China
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Finance & economics
Trump’s trade deals try a creative way to hobble China
To appease the world’s biggest market, countries must anger the world’s biggest trader
Drum Tower
China is closing the gap with America in high-tech weaponry
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, we examine the role Chinese weapons played in the recent India-Pakistan conflict—and what it means for the future of warfare
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Why so many Chinese are drowning in debt
Some contemplate suicide. Others vaunt their folly as influencers
Finance & economics
Struggling with the trade war? Amateur football might help
Jiangsu’s party cadres find success with a bizarre idea
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Leung Kwok-hung, Hong Kong’s shaggy agitator for democracy
His League of Social Democrats, the territory’s last pro-democracy party, disbanded this week
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Hong Kong’s last functioning pro-democracy party disbands
A long campaign against dissent crushes a final few democrats
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China’s growth targets cause headaches—even when met
Local officials wrestle with competing incentives
Leaders
China is building an entire empire on data
It will change the online economy and the evolution of artificial intelligence
Drum Tower
The enduring appeal of a 400-year-old Chinese story
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, for the return of our film club, we analyse three adaptations of “Journey to the West”, better known as “The Monkey King”
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China’s giant new gamble with digital IDs
They could change its internet for good and turbocharge AI efforts