What China’s devastating Covid outbreak means for the rest of the world
The true scale of the country’s current wave and the failures of its “zero Covid” policy pose a threat to…
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Is Rishi Sunak as hawkish on China as he made out?
The government may have missed a geopolitical trick by allowing Beijing to recall diplomats wanted for questioning by British police.
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North Korea’s leader has started his second decade in power with a slew of missile tests and revealed his young…
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China is lifting “zero Covid” controls. What happens next could be devastating
The Chinese government has had almost three years to prepare for the end of its strict rules. It has failed…
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Is this the beginning of the end for China’s zero-Covid policy?
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China’s Jiang Zemin has died. That could be a problem for Xi Jinping
The deaths of former senior leaders have led to mass protests in the country before.
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What do China’s lockdown protests mean for Xi Jinping?
The demonstrations haven’t yet threatened the president’s power – but that they happened is still remarkable.
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