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James Kynge

Global China editor

James Kynge is global China editor. He writes about China's interactions - geopolitical, technological, economic and in other fields - with the outside world. He is the recipient of several awards for journalism and his 2009 book, 'China Shakes the World' was a bestseller translated into 19 languages.
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  • Friday, 24 March, 2023
    Chinese politics & policy
    China is tightening its embrace with Russia as it builds bulwarks against the west

    Bilateral ties between Beijing and Moscow represent an intensifying axis of authoritarianism

  • Friday, 24 March, 2023
    The best books of the week
    The Peking Express — a film-like true story of a train hijacking

    The ‘Lincheng incident’ pitted bandits against a wealthy elite — and is recreated in James Zimmerman’s immersive account

  • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
    Instant InsightChinese politics & policy
    China rolls back unconditional support for Russia

    Beijing is keen to repair ties with its leading trade partners in the west

  • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
    Chinese politics & policy
    Russia and China vow to strengthen ties despite international ‘pressure’

    Beijing’s top diplomat meets Vladimir Putin two days before first anniversary of Ukraine invasion

  • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Microsoft cloud business holds up

    Qatar doubles its stake in Credit Suisse to become second- largest shareholder

  • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
    Behind the Money podcast20 min listen
    China's reset

    The FT’s Tom Hale and James Kynge discuss whether China has found a way to fix its economy

  • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
    The Big Read
    China’s plan to reset the economy and win back friends

    Amid a chaotic exit from Covid lockdowns, China is looking to reduce its international isolation and boost its growth rate

  • Saturday, 10 December, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    China faces an uncertain future in the zero-Covid endgame

    Despite official triumphalism, rolling back the policy could see the health system overwhelmed

  • Friday, 9 December, 2022
    News in-depthNews in-depth13 min
    Former PLA officer says China is restraining Russia over use of nuclear weapons

    Beijing seeks good relations with Europe, its largest trading partner

  • 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

  • Monday, 14 November, 2022
    Xi Jinping
    Emboldened Xi steps back on to world stage with G20 summit

    China’s president faces US antagonism over tacit support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

  • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
    Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
    China-based AIIB ramps up global development lending

    Head of Beijing’s alternative to World Bank says it will maintain suspension of operations in Russia

  • Tuesday, 4 October, 2022
    China’s Communist party congress
    China’s property crash: ‘a slow-motion financial crisis’

    In the first part of a series, the impact of falling house prices is examined as it spreads to local government finances and the broader economy

  • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
    The Big Read
    Fortress China: Xi Jinping’s plan for economic independence

    Beijing wants to become less dependent on the west — and especially on its technology. But how realistic is this self-sufficiency goal in a connected world?

  • Sunday, 11 September, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    China emerges as IMF competitor with emergency loans to at-risk nations

    Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Argentina have together received more than $32bn since 2017, data show

  • Friday, 2 September, 2022
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    Danger Zone — a terrifying scenario of China on the road to war

    US academics Hal Brands and Michael Beckley paint a worryingly plausible picture of superpower conflict

  • Friday, 26 August, 2022
    InterviewWorld13 min
    China's unseen war for strategic influence

    Beijing puts huge resources into influence campaigns to further its foreign policy goals

  • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
    The Big Read
    China reckons with its first overseas debt crisis

    The Belt and Road Initiative has seen a surge in loans going bad, prompting Beijing to issue countries with emergency credit

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    China
    The human and economic cost of China’s zero-Covid strategy is mounting

    Beijing’s techno-authoritarian approach to containing the virus is just another iteration of digital dystopia

  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    Q&AWorld
    Is China’s zero-Covid strategy working? Join a live FT Twitter discussion

    James Kynge, Eleanor Olcott and Ryan McMorrow will be answering your questions in our Twitter Space on Friday at 9am BST/ 4pm HKT

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    Chinese economy
    Pessimism engulfs the Chinese economy as foreign investment fades

    The unpredictable outlook for many multinationals may herald a shift in how the global economy works

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    US-China trade dispute
    US-China rift becomes a legal feud

    Trade war rhetoric has evolved into wrangling over laws and regulation in tech and finance

  • Monday, 18 April, 2022
    Tech Tonic podcast29 min listen
    US-China Tech Race: shock and awe

    How Beijing got ahead in hypersonic weapons

  • Sunday, 17 April, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast26 min listen
    US-China Tech Race: shock and awe

    How Beijing got ahead in hypersonic weapons

  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
    Tech Tonic podcast26 min listen
    US-China Tech Race: Chips with everything

    How Taiwan got stuck in the middle of the US-China tech rivalry

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