China's top military body may find itself in crosshairs of Japan counterstrike capability
The proposed capability could cover command centers ordering missile attacks, including China's Central Military Commission, the highest decision-making body of the country's armed forces.
China risks 1.6 million deaths in virus ‘tsunami’ if 'COVID zero' is abandoned, study says
A new study found that the level of immunity induced by China’s March vaccination campaign would be "insufficient” to prevent an omicron wave that would swamp intensive care capacity.
Mixed messages from China's top leaders fuel speculation of split
Statements from China’s most powerful leaders — Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang — have raised questions about whether there’s a split at the top over the best way out of the pandemic.
China’s green Belt and Road push leaves plenty of gray areas
Since China launched the Belt and Road initiative in 2013, the project has come under a lot of criticism for funding polluting activities overseas. That’s started to change with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent pledge to stop supporting foreign coal projects. In the past ten ...
Shanghai COVID-19 crisis puts political spotlight on key Xi ally
Li Qiang has long been seen as destined for the powerful Politburo Standing Committee this year, tracking a well-worn path from Shanghai's top spot that many analysts say appears safe.
From the national anthem to George Orwell, China's netizens find new ways to voice discontent over COVID zero measures.
Xi can afford little internal dissent as he prepares for a twice-a-decade leadership reshuffle later this year, when he’s expected to secure a precedent-breaking third term.
How we'll know when secretive China is abandoning 'COVID zero'
The rigid strategy, which has pummeled the world’s second-biggest economy, has been undergoing minor adjustments as the virus mutates.
Hong Kong plots different COVID-19 path to China's zero tolerance
As Shanghai and Beijing stick ever more closely to "COVID-zero" principles, Hong Kong is methodically moving toward opening up to the rest of the world.
Inside China’s 'zero-COVID' fortress, Xi admits no doubts
As the lockdown of Shanghai and outbreaks in Beijing and elsewhere batter the economy, China’s leader keeps a distance from the politically charged issue.
China's Xi urges 'all-out' infrastructure push to boost growth
Several sectors such as transport and energy have been identified as needing an infrastructure boost, including the construction of ports and airports
China running out of ways to stem self-made market meltdown
Unlike in 2020, when Beijing was able to limit disruptions to its manufacturing hubs and rely on global liquidity to shore up investor confidence, this time it has to go at it alone.
