China
Explore our coverage of China’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video
Drum Tower
Inside China’s disciplinary centres for “deviant” youth
Our weekly podcast on China. This week: what happens when young Chinese challenge the social conservatism of their parents?
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Trump, trade and feeding China’s pigs
As a trade war looms, China looks to cut its reliance on America
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Helping America’s hawks get inside the head of Xi Jinping
China’s leader is a risk-taker. How far will he go in confronting America?
Leaders
From Nixon to China, to Trump to Tehran
Iran is weak. For America’s next president that creates an opportunity
Business in 2025
To see the cars of the future, look at China’s electric vehicles
With their surprising and innovative features, they are streets ahead
Business in 2025
China’s e-commerce upstarts will start to look more like Western ones
They will also focus less on Western markets
Business in 2025
Chinese firms will keep going global
American tariffs are helping to drive their expansion overseas
Diplomacy in 2025
The perils of the world’s third nuclear age
Donald Trump must decide how to compete in a new arms race
Middle East in 2025
The Gulf’s rulers are trying to work with China and with the West
It is proving a tricky balancing act
China in 2025
Can China turn ageing into an economic asset?
The “silver economy” could be a lucrative growth area in 2025
China in 2025
China hopes to dominate the next phase of green innovation
It aims to lead the way on hydrogen, carbon capture and other technologies
China in 2025
China’s entrepreneurs must navigate stormy seas
They face challenges both domestic and foreign in 2025
China in 2025
The South China Sea could become a major flashpoint in 2025
South-East Asian nations are pushing back against China
China in 2025
Which are China’s cities of the future?
Those on the second and third tiers are thriving
China in 2025
Donald Trump’s second term will present new dangers for China
But it will also create opportunities for the Communist Party