China
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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
China
An outrage that even China’s supine media has called out
Anger is growing over a form of detention linked to torture and deaths
China
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
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
China
A pay rise for government workers sparks anger and envy in China
The effort to improve morale has not had the intended effect
China
A big earthquake causes destruction in Tibet
Dozens are dead, thousands of buildings have been destroyed
China
Does China have the fiscal firepower to rescue its economy?
There is a fierce debate over whether it can afford to keep spending
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