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Faced 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 MoreWorld’s biggest carbon emitter approving equivalent of two new coal plants a week, analysis showsChina is approving new coal power projects at the equivalent of two plants every week, a rate energy watchdogs say is unsustainable if the country hopes to…
Read MoreEvergrande has filed for bankruptcy protection and firms covering 40% of Chinese home sales have defaultedChina’s property crisis has deepened with two major developers facing severe financial difficulties that threaten to send shock waves through the …
Read MoreNew measures from the US Treasury will target several key sectors including semiconductors, quantum computing and artificial intelligenceJoe Biden has moved to restrict US investment in Chinese technology, signing an executive order which focuses on a …
Read MoreWith youth unemployment at a record high, the problem of overeducated young people is acuteWith a master’s degree in applied linguistics from one of Australia’s top universities, Ingrid Xie did not expect to end up working in a grocery store. But that …
Read MoreAlthough China hopes to cut its reliance on foreign technology, many of the C919’s parts are sourced from overseasChina’s first domestically produced passenger jet took off on its maiden commercial flight on Sunday, a milestone event in the nation’s de…
Read MoreUS efforts to stifle China’s chip industry are thought to be part of a wider plan to hinder Beijing’s preparations for warSigns of the burgeoning conflict between the US and China can be spotted in many different places, from balloons in the sky to vid…
Read MoreIn the wake of sanctions on Russia, China has pushed to conduct more trade using the yuan in an effort to reduce its reliance on the dollarChina-Taiwan tensions explained in 30 secondsFor more than a decade, Beijing has been trying to reduce its relian…
Read MoreAuthorities will resume issuing all visas after closing borders to international holidaymakers in 2020China will reopen its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in the three years since the Covid pandemic erupted by allowing all categories of…
Read MoreGeopolitical relations China’s president will have to navigate as country reopens after three years of isolationAs Xi Jinping starts his third term as China’s president, high on his agenda will be strengthening the country’s position on the world stage…
Read MoreChinese president lays out priorities, including ‘reunification’ with island that Communist party has never ruled, as National People’s Congress endsXi Jinping has stressed the need to oppose “pro-independence” influences in Taiwan, as he closed the Na…
Read MoreCoronation sets up Xi, who has overseen consolidation of power, to become modern China’s longest-serving head of stateXi Jinping has been handed an unprecedented third term as president, capping an ascent in which he has become China’s most powerful l…
Read MoreWave of permits for coal-fired power plants sparks concern as ambitions for GDP growth and lowering emissions come into conflictChina’s energy policies are fast creating a type of “emissions ambiguity”, as the twin goals of boosting GDP growth and redu…
Read MoreZero-Covid spending and lower taxes has led to £4.2tn in local government debt, posing a ‘big headache’ for the economyIn China’s Sichuan province, Leshan city has plans to sell the operating rights to the Big Buddha, a 71-metre tall Tang dynasty stone…
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