Xi Jinping
Our coverage of China’s president, Xi Jinping, including his economic policy and relationship with the world
Finance & economics
Xi Jinping’s belated stimulus has reset the mood in Chinese markets
But can the buying frenzy last?
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Worries of a Soviet-style collapse keep Xi Jinping up at night
China’s Communists have now been in power longer than the Soviets
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Xi Jinping wants to stifle thinking at a top Chinese think-tank
No more gloomy thoughts about the economy
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A new class struggle is brewing in China
As the economy falters, resentment between social groups is growing
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Can Xi Jinping take Hong Kong “from stability to prosperity”?
A fixation on security may cost the city in the long term
Finance & economics
China’s government is surprisingly redistributive
That is despite a stingy tax-and-transfer system
Asia
The scary new map of the South China Sea
Fresh fights over reefs and shoals test America’s credibility
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Why Xi Jinping is envious of his predecessor
China’s ruler would like to grab Deng Xiaoping’s legacy
Asia
Vietnam’s new ruler: hardman, capitalist, hedonist
To Lam, the Communist Party’s new leader, has just met Xi Jinping. America is next
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China’s rulers are surprised by Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
One has never been to China, the other has visited 30 times
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China unveils its new economic vision
It promises many reforms, but remains ambivalent about the role of the market
Finance & economics
Why is Xi Jinping building secret commodity stockpiles?
Vast new holdings of grain, natural gas and oil suggest trouble ahead
Drum Tower
Is Xi Jinping doing enough to fix China’s economy?
Our podcast on China. This week, following the recent third plenum, we unpack the ruling party’s vision of economic reform
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When party propaganda falls flat
To control ethnic Mongolians, Xi Jinping revives a Mao-era tool