China

Explore our coverage of China’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video


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China’s rulers are surprised by Kamala Harris and Tim Walz

One has never been to China, the other has visited 30 times

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Colin Huang, China’s richest man

He is the kind of tech billionaire the Communist Party can accept

Asia

Taiwan braces for America’s election

For the opposition, a possible Trump victory is another reason to talk to China

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China’s wealthy elite rigs its university arms race

Children from poor and rural areas have little hope of keeping up with their rich counterparts

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A gruesome corpse scandal sparks outrage in China

The government’s reaction has been to stifle any discussion of 4,000 stolen bodies

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How China thrives in a world of turmoil

The guerrilla tactics of the Long March guide the Communist Party to this day

Finance & economics

What is behind China’s perplexing bond-market intervention?

The central bank seems to think the government’s debt is too popular

Podcast Drum Tower

Why Xi Jinping is resurrecting Mao-era propaganda methods

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, we travel to Inner Mongolia to examine the return of Ulan Muqir troupes

By Invitation

Indermit Gill on what China and India must do to join the rich club

First invest, then infuse foreign technology and then innovate, says the World Bank’s chief economist

Business

China is overhauling its company law

Its leaders want to make business less volatile—and easier to control

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China develops a divorced dating scene

Older Chinese looking to remarry face revealing obstacles

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China is now the world leader in coffee shops

But the average Chinese person still guzzles much less than a typical American

Business

China’s manufacturers are going broke

Overcapacity is leading to soaring bankruptcies

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How China views the popular uprising in Bangladesh

The government is quiet. Others blame America

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One way to turbocharge the Chinese economy

Why won’t the government give farmers more freedom to sell their homes?

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China’s new plan for tracking people online

Is a digital-ID proposal meant to protect consumers or the Communist Party?

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