China | Eyeing Russia’s backyardHow big a role might it play in reconstruction?image: Chloe Cushman Dec 7th 2023 | KYIVMANY RESIDENTS of Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, have grown so used to air-raid warnings that they pay little heed. They prefer to think, or pray, that the common pattern will prevail: that the city’s air-defence systems will work, more...
China | Eyeing Russia’s backyardHow big a role might it play in reconstruction?image: Chloe Cushman Dec 7th 2023 | KYIVMANY RESIDENTS of Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, have grown so used to air-raid warnings that they pay little heed. They prefer to think, or pray, that the common pattern will prevail: that the city’s air-defence systems will work, more...
China | Eyeing Russia’s backyardHow big a role might it play in reconstruction?image: Chloe Cushman Dec 7th 2023 | KYIVMANY RESIDENTS of Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, have grown so used to air-raid warnings that they pay little heed. They prefer to think, or pray, that the common pattern will prevail: that the city’s air-defence systems will work, more...
China | Goodbye to an old friendWhy there is little talk of war crimes among the Chineseimage: Getty Images Dec 7th 2023 | BEIJINGIN MUCH OF the world the death of Henry Kissinger on November 29th elicited pained debate. Was the former American diplomat a towering statesman—or a war criminal? Much ink has been spilt making the case either way. But in...
China | More and more like the mainlandShe and other activists resent the government’s coercive tacticsHong Kong’s lossimage: Liau Chung-ren/Zuma/Eyevine Dec 7th 2023On the eve of her 27th birthday this month, Agnes Chow updated her Instagram feed for the first time in two and half years. The former activist (pictured) was jailed in 2020 for taking...
China | ChaguanMassive Chinese overcapacity in electric cars is a giant political risk for Europeimage: Chloe Cushman Dec 7th 2023China and the European Union could not have set expectations much lower for their summit on December 7th in Beijing. Before Xi Jinping hosted Charles Michel, president of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, head...
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