Ownership of social media app puts it at centre of rising geopolitical alarm, but you wouldn’t always know it
Beijing
Data issues addressed by regulators are the same as those that preoccupy legislators in Europe
Li speaks of how the China-US relationship benefits both parties, in contrast to Xi Jinping’s tone
The Asian superpower’s president was speaking at the conclusion of the Two Sessions of the National People’s Congress in Beijing
After last year’s protests and the scrapping of zero-Covid, China’s president is looking to tighten the party’s control over the country’s policy levers
The country’s most important annual conference opens on Saturday, with Xi Jinping preparing to tighten grip on political power while Washington declares an ‘existential struggle’, writes Denis Staunton
Party leadership is taking special measures to avoid a re-run of last year’s demonstrations
Beijing is battling to get the global upper hand by mining rare earths from the seabed
Foreign minister says China will work with international community to find peaceful resolution to the conflict
Most economists say the mechanism for limiting internal migration impedes growth, but others warn against to loosening restrictions too soon
Beijing Letter: Schools have guidelines for dealing with the next outbreak, including possible return of online lessons
Tania Branigan explores the horrors of Mao’s decade of turmoil and disruption and how it relates to Xi’s preoccupation with order and discipline
Beijing Letter: In a formidable surveillance state, plenty still passes under the radar
Coronavirus galloping through country, 60,000 fatalities with disease in hospitals between December 8th and January 12th
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Follow all the action from this year's championship
Start The Search For Your Next Job
Latest news and analysis on the battle to save the planet
A project examining attitudes about the future of Ireland
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices