The Economist / China

1. Ted Plafker, a stalwart of our China coverage, has died

   He was a giant among Western journalists in the country

2. China’s exports of clean tech to South-East Asia are soaring

   Unlike in the European Union, governments don’t fret about the influx

3. China’s carbon-dioxide emissions have begun to fall

   Its progress with electrification has been a big help

4. Xi Jinping’s chief ideologue is worried

   Wang Huning describes threats to the Communist Party and country

5. Xi Jinping’s plan for a China-centric world order

   A “community with a shared future” sounds soft, but is backed by muscle

6. China and Taiwan are fighting over Sun Yat-sen

   The 160th birthday of the nationalist revolutionary will be unusually fraught

7. With an eye on America, China is beefing up its AI-controlled labs

   By automating scientific research it hopes to strengthen its industrial muscle

8. Wanted: a news researcher in Beijing

   Work with the Beijing bureau of The Economist

9. A new path to political power in China runs through state firms

   China Inc has become a breeding ground for up-and-coming officials

10. Hit podcasts reveal the angst of China’s youth

    The government is getting twitchy about their growing popularity

11. China loves to rank its cities. The government wants it to stop

    Annual city scorecards of all sorts are being torn up

12. China’s investment in transport infrastructure has peaked

    Has it built too many expressways and high-speed rail lines?

13. Kim Jong Un’s curious visit to China

    North Korea’s dictator rebuilds ties with an old friend

14. China’s most successful Astroturf operation: grassroots football

    Provincial leagues spur spending and a hometown renaissance

15. China’s party elite gathers with purges and promotions in mind

    Xi Jinping seeks new ways to curb corruption before a leadership shake-up

16. China wants to revive the spirit of the Long March

    That means keeping in lockstep with Xi Jinping

17. China’s universities are rich. But they're getting squeezed

    Researchers can’t escape a bleak economy

18. Does China really prize AI speed over safety?

    In full command of its own cyberspace, China wants the same for AI

19. China has captured the market for hobbyist 3D printers

    Amid Western wariness, it is struggling to do the same with high-end machines

20. China is channelling much more money to poor countries

    It wants a greater say in organisations that hand it out