Aug 14th 2021

China’s attack on tech

Leaders

Unruly response

Xi Jinping’s assault on tech will change China’s trajectory

It is likely to prove self-defeating

Last chance

It might still be possible to save Afghanistan

But America is refusing to try

Open up

Most covid-19 travel restrictions should be scrapped

The rules are ineffective, illiberal and often useless

Not all about the carbon

Why curbing methane emissions will help fight climate change

It's a more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, and should be easier to control

The race to replace Angela Merkel

German voters deserve a more serious election campaign

A milquetoast contest fails to confront the hard choices facing Europe’s biggest economy

Letters

On risk and vaccines, science fiction, climate change, lending, beer, rainfall

Letters to the editor

Briefing

Automatic for the people

China’s future economic potential hinges on its productivity

Can the government boost it?

United States

Lexington

Green and black

The Americas

Asia

China

Middle East & Africa

Europe

Britain

In trouble with the law

Britain’s courts are in a mess

International

Business

Chinese capitalism

What tech does China want?

Finance & economics

Schools brief

Science & technology

Books & arts

Economic & financial indicators

Graphic detail

Obituary