China
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China
The Chinese scientist who sequenced covid is barred from his lab
The Communist Party is still hounding experts whose work might expose its pandemic missteps
China
Why China’s companies are recruiting their own militias
Officials want to keep things calm in an era of slowing growth
Europe
Espionage scandals are hurting Germany’s far right
Charges of Chinese and Russian influence mar Alternative for Germany’s European campaign
China
China mulls a bold test of taxation without representation
With revenue declining, its leaders must figure out how to collect more money
Finance and economics
Russia’s gas business will never recover from the war in Ukraine
Hopes of a Chinese rescue look increasingly vain
China
China and America trade blame for a world on fire
A global contest is under way to recruit like-minded countries as supporters
Business
Chinese EV-makers are leaving Western rivals in the dust
They have shone at Beijing’s car jamboree
Asia
Chinese firms are expanding in South-East Asia
This new business diaspora is younger, better-educated and ambitious
China
Why China is unlikely to restrain Iran
Officials in Beijing are looking out for China’s interests, not anyone else’s
China
China’s ties with Russia are growing more solid
Our columnist visits a future Russian outpost in China’s most advanced spaceport
International
The tech wars are about to enter a fiery new phase
America, China and the battle for supremacy
Finance and economics
Chinese authorities are now addicted to traffic fines
What that tells you about the country’s economic woes
Leaders
How strong is India’s economy?
It isn’t the next China, but it could still transform itself and the world
Business
Congress tells China: sell TikTok or we’ll ban it
Only America’s courts can save the video app now