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    James Kynge

    Global China editor

    James Kynge is global China editor. He writes about China's interactions - geopolitical, technological, economic and in other fields - with the outside world. He is the recipient of several awards for journalism and his 2009 book, 'China Shakes the World' was a bestseller translated into 19 languages.
    Email James Kynge @JKynge  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)

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      China's reset

      The FT’s Tom Hale and James Kynge discuss whether China has found a way to fix its economy

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      The Big Read
      China’s plan to reset the economy and win back friends

      Amid a chaotic exit from Covid lockdowns, China is looking to reduce its international isolation and boost its growth rate

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      Despite official triumphalism, rolling back the policy could see the health system overwhelmed

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
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      Former PLA officer says China is restraining Russia over use of nuclear weapons

      Beijing seeks good relations with Europe, its largest trading partner

    • Monday, 5 December, 2022
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      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

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      China’s president faces US antagonism over tacit support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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    • Tuesday, 4 October, 2022
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      In the first part of a series, the impact of falling house prices is examined as it spreads to local government finances and the broader economy

    • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
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      Fortress China: Xi Jinping’s plan for economic independence

      Beijing wants to become less dependent on the west — and especially on its technology. But how realistic is this self-sufficiency goal in a connected world?

    • Sunday, 11 September, 2022
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      China emerges as IMF competitor with emergency loans to at-risk nations

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    • Friday, 2 September, 2022
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      US academics Hal Brands and Michael Beckley paint a worryingly plausible picture of superpower conflict

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
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      China's unseen war for strategic influence

      Beijing puts huge resources into influence campaigns to further its foreign policy goals

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
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      China reckons with its first overseas debt crisis

      The Belt and Road Initiative has seen a surge in loans going bad, prompting Beijing to issue countries with emergency credit

    • Friday, 10 June, 2022
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      The human and economic cost of China’s zero-Covid strategy is mounting

      Beijing’s techno-authoritarian approach to containing the virus is just another iteration of digital dystopia

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      The unpredictable outlook for many multinationals may herald a shift in how the global economy works

    • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
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      Trade war rhetoric has evolved into wrangling over laws and regulation in tech and finance

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      US-China Tech Race: shock and awe

      How Beijing got ahead in hypersonic weapons

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      US-China Tech Race: shock and awe

      How Beijing got ahead in hypersonic weapons

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