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Explore our coverage of China’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video
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The dangers of carrying a child for someone else in China
For a shrinking country, China’s approach to surrogacy is self-defeating
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Business
The case of China’s vanishing chairmen
What some mysterious goings-on mean for Chinese business
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China and the EU risk a trade war
Massive Chinese overcapacity in electric cars is a giant political risk for Europe
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Could China, Russia’s “no-limits” friend, help rebuild Ukraine?
How big a role might it play in post-war reconstruction?
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Henry Kissinger, a statesman beyond reproach, in China at least
Why there is little talk of war crimes among the Chinese
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Asia
North Korea is getting new ships
Many come from China, which continues to enable sanctions violations
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Foreign students are pouring back into Australia
Its universities are becoming a bit less dependent on China
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Finance and economics
Will China leave behind its economic woes in 2024?
Xi Jinping must decide whether to set an ambitious growth target
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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
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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
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China’s economy is suffering from long covid
Revealing gloom on the streets of an ordinary Chinese city
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China is building nuclear reactors faster than any other country
Can its scientists solve the fusion problem?
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China is struggling with a surge of respiratory ailments
The stress on hospitals points to old problems
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