China

Explore our coverage of China’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video


Business

TikTok’s time is up. Can Donald Trump save it?

The imperilled app hopes for help from an old foe

Finance & economics

China meets its official growth target. Not everyone is convinced

For one thing, 2024 saw the second-weakest rise in nominal GDP since the 1970s

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An outrage that even China’s supine media has called out

Anger is growing over a form of detention linked to torture and deaths

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Why foreign law firms are leaving China

A number of them are in motion to vacate

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An initiative so feared that China has stopped saying its name

“Made in China 2025” has been a success, but at what cost?

Asia

Can Donald Trump maintain Joe Biden’s network of Asian alliances?

Discipline and creativity will help, but so will China’s actions

International

Marco Rubio will find China is hard to beat in Latin America

China buys lithium, copper and bull semen, and doesn’t export its ideology

Podcast Drum Tower

Why China’s rust belt is producing some of its most popular literature

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, we explore why stories from the industrial north-east have become a literary phenomenon

United States

Time could be running out for TikTok

After a Supreme Court hearing, the app could be banned soon—unless it finds a new owner

The Economist explains

What would Donald Trump gain from seizing the Panama Canal?

The president-elect claims the crossing is controlled by China and rips off American consumers

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A pay rise for government workers sparks anger and envy in China

The effort to improve morale has not had the intended effect

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A big earthquake causes destruction in Tibet

Dozens are dead, thousands of buildings have been destroyed

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Militant Uyghurs in Syria threaten the Chinese government

How much does China have to fear?

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Does China have the fiscal firepower to rescue its economy?

There is a fierce debate over whether it can afford to keep spending

Podcast Drum Tower

Inside the mind of Xi Jinping

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, the ideologies and anxieties that shape the leader’s decisions

Finance & economics

China’s markets take a fresh beating

Authorities have responded by bossing around investors