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Read about China’s economy, technology, politics and society, and its influence beyond its borders. Explore the connections between domestic developments, international relationships and business decisions.
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Truckers dipping cabbages in formaldehyde is China's latest food-safety scandal, exposing fragmented farms, divided regulators and incentives that still favour cheap food over safe food.
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China's J-16s flew 6,000km to Egypt for a first round of joint drills, including mock combat with Cairo's French-made Rafales. The exercises signal Beijing's growing reach as America's…
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Qiqihar, a city of 4m in China's far north-east, calls itself the international barbecue capital. Zibo, Jinzhou and Xuzhou have other ideas about who owns China's $40bn grilling…
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A Chinese box-office hit set in Iraq illuminates Beijing's friends-to-all, business-first foreign policy — appealing to many tired of the West, yet thin and contradictory.