Michael Zhuang

A rare joint appearance by two Politburo members at a Party-building session is seen by insiders as reinforcing loyalty to Xi’s leadership.

After accusing two top officers of undermining CCP leader Xi Jinping’s authority, Beijing now appears to be pursuing bribery charges instead.

The account, known for predicting continued housing price declines, was removed as the regime tightens control over economic narratives online.

Weaker spending, rising savings, and falling home values suggest growing caution among Chinese households.

As Gu competes again for China, questions resurface over Beijing’s recruitment of foreign-born athletes and its dubious citizenship rules.

From rural villages to Beijing, residents say lighter traffic, weaker consumption, and strict firecracker bans marked the year’s biggest holiday.

Tighter bans, economic strain, and lingering pandemic grief leave residents describing a muted holiday season.

China’s Lunar New Year gala performances dazzled viewers with humanoid robots, but the staged show was far from real-world autonomy, experts and observers said.

As state media tout stability, a resident in central China describes economic strain, fading hope, and a sense that ‘something big’ may be coming.

The contrasting paths of the two U.S.-born athletes of Chinese descent have taken on symbolic weight amid heightened U.S.–China tensions.

A rare joint appearance by two Politburo members at a Party-building session is seen by insiders as reinforcing loyalty to Xi’s leadership.

After accusing two top officers of undermining CCP leader Xi Jinping’s authority, Beijing now appears to be pursuing bribery charges instead.

The account, known for predicting continued housing price declines, was removed as the regime tightens control over economic narratives online.

Weaker spending, rising savings, and falling home values suggest growing caution among Chinese households.

As Gu competes again for China, questions resurface over Beijing’s recruitment of foreign-born athletes and its dubious citizenship rules.

From rural villages to Beijing, residents say lighter traffic, weaker consumption, and strict firecracker bans marked the year’s biggest holiday.

Tighter bans, economic strain, and lingering pandemic grief leave residents describing a muted holiday season.

China’s Lunar New Year gala performances dazzled viewers with humanoid robots, but the staged show was far from real-world autonomy, experts and observers said.

As state media tout stability, a resident in central China describes economic strain, fading hope, and a sense that ‘something big’ may be coming.

The contrasting paths of the two U.S.-born athletes of Chinese descent have taken on symbolic weight amid heightened U.S.–China tensions.