China

Sinovacillate
China’s roll-out of covid-19 vaccines is slower than planned

Production bottlenecks and a perceived lack of urgency don’t help

Chaguan
China faces fateful choices, especially involving Taiwan

To many Chinese, the island’s conquest is a sacred national mission

Winter is coming
China’s campaign against film piracy is upsetting Hollywood fans

The end is nigh for online “translation groups” that make bootleg Western films accessible to millions

Accept these gifts, or else
As in Xinjiang, China is tightening its grip in Tibet

The Communist Party wants Tibetans to pay less attention to their Buddhist religion

Keyboard Maoists
Anti-capitalist tirades go viral in China

Marxist rhetoric is gaining currency among young, overworked netizens

Chaguan
Because of covid, many in China will miss their biggest holiday

For migrant workers, the Spring Festival is often the only chance to see relatives in the countryside

Young at art
Officials in China make pupils take sport seriously—with exams

They believe insufficient physical education is turning boys into wimps

School’s out
Covid-19 disrupts China’s rise as a destination for foreign students

Africans appreciate China’s low fees and relatively high standards—but are shut out

Precariat unite!
The gig economy challenges China’s state-run labour unions

A clampdown on civil society has made life harder for workers looking for help