China
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Why Xi Jinping sounds friendlier to America
A tactical move to boost China’s economic and diplomatic interests
Fuzzy numbers, safer streets
China says it has achieved a miraculously low-crime society
The truth is more complicated
When China shook
A year on from the white-paper protests, China looks much different
A participant considers their impact
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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Xi Jinping repeats imperial China’s mistakes
Lessons of a loyalty test that stifled innovation
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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A Chinese dispute with the Philippines is a test of America
China yearns to expose its rival as an unreliable ally
Xi, her, hers
China wants women to stay home and bear children
Xi Jinping shares his vision for a patriarchal society
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