Wang rejects western analysis that China’s authoritarian system will prevent it achieving tech supremacy

Millions of students will spend the autumn holiday cramming for an exam that can unlock an elite university place — and a 40% income premium

Chinese industry has shrunk for past six months

Couples who are getting married are doing so later than before

First congressional delegation to Beijing since 2019 calls for military dialogue as Trump and Xi plan to meet

Trump’s actions over the past eight months have accelerated a global realignment

US president plans to go to China next year amid trade tension between the two superpowers

Talk of job losses is everywhere these days but China’s generous statutory payments can make redundancy seem attractive

Beijing has been aggressively enforcing its disputed claims to over 90 per cent of the maritime area with its most advanced aircraft carrier

US seeks resolution of TikTok ownership impasse ahead of ban as talks continue against background of grim Chinese economic data

Electoral expert’s attempts to engage local councils meets with mixed success - and interest from the police

The emerging alternative order is neither an axis, nor is it interested in upheaval

Xi’s embrace of leaders sends a message to the US and EU that China will make its own geopolitical choices

China uses its role as a second World War ally to claim a place in global order

Trump’s tariffs and diplomatic missteps push India into closer alignment with Russia and China at summit