It is the great economic guessing game about China: When will the Chinese government ditch its zero-tolerance approach to Covid-19?Companies and manufacturers are worrying about their profits, while uncertainty is […]
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Back to news homeChina’s Business Elite See the Country That Let Them Thrive Slipping Away
“When the ability to govern decreases, even in the absence of any particular policy from the top, the ineptitude, brutality, and ignorance of lower-level officials will brew disasters for the […]
Russia Reactivates Its Trolls and Bots Ahead of Tuesday’s Midterms
The user on Gab who identifies as Nora Berka resurfaced in August after a yearlong silence on the social media platform, reposting a handful of messages with sharply conservative political […]
China Is Burning More Coal, a Growing Climate Challenge
China is poised to take advantage of the global urgency to tackle climate change. It is the world’s dominant manufacturer and user of solar panels and wind turbines. It leads […]
Midterm Disinformation Has Taken Over Pennsylvania
One state’s experience underscores how pervasive false and misleading information has become in the country’s electoral process, online and off. Read More
How Elon Musk Became a Geopolitical Chaos Agent
The world’s richest man has inserted himself in some of the world’s most combustible conflicts. Read More
Ahead of Midterms, Disinformation Is Even More Intractable
Ahead of the midterm elections, the proliferation of alternative social media sites has helped cement false and misleading information as a defining feature of American politics. Read More
For Women in China’s Communist Party, It’s Lonely at the Top
Mao’s phrase that “women hold up half the sky” rings hollow as China’s most powerful female politician readies for retirement with few others in line. Read More
In Xi’s China, the Business of Business Is State-Controlled
The Chinese leader has increasingly demanded that businesses conform to the aims of the Communist Party, an agenda he doubled down on this week at an important political gathering. Read […]
Lessons From Liz Truss’s Handling of U.K. Inflation
The sharp policy U-turn by Liz Truss, Britain’s prime minister, reveals the perils of taking the wrong path in the fight against scalding inflation. Read More