China

Glide and seek
China’s test of a hypersonic missile worries America

It is the latest front in an emerging nuclear arms race

Chaguan
The confidence of China’s Communist Party is striking

It is revealed in a rural county sponsored by the Chinese foreign ministry

Poetry from the gulag
In Xinjiang, officials are trying to stamp out Uyghur identity

Uyghur artists and intellectuals are being rounded up, but some of their work escapes

Protracted war
How long can China’s zero-covid policy last?

Unlike Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, it seems determined to keep it up

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How Xi Jinping’s China differs from Mao’s

A crackdown on superstition is about control, not smashing tradition

Too close for comfort
China is ratcheting up military pressure on Taiwan

Its aerial sorties near the island are increasing the risk of a crisis

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A Chinese vision of free trade

China’s motives for joining the CPTPP range from benign to worrying

Bells and whistles
Artists and craftsmen try to preserve the sounds of old Beijing

A new museum in the city keeps some of them alive

The people’s dictator
Xi Jinping’s clampdowns herald a tense political year in China

In the build-up to a crucial Communist Party gathering, ideology matters more than usual

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When China wants to be feared

Taking Canadian hostages was a message to America’s allies

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China believes that America is forging alliances to stop its rise

A new pact between America, Australia and Britain is seen as evidence

Black, white and red all over
In the West, China holds growing sway over Chinese-language media

WeChat is helping to amplify the Communist Party’s voice