Rachel Cheung - The Wire China

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Tone Deaf

Sixth Tone, a state-owned media outlet, has long been celebrated for carving out a unique space in China to tell stories about ordinary people. But over the past year, Beijing has tightened Sixth Tone's leash, illustrating how fearful censors have grown and marking the end...

Chinese Consumer Tech Brands Are Going Global

As domestic consumption slows, Chinese businesses are trying to gain a foothold elsewhere.

The Unraveling of Dalian Wanda

Running low on cash and debt-laden, China’s former richest man is on a selling spree.

Temu’s Take-off

Pinduoduo’s meteoric rise has taken other Chinese e-commerce titans by surprise. Now, with Temu, it is coming for the U.S. market. Can it continue to soar?

Patriotic Patties

A new wave of domestic fast food upstarts has emerged by touting Chinese burgers.

The Grand Experiment

Two decades after the social credit system was conceived, China is hardly any closer to creating an honest society or one where, as the government motto puts it, “the untrustworthy are unable to move a single step.” And yet, ironically, with the system now fizzling...

China’s Coal Calculations

The country’s carbon emissions could enter structural decline next year, but there’s a big if.

Heads Roll as China’s Financial Clampdown Continues

The widening of Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive is shaking industry and investor confidence.

Chinese Tourists Aren’t Coming Back Yet

Domestic tourism has recovered since the end of the pandemic as Chinese people prefer to holiday at home.

The Race to Regulate

Beijing is eager for international collaboration on artificial intelligence, arguing that AI is a Pandora’s Box that poses existential threats to humanity if not properly controlled. But as China races ahead with regulating its own AI industry, can it win support for international governance as...

China’s Confucius Institutes Go South

While Western governments are turning against Chinese cultural centers, developing countries are giving them a warmer welcome.