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Presidents Xi and Biden Seek to Turn Back the Clock in San Francisco

By Charlie Campbell

How China Fits Into the War in the Middle East

By Koh Ewe

China’s Real Estate Crisis Has No Easy Fix. Just Ask Chinese Soccer Fans

By Charlie Campbell

What to Make of China’s Mysteriously Missing Ministers

By Chad de Guzman
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How China’s Predictable Economic Downturn Is Made Much Worse by the War in Ukraine

China’s economic downturn is typical of any credit-driven boom and bust cycle. But Xi’s support for Putin’s war of choice in Ukraine renders any course correction more difficult to engineer.

By Charlie Campbell

Why Is China Suddenly Concerned About Nuclear Wastewater?

It may be more about politics than science.

By Chad de Guzman

How China Lost Its ‘Voice’

The popular singing show offered a rare representation of equal opportunity in China. Amid allegations of mistreatment and unfairness, it’s now come to represent disillusionment with a darker reality.

By Koh Ewe

How Podcasts Became a Symbol of China’s Gen Z Feminist Movement

TIME speaks to the three hosts behind Stochastic Volatility, the largest feminist-themed podcast in China.

By Anna Gordon

Amid Rising Joblessness, China Stops Publishing Its Youth Unemployment Rate

China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced it would suspend disclosing the country’s youth joblessness rate, citing a need to reassess its methodology.

By Koh Ewe

China Wants to Limit Children’s Smartphone Use

The country’s cyberspace regulator announced a proposal for smart devices to have a “minor mode” that would limit usage by those under 18 to at most two hours.

By Chad de Guzman

China Foreign Minister’s Prolonged Absence Fuels Concern

Qin Gang hasn’t been seen in public since June 25. The vacuum of information around his status comes as China faces growing scrutiny over its lack of transparency.

By Bloomberg News

Viral Wheelchair Riders in China Highlight Fears Over E-Bike Ban

Videos of young people riding electric wheelchairs have soared in popularity as authorities in Guangzhou are mulling new restrictions on e-bikes and scooters.

By Koh Ewe

Chinese Women Economists Labeled Traitors After Lunch With Yellen

The backlash echoes attacks waged online against foreign female journalists of ethnic Chinese origin working for Western news organizations.

By Bloomberg News

What to Know About Janet Yellen’s China Trip

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s two-day engagement with top officials in Beijing offered a way for the U.S. and China to contain damage in their economies from the two nations’ intensifying rivalry.

By Viktoria Dendrinou and Christopher Anstey / Bloomberg

China Appears to Choose National Security Over Foreign Investment

A broadened anti-espionage law makes China’s business environment even more opaque.

By Chad de Guzman

Chinese Scientist Who Edited Babies’ Genes Now Wants to Prevent Alzheimer’s

He Jiankui, who shocked the world in 2018 by announcing he had altered the genes of embryos to make them resistant to HIV, is now proposing to test whether a particular genetic mutation confers protection against the most common cause of dementia.

By Bloomberg News

China Bans Finance Writers From Weibo Over ‘Negative’ Comments

The suspensions are likely to increase concern among foreign investors about access to independent information on Chinese companies and the economy at a time when the investing outlook is deteriorating.

By Bloomberg News

To Prevent a War Over Taiwan, a Bolder Strategy Is Needed

The U.S.'s deterrence of China over Taiwan is eroding and is in danger of failing.

By Susan M. Gordon, Michael G. Mullen and David Sacks

China Says It Backs Russian ‘Stability’ After Wagner Group Revolt

A brief statement by a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson described the weekend’s events as “Russia’s internal affair.”

By Phila Siu / Bloomberg

The Perils of China’s Great Information Wall

The CCP should immediately reconsider its decision to restrict international access to open-source data—both for its own interests and the global community’s benefit.

By Dewey Murdick and Owen J. Daniels
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