Politics

Chinese envoy heads to Middle East in bid to contain war

‘Watched the whole time’: China’s surveillance state grows under Xi Jinping

In China’s ‘Red Holy Land’, tourists mark Communist Party centenary

Espionage trial starts for second Canadian detained in China, Michael Kovrig

The foreign legion of YouTubers defending China

Economy

Chinese consumers scout lower prices, secondhand goods as spending sputters

Mind the wage gap: China’s subway farmers highlight inequality

Day labourers seek dwindling jobs pre-dawn in Shanghai suburb

Chinese cash in jewelry at automated gold recyclers as prices soar

Covid-19

Angry Wuhan next-of-kin seek answers over virus handling

Not easy being green: China’s ‘health codes’ define Covid-era life

Escape from Foxconn: workers recount Covid chaos at iPhone factory

Challenging last mile for China’s vaccine push after Zero-Covid retreat

Confusion, fear cloud China’s path out of Zero-Covid

Science & climate

Shanghai evacuates 283,000 people as typhoon hits

Clean energy largest driver of Chinese GDP growth in 2023: Report

Overseas scholars drawn to China’s scientific clout, funding

China sends youngest astronaut, mice to space station

Culture & society

Hit Chinese TV series rekindles sidelined Shanghainese dialect

Russian man ‘trapped’ on Chinese reality TV show finally voted out

The ex-cop behind China’s largest gay dating app

Bass beats bring Shanghai’s deaf and hearing clubbers together

China’s animal lovers fight illegal cat meat trade

Business & tech

Chinese sellers go to TikTok school to reach sellers abroad

Chinese sex-toy makers cautiously embrace AI wave

China trials ‘energy-saving’ underwater data centers

China’s growing robotaxi fleet sparks concern, wonder on streets