Beijing
Foreigners in China: Barbarians at the gate, again
Popular attitudes towards the growing number of foreign nationals are as volatile as ever(776)
Crime in the shadow of the Great Wall: In the old days
An unsolved murder reveals the cruelty of pre-revolution China(0)
Some Chinese question the party line on patriotism and dissent(222)
Suppressing dissent: The emperor does know
How the system rewards repression, in the name of maintaining stability(478)
An activist’s fate overshadows a vital relationship(196)
China’s most famous artist talks about his work and how it confounded his jailers(46)
Chen Guangcheng: The great escape
A blind activist’s flight into American custody tests a vital relationship(504)
America's consular refugees: Two's a crowd
There was more than enough tension in Beijing even before Chen Guangcheng's escape(259)
Airport awards: Incheon's triumph
Seoul airport tops an annual ranking of the world's airports(11)
China's motor industry: Stepping on the gas
New car factories are being built in China at a frantic pace, and some weaker firms will get hurt. But don't expect them to cut back(55)
The international film industry: Avatar 2: Made in China?
James Cameron might be co-producing his film's sequels with China(235)
China and the London Book Fair: A loud hush
The tussle over self-censorship among Chinese authors continues(56)
Fang Lizhi, physicist and dissident, died on April 6th, aged 76(37)
The Economist: Digital highlights, April 7th 2012
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Online whispers: The anatomy of a coup rumour
How one journalist’s seemingly innocuous tweet may have rattled Beijing(28)
Uncertain politics: Reimposing order
The authorities clamp down on rumours of political turbulence(177)
The politics of corruption: Dirty tricks
A transition year gives plenty of opportunity for foul play(3)
China's Maoists: A bookshop manager in Beijing stands up for Bo Xilai
A bookshop owner in Beijing stands up for Bo Xilai(121)
Hong Kong’s next leader: Enter the Manchurian candidate
The less unpopular man wins, but governing without a mandate will be hard(96)
Dissent in the capital’s taxi ranks(7)
Hong Kong’s chief-executive “election”: The worst system, including all the others
Even China must now realise that it needs a better way to pick Hong Kong’s leader(66)
Rural poverty: Shifting the problem
A massive resettlement project in northern China is not all it seems(39)
New urban problems: No parking
A dearth of parking places riles the new middle class(9)
Air Pollution in China: No cars please, it's Party time
Air quality in Beijing improves during the meeting of the National People’s Congress(2)
Air pollution: Fine weather for a Party
Whether miraculously or by state fiat, the skies do a remarkable job of making way for the CCP(41)
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