China
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Finance & economics
Xi Jinping’s belated stimulus has reset the mood in Chinese markets
But can the buying frenzy last?
Business
The future of the Chinese consumer—in three glasses
What China’s biggest distiller, brewer and water-bottler say about its economy
Drum Tower
How Michael Kovrig survived three years in detention in China
Our weekly podcast on China. This week: the second of two episodes with the former Canadian diplomat who spent 1,019 days in Chinese detention
China
Worries of a Soviet-style collapse keep Xi Jinping up at night
China’s Communists have now been in power longer than the Soviets
Finance & economics
At last, China pulls the trigger on a bold stimulus package
“Buy everything,” says an American hedge fund
China
A missile test by China marks its growing nuclear ambitions
America worries that it is looking to surpass its own capabilities one day
China
Another attack on a Japanese local points to a big problem in China
Has anti-Japanese xenophobia gone too far?
China
Xi Jinping wants to stifle thinking at a top Chinese think-tank
No more gloomy thoughts about the economy
Science & technology
The world’s oldest cheese sheds light on ancient Chinese culture
What genetic analysis of a 3,500-year-old sour goat’s cheese from Xinjiang reveals
Drum Tower
Michael Kovrig on how he became a political hostage in China
Our weekly podcast on China. This week: the first of two episodes with the former Canadian diplomat, who spent 1,019 days in Chinese detention
Finance & economics
China’s central bank tries to save the economy—and the stockmarket
But it will need more help from the government
China
A new class struggle is brewing in China
As the economy falters, resentment between social groups is growing
International
A new “quartet of chaos” threatens America
The rulers of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia are growing worryingly close
Science & technology
China’s AI firms are cleverly innovating around chip bans
Tweaks to software blunt the shortage of powerful hardware
China
A typhoon hits Shanghai and the Chinese economy groans
Consumers are stuck inside during a three-day holiday