Asia Pacific Jun 22, 2023
Dozens die after explosion in a barbecue restaurant in China
Chinese authorities have become increasingly effective at withholding details of accidents until they are in full control of the situation.
Asia Pacific May 28, 2023
COVID is coming back in China. Lockdowns are not.
Authorities say that cases are up, and one doctor estimates that there could soon be 65 million cases a week. But China appears determined to move on.
World Apr 23, 2023
Three nuclear superpowers, rather than two, usher in a new strategic era
China is on track to massively expand its nuclear arsenal, just as Russia suspends the last major arms control treaty.
World Apr 2, 2023
China draws lessons from Russia’s losses in Ukraine, and its gains
The war is a "proving ground,” that gives Beijing a chance to learn from successes and failures on both sides.
Asia Pacific Mar 10, 2023
Xi starts new term in China, with a focus on economy and U.S. rivalry
Despite his personal power seeming secure, Xi faces the urgent challenge of reviving China’s economy and escalating tensions with the United States and its allies.
Asia Pacific / Politics Feb 26, 2023
China to welcome Belarusian leader, raising concerns over Ukraine
A state visit this week by Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus comes as the U.S. has accused China of preparing to send lethal aid to Russia.
Asia Pacific Feb 14, 2023
China’s top airship scientist promoted program to watch the world from above
Corporate records and media reports reveal an airship scientist at the center of China’s high-altitude balloon program. Companies he has founded were among those targeted by Washington.
Asia Pacific / Social Issues | ANALYSIS Jan 19, 2023
A shrinking, aging China may have backed itself into a corner
Mounting population pressures may reveal a government that has not done enough to avoid tough choices in coming decades.
Asia Pacific Dec 20, 2022
From 'zero-COVID' to no plan: Behind China’s pandemic U-turn
Xi’s own formula for beating back COVID may have inadvertently set China up for this jolting and potentially devastating turn.
Asia Pacific Dec 1, 2022
For China’s leader, another dilemma: How to mourn Jiang Zemin
Paying tribute to Jiang while preventing him from becoming a symbolic cudgel against the current regime will be a challenge for Xi Jinping in the coming weeks