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With millennials putting off children due to cost of living pressures, China’s economy could be derailed by its growing number of grey hairsJobs, local services and welfare strain under economy’s structural faultsCici, 27, doesn’t want to have a baby u…
Read MoreHuang Xueqin, a feminist who was due to move to UK, and Wang Jianbing charged with ‘inciting subversion of state power’The trial of two prominent activists detained since 2021 has begun in secret in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, in a case that has att…
Read MoreWHO says China facing ‘sustained community transmission’ of virus first detected as imported case last yearChina is fuelling a global surge in mpox cases, accounting for the majority of new cases reported in September, according to the World Health Or…
Read MoreSeries with 370m views echoes Chinese state media calls for return of cultural relicsA viral series on the Chinese version of TikTok about a jade teapot that turns into a woman and escapes from the British Museum is to be adapted into an animated film….
Read MoreFaced with record high youth unemployment and bankrupt local councils, the country’s population is beginning to feel the weight of the economy’s flawsPeak China? How the booming middle class hit a brick wallWhen finding a job feels as unlikely as winni…
Read MoreFacing a slowing economy and a less secure jobs market, China’s educated elite are left negotiating a new central bargain with the government Holding her newborn daughter, Lynne, 33, feels apprehensive about the future. Her elder son, though adorable, …
Read MoreCommunist party secretary for Hebei made comments after visiting flood-hit areas earlier this weekChinese social media users have reacted angrily to comments from a local Communist party official suggesting that the city of Zhuozhou and other flood-hit…
Read MoreSixty-eight organisations sign letter amid fears Lu Siwei could be deported at request of Chinese authoritiesSixty-eight human rights groups have signed an open letter calling on the Laos government to release Lu Siwei, a Chinese former human rights la…
Read MoreAmid record youth unemployment, the government wants young people to ‘go to the farmland’ – but the prospect is unappealing for manyWanted: recent graduates keen to gain experience in a teaching environment and an adventure far from home. Perks of the …
Read MoreReferences to missing former foreign minister’s final activities were reinstated on government website after being erasedThe mystery surrounding the fate of China’s former foreign minister has intensified, as references to him that had previously been …
Read MoreMystery surrounds removal of Qin Gang as foreign minister, but one thing is clear: Xi Jinping retains tight controlWang Yi’s return to the helm of China’s foreign ministry is a reminder that Chinese Communist party elite politics are as opaque and brut…
Read MoreFamilies of Dennis Kwok and Christopher Mung questioned this week as pressure on dissidents growsHong Kong’s national security police raided the homes of relatives of two exiled activists this week, stepping up pressure on the dissidents who have HK$1m…
Read MoreEx-US secretary of state’s meeting with Li Shangfu comes amid hopes of improved ties between two countriesThe veteran US diplomat Henry Kissinger has met China’s defence minister in Beijing.According to a readout on Tuesday from the Chinese defence min…
Read MoreAntony Blinken speaks at launch of US-led coalition to address synthetic drug threatsWho is responsible for the United States’ opioid epidemic? According to the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, the culprits are “transnational criminal enterprises…
Read MoreBeijing is source of ‘systemic challenges’ but alliance members are divided on how to engageNato leaders and their allies are heading to Vilnius, Lithuania, this week, for two days of meetings starting on Tuesday. Among them is Yoon Suk Yeol, South Kor…
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