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Senior officials at the opening session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party in Beijing last year. Photo: Reuters / Damir Sagolj
Mar 02,2018, 8:00
Red carpet chats from Great Hall as China untangles policy
By Gordon Watts
A mosaic of The Beatles at the Hard Rock Hotel in Penang. Photo: iStock
Feb 28,2018, 5:13
Why splashing the cash can’t buy China love
By Gordon Watts
Whoever takes over as the new governor of the People's Bank of China faces a massive challenge. Photo: AFP
Feb 26,2018, 7:16
President Xi turns to old friends to manage economy
By Gordon Watts
China's President Xi Jinping waving in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: AFP / Wang Zhao
Feb 25,2018, 9:41
Xi Jinping could end up being ‘President for life’ in China
By Gordon Watts
An artist's impression of the Xiongan Civic Service Center, the first construction project in the massive Xiongan New Area development.
Feb 25,2018, 10:13
Behind the glitz and glamour of President Xi’s ‘dream city’
By Gordon Watts
Photo: iStock
Feb 22,2018, 7:36
China’s frosty reaction to alternative Belt and Road project
By Gordon Watts
Wang Qishan (left) with Yu Zhengsheng (center), the chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and President Xi Jinping at the National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: AFP / Greg Baker
Feb 21,2018, 6:52
‘Enforcer’ Wang could be let loose on US to quell trade dispute
By Gordon Watts
Chinese model Xin Xie presents a creation during the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai. Photo: AFP / Fred Dufour
Feb 17,2018, 10:48
China’s love affair with lingerie turns into big business
By Gordon Watts
Lucky red envelopes will not be handed out to debt-stacked state-owned Chinese companies. Photo: iStock
Feb 15,2018, 3:39
China’s state-owned firms miss out on ‘lucky money’
By Gordon Watts
Illustration: iStock
Feb 14,2018, 11:23
China walks a tightrope when it comes to financial sector
By Gordon Watts
A duty-free store at Heathrow Airport's departure lounge. Photo: iStock
Feb 13,2018, 5:28
Chinese tourism ‘rip-off row’ tarnishes ‘Golden Era’ partnership
By Gordon Watts
A visitor hangs his wish to a lantern at a festival ahead of Chinese New Year in Xian, Shaanxi province. Photo: Reuters / China Daily
Feb 10,2018, 5:54
A tale of Chinese spending power in the Year of the Dog
By Gordon Watts
Inside a Catholic church in Beijing. Photo: AFP / Wang Zhao
Feb 08,2018, 3:50
Vatican adviser creates storm comparing China to Catholic Church
By Gordon Watts
It was a moment in history as the Falcon Heavy rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Center. Photo: SpaceX
Feb 07,2018, 3:38
SpaceX sends red Tesla sports car hurtling toward Mars
By Gordon Watts
Pony Ma, the CEO of Tencent, speaking at the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing. Photo: AFP
Feb 05,2018, 7:52
How tycoon Ma turned Tencent into a $500 billion juggernaut
By Gordon Watts
Inside the 'Space of Light' bookstore in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
Feb 01,2018, 4:07
China opens a new chapter in the bookstore revolution
By Gordon Watts
Eugenics and forced sterilization by Japanese doctors has created a media storm. Photo: iStock
Jan 31,2018, 2:52
‘Eugenics’ case highlights dark chapter in Japanese history
By Gordon Watts
China is detangling its maze of state-owned 'zombie companies'. Photo: iStock
Jan 30,2018, 3:30
China tries to breathe new life into corporate walking dead
By Gordon Watts
A Chinese laborer at a brick factory in China. Photo: AFP
Jan 29,2018, 4:04
‘Brickcoin’ saga illustrates problems facing China’s workers
By Gordon Watts
Yuzuru Hanyu turns on the style at the Winter Olympics in Sochi four years ago. Photo: AFP / The Yomiuri Shimbun
Jan 27,2018, 10:48
The Iceman Cometh – in the shape of ‘Yuzu’
By Gordon Watts
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