Xi Jinping’s daddy issues
The Chinese president’s concept of power was forged by the suffering of his revolutionary father, Xi Zhongxun.
By Katie Stallard
Reviewing politics
and culture since 1913
The Chinese author’s controversial novels are powerful narratives of patriarchal violence.
By Ellen Peirson-HaggerHow Apple unwittingly assisted China’s global technological dominance.
By Will DunnInternational allies are pressuring both India and Pakistan to show restraint.
By Shruti KapilaConspiracy, power grabs and violence threaten the country’s democracy.
By Katie StallardOn 11 April China’s commerce ministry raised its tariffs on the US again to 125 percent.
By Katie StallardHow justice caught up with the Philippines’ brutal president Rodrigo Duterte.
By Katie StallardBeijing has retaliated against Donald Trump’s tariffs – and the response was far stronger than expected.
By George Magnus