A fortnightly podcast from the Spectator on the latest in Chinese politics, society, and more. From
China’s population is ageing. It’s estimated that a quarter of Chinese people will be elderly within
In 2008, President George Bush was the star guest at Beijing’s opening ceremony. Fourteen years late
All political parties have weaknesses for jargon and buzzwords, and the Chinese Communist Party more
'If table tennis set the stage for China’s international diplomacy, then volleyball rebuilt the nati
When the tennis star Peng Shuai had a row with her former lover, the retired Party cadre Zhang Gaoli
Sun Yat-sen was the founding father of China's first republic, when the Qing dynasty was overthrown.
Deng Xiaoping used to say, 'let some people get rich first'. Four decades on from the start of his e
It's not easy to talk about the Cultural Revolution inside China - let alone teach it. In recent yea
Last week, the US and Canada each sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait and Taiwan has appealed t
Throughout Chinese history, as seen by poems and novels, drinking has been seen as a source for lite
For China, WWII started in 1937 with the Japanese invasion, two years before Hitler invaded Poland.
Are the Chinese religious? The government’s treatment of Christians and particularly Muslims have be
Last month, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomed senior Taliban leaders to Beijing, standin
It might be an understatement to say that China has a difficult relationship with drugs. Most infamo
For most people, Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping stand out as the two Communist leaders of the People’s Re
Tangping, or 'lying flat', is a new lifestyle tempting China's millennials. Describing a minimalist
In the 12 months since the enactment of the National Security Law on Hong Kong, opposition leaders,
Exactly 20 years ago, China acceded to the World Trade Organisation. In the decades since, the globa
What is it like to be a journalist in China? There are obvious restrictions on freedom of speech, bu
China has run wild with facial recognition. From using it to ration tissues in public toilets, to id
