’ in Ukraine ceasefire

      Shift in Beijing’s public position comes after call between Chinese and Ukrainian foreign ministers

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