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Talks with Kiribati and another nation come after Beijing agrees deal with Solomons
Growing popularity of decentralised ledger technology presents fresh challenge for country’s censors
Rival factions vie for influence under Xi Jinping evoking battles of Mao Zedong era
Spat over attendance at Summit of the Americas underlines Washington’s waning influence
Beijing’s top economic official holds meetings with executives and industry experts
Local governments say resources are being used to cover costs of zero-Covid policy
China’s strict policy puts citizens at mercy of unpredictable isolation orders as security camps outside
Economic gloom spreads to EU, shale companies enjoy cash bonanza, the FT’s new columnist
China’s continuing pandemic, US president’s diversity of enemies, a £7mn football shirt
Chinese city’s diocese had already cancelled masses to commemorate Tiananmen Square protests
Plan to tighten controls on ‘unnecessary’ overseas travel underlines commitment to zero-Covid policy
In a crucial political year, a series of open-ended lockdowns have heaped pressure on struggling businesses
Popular singer, scholar and barrister also detained amid crackdown in Chinese territory
Beijing censors silence online debate about health body’s claim that tough approach is unsustainable
New modelling underscores country’s vulnerability because of faltering vaccination drive
How China built influence in the US — and the professor who coined ‘G-Zero’ on the response to our present global crises
Africa’s top Covid-19 vaccine plant has halted production due to lack of demand
Tough conditions and botched management cause erosion of faith in regime’s ability to govern
Bill Burns tells FT conference that invasion may have affected Xi Jinping’s calculations over Taiwan
The Ping An chair engineered an activist attack on HSBC, demanding the lender split its Asian and western operations
Tech stocks and renminbi slip as Beijing refuses to change course despite economic pain
Proposal to reveal locations exposes patriotic commentators and stokes outrage among users
Communist Party’s reputation for pragmatism has been damaged by strategy to contain the pandemic
Consumer confidence collapses as authorities enforce Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy
Cosmetics group joins multinationals hit by economic fallout from strict zero-Covid policies
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