China

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China is rapidly building new nuclear-missile silos

Their purpose is unclear, but the Americans are worried

Tough justice
Hong Kong’s draconian new security law claims its first scalp

A court’s ruling has criminalised the most popular slogan of anti-government protesters in 2019

Chaguan
Amid extreme weather, China avoids mention of climate change

A more informed debate might help to save the world

Extreme weather
A deluge in China has killed more than 30 and caused terror

In the city of Zhengzhou, many were trapped on flooded underground trains

Mother ocean
Female surfers ride the wave to China’s Hainan island

For many the sport is a chance for good photo-opportunities. A few turn professional

Unhallowed halls
Academics in Hong Kong suffer curbs on their freedoms

A climate of fear has enveloped the city’s campuses

Chaguan
China is keeping its borders closed, and turning inward

Zero tolerance for the virus, combined with rising nationalism, breed isolationism

The small print
In China’s publishing business, you have to duck and dive

Independent publishers find ways around a thicket of regulations

Patriotism and prejudice
How nationalism is making life harder for gay people in China

They are increasingly viewed as agents of foreign influence

Airbrushing Mao
A Chinese film removes scenes featuring a young Mao Zedong

Rumours suggested that the actor playing him cheated on his girlfriend

Chaguan
In China, patriotic nostalgia is big business

One of China’s odder sights is tourists in replica Red Army uniforms. A visit to the villages where they are made