How Peng Shuai exposed the limits of China’s power
The sinister case of the Chinese tennis star reveals the choice confronting Beijing: coercion at home, or soft power abroad?
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The leader didn’t leave his country once in 2021, but dominated the minds, summits and treaties of the West.
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The downfall of Evergrande foreshadows a difficult decade for China – and for Xi Jinping
If the Chinese Communist Party doesn’t handle the property giant’s default carefully, the economic and political consequences could be seismic.
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Chinese officials have condemned Joe Biden’s decision but could other countries follow suit?
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Why tennis star Peng Shuai’s #MeToo allegation is such a threat to China’s leaders
Her accusation exposes systemic sexism and threatens the Communist Party’s legitimacy, Chinese feminists say.
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