China
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China
Does China welcome—or dread—an Iran-Israel war?
It wants American interests to suffer, but not at any price
Drum Tower
En route to America, Chinese migrants are targeted by criminals
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, in the second episode of a four-part series, we follow the journey of the migrants as they encounter smugglers and cartels in Mexico
Finance & economics
Why investors should still avoid Chinese stocks
The debate about “uninvestibility” obscures something important
Business
China is writing the world’s technology rules
It is setting standards for everything from 6G to quantum computing
Leaders
The front line of the tech war is in Asia
The two superpowers are vying for influence. China will not necessarily win
Finance & economics
China’s property crisis claims more victims: companies
Unsold homes are contributing to a balance-sheet recession
United States
The next American president will be a China hawk
Donald Trump may seek to decouple America’s economy, while Kamala Harris favours more targeted pressure
Asia
America v China: who controls Asia’s internet?
Amid an explosive data and AI boom the superpower contest hots up
Drum Tower
Why Chinese migrants are crossing dangerous jungle to reach America
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, in the first episode of a four-part series, we travel to Colombia to meet Chinese migrants en route to the southern border of the United States
China
How to escape from China to America
We travel with Chinese migrants on the deadly journey to America’s border
China
Michael Kovrig, former hostage of the Chinese state
Three years after his release, the Canadian tells his story to The Economist
China
Why China is awash in unwanted milk
Dairy farmers are dumping the stuff, as some call for culling cows
Asia
China is using an “anaconda strategy” to squeeze Taiwan
Taiwan’s navy commander warns that his forces are increasingly strained
Leaders
Don’t celebrate China’s stimulus just yet
It will take more than a spectacular stockmarket rally to revive the economy
Asia
America is losing South-East Asia to China
President Joe Biden will not attend this year’s East Asia Summit