Analysis: Olympic committee is accused of engaging in a ‘publicity stunt’ by taking part in video callAs human rights organisations and the world’s media questioned the whereabouts of the Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, the International Olympic Comm…
Evergrande: will it collapse and what would happen if it did?
If Chinese property company Evergrande sinks under its $300bn debt its failure would resound across the global economyEvergrande Real Estate – or Heng Da Group in Chinese – owns more than 1,300 building projects in more than 280 cities across China. C…
Xi’s army: from ‘hiding and biding’ to building China’s dream
The combat capability of the People’s Liberation Army may still be a ‘work in progress’ but it is catching up through influence and trainingWhen Covid-19 swept across Iran last March, killing more than 1,000 people including the senior commander of the…
Alt-right finds new partners in hate on China’s internet
Populists and nationalists are spreading anti-Muslim, anti-feminist messages – but also backing the Communist party lineIn the early days of the 2016 US election campaign, Fang Kecheng, a former journalist at the liberal-leaning Chinese newspaper South…
China bans reality talent shows to curb behaviours of ‘idol’ fandoms
Broadcasters ordered not to promote ‘sissy’ men in attempt to reshape country’s entertainment industryChina has banned some reality talent shows and ordered broadcasters not to promote “sissy” men, in the latest attempt to reshape the culture of the co…
With Delta variant spreading is China ‘zero tolerance’ approach over?
Now it’s clear the virus is not going away debate about what approach the country should adopt next is emergingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs the highly transmissible Delta variant continues to spread across at least 17 …