China Brief
A weekly digest of the stories you should be following in China this week, plus exclusive analysis. Delivered Wednesday.
Why China Is Cracking Down on Private Tutoring
Regulations on the $120 billion industry reflect concerns over the education rat race.
China’s Drowned City Is a Bleak Sign of a Changing Climate
Infrastructural damage will hurt global supply chains for electronics and cars.
Is Western Finance Underestimating Chinese Political Risk?
CEOs need to get better at listening to bad news about China.
Didi’s Tumble Is Another Sign of the Great Decoupling
And that the Chinese technology sector’s era of relative freedom may be over.
Chinese Communist Party Marks Centennial
One hundred years since its founding, the party commands more control inside China than ever before.
Hong Kong’s Biggest Pro-Democracy Newspaper Prints Final Edition
The national security law has brought down Apple Daily, one of the last bastions of media resistance to Beijing.
Will Europe Get Tough on China?
The latest G-7 summit shows Biden could be more successful than Trump in courting allies to counter Beijing.
Why Beijing Will Never Cooperate With a COVID-19 Investigation
Although a lab leak is unlikely, officials have plenty to conceal in Wuhan.
China’s Three-Child Policy Won’t Create a Baby Boom
The costs of raising children, not government restraints, are stopping Chinese parents from having more.
China Mourns Scientist Who Curbed Famine
Yuan Longping, who developed hybrid rice in the 1970s, won global recognition and became a national icon.
A New Era of U.S.-China Competition Begins
A bill with bipartisan support aims to counter Beijing through funding new technologies. Businesses and special interest groups have jumped right in.
School Death Stirs Rare Scandal in China
Local protests have raised questions about the surveillance state after a teenager mysteriously fell to his death in Chengdu.
The Downside of China’s Online Muscle-Flexing
An offensive Weibo post about India’s coronavirus crisis highlights the limits of “wolf warrior” diplomacy.
China Set to Record Its First Population Decline in Decades
Census data is expected to reflect a simple reality: Having children in China is expensive and burdensome for many families.
Biden and Xi Expected to Meet at Virtual Climate Summit
Despite official aspirations, environmental cooperation isn’t likely to significantly improve U.S.-China relations.
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