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  • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    Xi Jinping hails ‘new era’ in China-Saudi Arabia relationship

    President pledges to strengthen ties with Gulf as visit coincides with low point between Riyadh and Washington

  • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    Beijing running out of fever medication as Covid outbreak spreads

    Hospitals ration supplies and long queues form at testing centres as China relaxes restrictions

  • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    China risks 1mn Covid deaths in ‘winter wave’, modelling shows

    Government faces reckoning over failure to vaccinate elderly and boost ICU capacity

  • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    China’s next stage of the pandemic

    Brent crude oil falls below $80 for first time since January

  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    News in-depthChinese politics & policy
    China’s elderly vaccine refuseniks pose obstacle for Xi Jinping

    Nearly 90mn Chinese are insufficiently protected against Covid as Beijing begins to unwind pandemic controls

  • Monday, 5 December, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    China steps on Washington’s toes as Xi heads to Saudi Arabia

    Trip aims to boost Gulf relations five months after US warned Beijing it would not cede Middle East

  • Friday, 2 December, 2022
    The Big Read
    The humbling of Xi Jinping

    Three years of lockdowns, mass testing and Covid detention centres have finally caused public frustrations to boil over in China

  • Friday, 2 December, 2022
    Global Economy
    IMF head warns of ‘exceptional’ uncertainty as zero-Covid hits China’s economy

    Beijing rejects US criticism of its pandemic policies as some cities experiment with reopening

  • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    China’s Covid tsar says fight against virus entering ‘new stage’

    Sun Chunlan’s comments buoy hopes of Beijing softening pandemic restrictions

  • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
    ObituaryJiang Zemin
    Jiang Zemin, influential president of China, 1926-2022

    The business-friendly leader was regarded as less dictatorial than his predecessors

  • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    Guangzhou eases restrictions despite worsening Covid outbreak

    US ambassador urges Beijing not to interfere with protests against coronavirus lockdowns

  • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
    Jiang Zemin
    Jiang Zemin, president who ruled China after Tiananmen massacre, dies at 96

    Communist leader oversaw radical reforms and formalised two-term limit

  • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    China blames local officials for outbreaks as Beijing sticks to zero-Covid plan

    Health authorities vow to boost vaccination of elderly after widespread protests against restrictions

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    Xi faces stiffest challenge to rule as Covid outrage sparks mass protests

    Demonstrations in China stamped out by Monday but analysts warn of reprisals if dissent flares up again

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    News in-depthChinese politics & policy
    Xi’s ‘myth of infallibility’ under threat as zero-Covid protests rattle China

    Communist party boss must decide whether to relax his signature policy or crush demonstrations

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Fears of Covid exit wave in China drive ventilator and oxygen machine sales

    Searches for life-saving equipment soar after Beijing signals plan to change coronavirus rules

  • Saturday, 26 November, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    China’s Covid protests grow after apartment blaze kills 10

    Social media posts allege fire services’ response was hampered by coronavirus restrictions

  • Friday, 25 November, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    European businesses urge China to open up as Covid cases rocket

    Beijing and Guangzhou are on the brink of lockdowns as daily infections hit record levels

  • Friday, 25 November, 2022
    News in-depthChinese politics & policy
    ‘No way we can open’: China’s zero-Covid exit plans unravel

    Economic and social costs are climbing but Beijing has failed to offer a way out of endless lockdowns

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    Batteries
    West could end reliance on Chinese batteries by 2030, says Goldman

    Countering China’s dominance in batteries, components and raw materials would cost over $160bn

  • Monday, 21 November, 2022
    Chinese business & finance
    MSCI investors at risk of exposure to Xinjiang allegations, report says

    China has come under renewed international pressure over its treatment of Uyghur Muslims

  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
    News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
    ‘We’re not ready’: threat of Covid exit wave stymies China’s reopening

    Beijing has failed to prepare for an inevitable mass outbreak by focusing on containment, experts say

  • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Guangzhou struggles to rein in record Covid outbreak

    Local officials grapple with protests over lockdowns and confusion after Beijing eases pandemic rules

  • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
    Chinese business & finance
    China’s coronavirus test providers hit by payments crunch

    Local governments’ failure to settle bills raises doubts on sustainability of zero-Covid policy

  • Monday, 14 November, 2022
    Chinese business & finance
    Chinese property stocks soar on hopes of turning point for sector

    Financial measures from Beijing offer relief for cash-strapped developers struggling to complete projects

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