Government struggling to deal with worst crisis in months after being taken by surprise by massive demonstrations

A Thai girl’s struggles in Maoist China

Residents of Ukraine’s capital prepare for power cuts, drones and bitter cold by stocking up on generators, food and ‘dry showers’

Jews have lived in Kaifeng for a millennium. It took Xi Jinping only a decade to bring them to the brink.

Some are pretending to work to keep up appearances

Something weird has been happening on China’s internet. One small and vocal corner has been claiming the country’s most famous historical dynasty never existed.

Also very hungry, poor and repressed

Prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul calls for tighter gun controls and ‘decisive penalties’ after nine dead in school shooting

Ever the strategist, the Chinese leader is taking the offensive, both abroad and at home. That’s bad news for global order, and minorities in his country, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Sim...

After nearly 10 years carrying out Chinese government repression in Xinjiang, a former police officer is now seeking asylum in Germany.

Across the country, workers are fearful about the impact of AI on their livelihoods in an increasingly fragile labour market

An American who’s lived in Hong Kong for decades left an insightful comment on my Facebook page after reading my substack post on my trip back to Beijing: “From the late nineties until 2019, I got u...

Snapshots from a trip to China

BEIJING, July 16 - Two human rights groups have urged Thailand not to deport a Chinese journalist who investigated corruption in China, warning he would risk political persecution and torture back hom...

How the beautiful game convinced the world that boredom is sophistication.

On May 11, Istanbul’s newly renovated Atatürk Cultural Center hosted the first World Decolonization Forum. The event was organized by a coalition of Turkish institutions such as the NÛN Foundation for...

One of the biggest problems with how the world talks about China? A lot of the loudest voices have never actually been there. Alice Han breaks down why understanding China requires more than headline...

How a profound shift in China's ethnic policy took shape