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China’s dream of ruling the skies is problematic
China’s homemade passenger jet has finally made its debut after a 16-year odyssey. It is a key part of a big much bigger plan.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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What inflation dragon? Prices are rising everywhere, except in China
Unlike in the rest of the world, across China people are noticing the cost of meat, vegetables and property falling – and that’s a problem.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
The show doesn’t go on: Chinese performers cancelled over ‘political orientation’
A Japanese choral, jazz shows, comedy. Some shows and those featuring foreign performers are attracting particular attention from the authorities.
- by Vivian Wang
China makes urgent plans to care for 400 million elderly
The elderly Chinese population accounts for more than 13 per cent of the population. The government wants urgent solutions to prevent a demographic crisis.
- by Kevin Yao
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China holds the cards as the world faces a dark economic future
Danger signs are coming from the three powerhouses that drive global economic growth. It paints a bleak picture for Australia and the rest of the world.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
China launches drive to convince women to marry and reproduce
A national body that implements Beijing’s population and fertility measures wants to create a “new-era marriage and childbearing culture”.
- by Farah Master
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Russia-Ukraine war
Russia’s collapse has handed China a once-in-a-millennium opportunity
Russia was meant to have collapsed by now but China has bailed out Putin’s shattered economy, thanks to Xi Jinping spectacularly outwitting the West. Now he is in the box seat.
- by Allister Heath
Young Chinese were promised prosperity. Now they’re being pushed to the poor countryside
One in five young graduates is jobless. Their president thinks they are slack. Local authorities are offering them $500 a month to retrain as farmers and become rural teachers.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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China’s strange ‘espionage’ crackdown set to cause a lot of damage
Beijing seems to be doing its utmost to turn away from foreign money. The ramifications could be bad for China and the rest of the world.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Great survivor: How ‘China’s Warren Buffett’ revived his billion-dollar fortune
When prized assets are being offloaded, it is often the sign of a death spiral for a company. But billionaire Guo Guangchang has always danced to the beat of his own drum.
- by Venus Feng
China to release COVID whistleblower after three years
During the early days of the COVID outbreak in Hunan, a small number of citizen journalists tried to tell the stories of those in lockdown.
- by Kanis Leung and Huizhong Wu