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Why do Chinese politicians keep disappearing?
String of unexplained absences renews Beijing purge speculation
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Could China be preparing to invade Taiwan?
feature Beijing ‘flexes its military muscles’ by sending more warships and aircraft towards the island
By The Week Staff Last updated
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What’s causing China’s deflation crisis?
Today's Big Question Stalling post-pandemic recovery and weakening demand for exports could lead to growth spiral
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A history of China and Taiwan
In Depth As tensions reach boiling point, Beijing and Taipei look to the past to legitimise their conflicting ambitions
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The UFO fever gripping Washington
feature US officials wait to discover evidence from unidentified flying objects shot down over North America
By Asya Likhtman Published
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Why China has separated a million Tibetan children from their families
feature State-run boarding schools accused of ‘intense political indoctrination’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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China urges calm as US tracks suspected Chinese surveillance balloon
Speed Read High-altitude spy balloon seen over US nuclear missile facility in Montana
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Indian troops gather on Chinese border after soldiers clash
Speed Read ‘Volatile’ situation worsening after skirmish 12 days ago
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Chinese secret police stations around the globe
feature Report claims Chinese citizens in exile are monitored and coerced by their own authorities
By The Week Staff Published
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China relaxes some zero-Covid restrictions
Speed Read President Xi Jinping signals policy shift after ‘acknowledging protests’
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Protester describes ‘barbaric’ attack at Chinese consulate in UK
Speed Read Bob Chan says diplomats who allegedly assaulted him were ‘like gangsters’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Robert Tsao: the billionaire funding citizen snipers in Taiwan
Why Everyone’s Talking About Tech giant is ‘wading into the greatest battle of his life’ by confronting China
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Hong Kong: what’s happened in the 25 years since Britain’s handover to China?
In Depth Since the UK returned its colony to China, the city has changed beyond recognition
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The outlook for China’s zero-Covid strategy
feature WHO chief slams Beijing’s plan to eliminate virus as experts warn of 1.5m deaths
By The Week Staff Published
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