With democratic opposition silenced, the decks are clear to build homes for 1m people on artificial islands
It is the world’s biggest, and intends to use its muscle
Humiliating those who defy it does not make them love China’s government
A leader of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement gets 13 months
Can democracies compete with China without understanding it?
Chinese entrepreneurs may draw their own conclusions from the tale of Zhang Jian
Censors frown on “If You Are The One”, but the programme is wildly popular
The results of a crisis created by Kim Jong Un will not be cheering
Their views on China have drawn far closer to those of Donald Trump’s officials
America’s next president will throw fewer wild punches
Other countries are watching, but most will have to wait
Expulsions and resignations have left the body almost entirely toothless
