China

The Chinese leader was the first foreign head to be greeted by a US president on the tarmac in over sixty years. That’s how desperate Trump is

In an exclusive extract from Paul Mason’s new book, Reds: A Global History of Communism, he warns that, in the struggle between democracy and dictatorship, the entire history of the left is now in play

‘Chinamaxxers’ love the dazzling cities and the incredible trains – but how much brutality are they willing to overlook?

China has built a bridge across a gorge that’s twice the height of the Eiffel Tower. It’s staggering and has become a tourist attraction – but they’ll build a taller one soon

Norway has always been a hotbed of enemy spies, but most of them have always been Russian. The new threat is from the Chinese

Disruption has failed – and America looks diminished and declining

The pleasure dome and sacred river were opium fantasies – but it was a place where the world met to trade

If the president did betray Taiwan, other US-aligned countries in the region will start making other plans. And Trump might not like the new alliances that emerge

Despite Trump’s enthusiasm, the president has returned home with little more than a hint that if he avoids displeasing Xi, it could turn into something more substantial

A company in China now creates digital avatars of dead people. And now it seems Mark Zuckerberg is looking at how to keep users glued to his platforms, even after they’re gone. Are we heading for eternal digital life?

The genre is big business - but Alice Evelyn Yang’s intoxicating debut novel has ambitions well beyond gore and fantasy

For a while it looked as if Elon Musk would dominate the world of electric cars – but then he turned out to be a basket-case. Now there’s a new global leader in town

While Britain struggles to open new factories, Beijing is looking to a future of flying cars. How can Europe emulate what its rival intends, and do it better?

Decisions made in Beijing have caused immense suffering for the Chinese people. It’s time to understand the mistakes of the past, or risk falling into ignorance

As geopolitical tensions rise, a new generation of artists is quietly rewriting the script

A clownish spy scandal has shown up the severe shortcomings of British security, and given the Labour government an even bigger Chinese problem

Jung Chang on her family’s painful history with the communist regime – and her sequel to the bestselling Wild Swans

The country is teaching its people a version of the past in which China is always the victim. The consequences of that could be highly dangerous

The journey to save our ancestral home in China has taken four years, but unfinished business is calling me back

This film by Chinese physicists lasts just 60 thousandths of a second, and can only be followed by eye when slowed down by a factor of 30 or so

It’s easier for Xi to make friends abroad when he has the Russian dictator by his side

Stories about a Chinese ‘artificial womb’ seem more science fiction than fact – but reveal uncomfortable truths about the ethics of reproduction

‘Scarcity mindset’ marketing made the collectable dolls a Gen Z cult, but ubiquity will gradually erode Labubus’ power

The vast landmass has the oil, gas, metals and water that China craves – and Moscow may be too weak to stop them

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

The two nations have been fighting border skirmishes since the sixties. But a new issue threatens something much worse

The Taiwanese are not unaware of the danger posed by China – but the air-raid drills and military exercises are now just part of everyday life

Rising political and military tensions have seen pro-democracy activists stage mass recall campaigns against pro-China Kuomintang lawmakers

China, Russia and the US hard right now all look at Europe in the same way - as an opponent to be countered

Beijing will have watched the US and Israeli strikes on Iran, and will have learned a dangerous lesson

In China’s craze for modernisation, many traditional homes were destroyed, including the classical courtyard homes in hutongs or alleys in Beijing. I don't want our family home to now be one of them

Three decades ago, Beijing decided it was going to become the future of auto manufacturing. How did they do it?