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Hong Kong’s taxi drivers are told to smile more
A courtesy campaign seeks to attract more tourists
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American politics prompt some Chinese to explore historical taboos
Comparisons with the Cultural Revolution abound
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China’s super-smart Tesla-killers
Carmakers are pushing for autonomous driving’s “ChatGPT moment”
Drum Tower
Will China’s crackdown on scammers work?
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, we examine the Communist Party’s efforts to tackle the multi-billion dollar industry of online scams
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A new film is breaking box-office records in China
“Ne Zha 2” shows how the mood inside the country is changing
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Chinese warships circumnavigate another island: Australia
An ominous new display of long-range naval power
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China’s leaders reveal their plan to cope with 2025
Beating trade wars and deflation and boosting science are priorities
Drum Tower
The Chinese tech hotspot that birthed DeepSeek
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, we travel to China’s Silicon Valley to visit a university modelled on Stanford that lies at the heart of a thriving tech ecosystem
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By Invitation
Alex Wang on why China can’t be allowed to dominate AI-based warfare
As the “agentic” age begins, democracies can take inspiration from the past, writes the tech boss
Finance & economics
Trump’s new tariffs are his most extreme ever
America targets its three biggest trading partners: Canada, Mexico and China
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This week is a moment of truth for Xi Jinping on deflation
The budget will show how the Party plans to tackle the dangers China faces