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  • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
    News in-depthChinese politics & policy
    Chinese spy balloon furore puts focus on Xi Jinping’s leadership

    Concerns emerge about decision-making at top of Beijing’s policy apparatus

  • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
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    China sharply rebukes US over decision to shoot down ‘spy’ balloon

    Navy begins recovery operation on wreckage of craft that drifted over country for a week

  • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
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    Violent end to spy balloon flight dashes chance of US-China reset

    Uncertainty in Washington over whether Xi Jinping was aware of surveillance mission

  • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
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    The Jack Ma test for China’s promised shift

    Beijing’s treatment of fallen entrepreneurs will provide evidence of how far it has shifted on the private sector

  • Monday, 30 January, 2023
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    Prime minister of landlocked democracy complains of blow to his country’s economy

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
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    Third-term Xi Jinping seizes the hour and misses his moment

    China’s authoritarian leader fails to fulfil the promise he once showed at Davos

  • Monday, 16 January, 2023
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    Tuesday’s data expected to show third consecutive period of disappointing growth

  • Monday, 9 January, 2023
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    Foreign ministry’s rising star Zhao Lijian now listed as deputy director for boundary affairs

  • Friday, 16 December, 2022
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    Beijing succumbs to Covid after Xi lifts pandemic restrictions

    China’s capital inundated with cases following government’s abrupt U-turn on virus containment strategy

  • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
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    China retreats from sweeping zero-Covid policies as economic toll mounts

    Government for first time allows some positive cases to home quarantine after trade contracts sharply

  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
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    Authorities fear virus surge in unprotected rural areas during lunar new year holiday as Beijing eases restrictions

  • Monday, 5 December, 2022
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    Chinese stocks and currency rally on reopening hopes

    Renminbi hits 12-week high as Morgan Stanley upgrades country’s equities to ‘overweight’

  • Sunday, 4 December, 2022
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    Chinese cities ease Covid restrictions following nationwide protests

    President Xi Jinping acknowledged public discontent with lockdowns in closed door meeting with EU officials

  • Friday, 2 December, 2022
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    Billionaire has spent almost six months in Japan after largely disappearing from public view

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
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    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

  • Sunday, 27 November, 2022
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    China rocked by protests as zero-Covid anger spreads

    Tensions run into second day after vigil ends with clashes with police in Shanghai

  • Friday, 25 November, 2022
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    Cross-border trade was interrupted over fears truck drivers spread the virus

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  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
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  • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
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    Deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing and less attractive yields blamed

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