China

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


China

The dangers of carrying a child for someone else in China

For a shrinking country, China’s approach to surrogacy is self-defeating

Graphic detail

China is sending escapers back to North Korea

And probably to their doom

Business

The case of China’s vanishing chairmen

What some mysterious goings-on mean for Chinese business

China

China and the EU risk a trade war

Massive Chinese overcapacity in electric cars is a giant political risk for Europe

China

Could China, Russia’s “no-limits” friend, help rebuild Ukraine?

How big a role might it play in post-war reconstruction?

China

Henry Kissinger, a statesman beyond reproach, in China at least

Why there is little talk of war crimes among the Chinese

Asia

North Korea is getting new ships

Many come from China, which continues to enable sanctions violations

Asia

Foreign students are pouring back into Australia 

Its universities are becoming a bit less dependent on China

Finance and economics

Will China leave behind its economic woes in 2024?

Xi Jinping must decide whether to set an ambitious growth target

Culture

A new book offers tales of Tibetans in exile

Amy Yee follows individuals who have fled Tibet, which has been controlled by China since 1951

1843 magazine | Give us our homes! The angry victims of China’s property crisis

Millions of people are waiting for homes that may never be built

China

China’s economy is suffering from long covid

Revealing gloom on the streets of an ordinary Chinese city

China

China is building nuclear reactors faster than any other country

Can its scientists solve the fusion problem?

China

China is struggling with a surge of respiratory ailments

The stress on hospitals points to old problems

Finance and economics

China edges towards a big bail-out

But officials are wary of moral hazard

Asia

Narendra Modi is remaking India’s 1.4m strong military

The goal is to close the gap with China 

BackNext