Category: China Economy
Why bother counting? – The West once dreamed of democracy taking root in rural China | China
Jan 16th 2021“I LIKE WINNING better than losing,” America’s then pre [...]
Masked defiance – To show support for democracy, some Hong Kongers don yellow masks | China
ON THE STREETS of Hong Kong, few traces remain of the turmoil in 201 [...]
Chaguan – Many in China are strikingly accepting of harsh virus controls | China
Jan 16th 2021ON JANUARY 10th an office worker surnamed Zhou was diag [...]
Chaguan – Cynicism explains a flawed new EU-China commercial pact | China
Jan 7th 2021BUOYED BY A growing economy, cheered by a domestic publi [...]
Knee-capping opposition – Hong Kong arrests dozens of pro-democracy activists | China
THE NATIONAL-SECURITY law which China imposed on Hong Kong in June w [...]
A woman walks into a bar – Stand-up is booming in China, with women centre-stage | China
“MEN ARE adorable,” begins Yang Li in a sketch first aired last year [...]
Cut down in their primary – Hong Kong rounds up pro-democracy activists | China
Police arrest more than 50 campaigners and politicians under its nat [...]
The red front-line – China’s Communist Party is splurging on new local drop-in centres | China
Sep 10th 2020IN SHENZHEN’S GLISTENING tech district, opposite the he [...]
Chaguan – China’s authoritarian approach won’t save the environment | China
Sep 10th 2020IT IS TIME that civic-minded Chinese become better acqu [...]
Washing away the tears – The bruised city of Wuhan has become a showcase for China | China
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