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    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      North Korea
      N Korea to restart diplomatic activity after three years of Covid isolation

      Stalled nuclear talks could benefit as leader Kim Jong Un slowly reopens country, diplomats say

    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
      Deloitte told to ‘learn lesson’ as China vows tougher scrutiny of auditors

      Vice-minister tells Big Four firm that Beijing will step up oversight after record fine

    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      Chinese business & finance
      Chinese authorities raid US due diligence firm Mintz

      Closure of Beijing office comes as China prepares to welcome international chief executives

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Deloitte & Touche LLP (United States)
      China suspends Deloitte’s Beijing office over Huarong audit ‘deficiencies’

      Finance ministry says accounting firm failed to assess asset quality of bad-debt manager

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Chinese politics & policy
      China’s palace politics: Xi loyalists compete for power

      A new landscape of political divisions is forming at the top of the Chinese Communist party

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Xi warns of Covid spread as China starts lunar new year migration

      President says country entering ‘new phase’ of pandemic with focus turning to rural areas

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      News in-depthElectric vehicles
      China’s carmakers outstrip foreign brands in its electric vehicle boom

      Fast-growing companies such as BYD, XPeng, Li Auto and Nio are increasingly favoured by consumers

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      News in-depthESG investing
      China ESG reckoning looms for investors

      Sustainability rules and standards common in western jurisdictions are at odds with realities in China

    • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
      The Big Read
      China’s Covid generation: the surging inequality behind Xi’s U-turn

      Lockdowns have often been more relentless in rural areas, upending the education of millions and blocking social mobility

    • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
      News in-depthChinese politics & policy
      Xi’s credibility ‘badly wounded’ as China’s Covid death toll mounts

      Beijing’s war games with Russia and aggression against Taiwan fail to distract from public health crisis

    • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
      News in-depthSupply chains
      Carmakers quietly cut ties with China in supply chain shake-up

      International groups are sourcing parts from other markets as fears rise of breakdown in relations with Beijing

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Beijing urged to roll out Covid boosters to avoid 1mn deaths

      Report released as economic data reveal impact of lockdowns on output and consumer demand

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      China stops counting asymptomatic cases as Covid crisis deepens

      Authorities say they will boost vaccination rates but analysts warn of ‘messy’ exit strategy

    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
      Chinese equities
      Pharma and funeral stocks rally as investors ride China’s Covid exit wave

      Chinese breweries and airlines also back in vogue following lockdown lifts

    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
      US-China trade dispute
      China hits back at US chip sanctions with WTO dispute

      Beijing says move necessary to defend ‘legitimate rights’ in response to Washington’s semiconductor controls

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      News in-depthChinese politics & policy
      China’s disappearing data stokes fears of hidden Covid wave

      Low official case number and death toll puzzle analysts after Beijing lifts Covid testing requirements

    • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      Xi hails ‘new era’ in China-Saudi Arabia relations

      President pledges to strengthen ties with Gulf as visit coincides with low point between Riyadh and Washington

    • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      Beijing running out of fever medication as Covid outbreak spreads

      Hospitals ration supplies and long queues form at testing centres as China relaxes restrictions

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      China risks 1mn Covid deaths in ‘winter wave’, modelling shows

      Government faces reckoning over failure to vaccinate elderly and boost ICU capacity

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
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      China’s next stage of the pandemic

      Brent crude oil falls below $80 for first time since January

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      News in-depthChinese politics & policy
      China’s elderly vaccine refuseniks pose obstacle for Xi Jinping

      Nearly 90mn Chinese are insufficiently protected against Covid as Beijing begins to unwind pandemic controls

    • Monday, 5 December, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      China steps on Washington’s toes as Xi heads to Saudi Arabia

      Trip aims to boost Gulf relations five months after US warned Beijing it would not cede Middle East

    • Friday, 2 December, 2022
      The Big Read
      The humbling of Xi Jinping

      Three years of lockdowns, mass testing and Covid detention centres have finally caused public frustrations to boil over in China

    • Friday, 2 December, 2022
      Global Economy
      IMF head warns of ‘exceptional’ uncertainty as zero-Covid hits China’s economy

      Beijing rejects US criticism of its pandemic policies as some cities experiment with reopening

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      China’s Covid tsar says fight against virus entering ‘new stage’

      Sun Chunlan’s comments buoy hopes of Beijing softening pandemic restrictions

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