China Newsbase
Fast, easy search of the China news that matters
The China News Database was last updated at 08:27AM on December 31, 2023.
Database searches currently perform best when a tag filter is used. We suggest trying out these tags: Xi Jinping, Russia, Taiwan, COVID-19, climate change, electric vehicles, gaming, IPOs, Belt and Road Initiative.
You may also filter by articles featured in our daily members-only Access newsletter, to get a curated overview of the top news and analysis about Chinese politics, business, and society. Select one option:
- All top news and analysis
- The China Project top news and analysis
- Top news and analysis from elsewhere — Stories in the “News briefing,” previously known as “Recommended links”
This product is in beta testing and development. If you would like to share feedback on the content or user experience, please email editors@thechinaproject.com.
10,335 articles matching the search query.
The Beijing protest that turned thousands into ‘digital ghosts’
What happens when WeChat automatically suspends thousands of accounts due to a sensitive keyboard? People become furious — and apologetic.
Cosco Shipping is making money despite global oceans of gloom
Cosco Shipping has just acquired a large stake in Hamburg Port, and is making billions in a downward-trending shipping freight market.
How China’s state security controls its narrative in the West | Live with Lizzi Lee
Author Alex Joske talks about the great lengths to which the CCP’s long-reaching security arm manipulates the West’s attitudes about China.
CIPS vs. CHIPS: China’s alternative to the U.S.-dominated financial system | Live with Lizzi Lee
Emily Jin, research assistant at the Center for New American Security, discusses China’s alternatives to the U.S.’s CHIPS and SWIFT payment systems.
A response to baseless allegations
We have been accused by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of being unregistered agents of the CCP. Meanwhile, the CCP has blocked us in China and we are officially labeled as U.S.-backed “anti-China forces.” Here is our response to the absurd allegations being made about our loyalties and motivations.
The end of youthful optimism — Editor’s Note for Friday, October 28, 2022
A note for Weekly newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
There is no hope the Communist Party can reform — Q&A with Frank Dikötter
The renowned Dutch historian of modern China answered my questions about the just-concluded Party congress, and why my youthful dreams of a more open China were always going to be disappointed.
‘Keep calm under pressure’ — Phrase of the Week
A new Chinese internet phrase captures the mood of needing to keep calm and carry on.
This week on TikTok: China’s new Party leaders, clash at Chinese consulate in Manchester, and U.S.-China tech crackdown
Want more like this? Subscribe to The China Project’s official TikTok channel, ChinaVibe, where Susan St.Denis explains complex topics about China clearly and simply in TikTok’s fast evolving visual and verbal language.
After the 20th Party Congress, private business is running scared
How did business respond to last week’s Party meeting that set Xi Jinping up for another decade of dominance? Badly, says Dexter Tiff Roberts, author of “The Myth of Chinese Capitalism,” amid existential angst about what role the private sector will be allowed to play in Xi’s new era.
Chinese automaker rolls back ‘cars made for women’ strategy after disappointing sales
Two years after Chinese automobile manufacturer Great Wall Motor found its sweet spot by building its entire brand on making “ladies’ cars,” the company now wants to pivot to designing cars for all genders, calling it an “evolution” of its strategy.
‘Stonewalling’ shows independent Chinese filmmaking is still kicking
“Stonewalling,” a movie about sexuality and reproduction, was filmed within China, but funded solely from outside sources. It has sidestepped domestic censors and secured international premieres. Could this be a way forward for China’s independent filmmakers?
China gets a new propaganda chief
Since the conclusion of the Communist Party’s 20th congress, Xi Jinping has appointed new officials to top leadership positions — including the man who will run China’s global image.
Grifter Guo Wengui, the Donald Trump of Beijing
Evan Osnos, staff writer for the New Yorker, talks about his new piece on one of the most puzzling figures to come out of China: Guo Wengui, also known as Miles Kwok. But those are just two of the many names he goes by to some very powerful people in China and the American right.
Mom-and-pop stores and sole proprietorships just got a new deal in China
A set of new regulations are intended to be a comprehensive support package for 111 million self-employed household enterprises, the ‘nerve endings’ of China’s economy.
Bolsonaro vs. Lula: What’s at stake for China in Brazil election?
Brazil is holding a historic presidential runoff on October 30. Here’s what a win for either candidate will mean for the Brazil-China relationship.
Editor’s Note for Wednesday, October 26, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
