China
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Bromptons, not blusher
China’s shoppers are gloomy and picky
They want to spend on pets and sports, not makeup or perfume
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Chaguan
Xi Jinping repeats imperial China’s mistakes
Lessons of a loyalty test that stifled innovation
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Flying Tigers, smiling dragon
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping rediscover the joy of talking. Good
Military contacts between America and China resume. Will they last?
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Chaguan
A Chinese dispute with the Philippines is a test of America
China yearns to expose its rival as an unreliable ally
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Xi, her, hers
China wants women to stay home and bear children
Xi Jinping shares his vision for a patriarchal society
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Progress on one front
China and Bhutan aim to resolve a long-running border dispute
That has caused India to worry about its own territory and a loss of influence
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Chaguan
Why Chinese mourn Li Keqiang, their former prime minister
Missing the Communist Party that sought legitimacy through technocratic performance
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One leader, two philosophies
Xi Jinping is trying to fuse the ideologies of Marx and Confucius
A new television show places them at the centre of Chinese culture
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New tactics
How China’s delivery drivers quietly fight to improve their lot
Sometimes there is a good reason that food ordered in Beijing doesn’t arrive
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In the dark
Rumours swirl after China’s defence minister, Li Shangfu, is sacked
The government is trickling out news of a political bombshell