Behind the enemies of democracy there is always China, but no one can or manages to sanction it

An avalanche of ice and rock has caused a catastrophe on the Himalayan border, one of the most sensitive in the world. Whilst rescue operations are still under way, China is crafting its own narrative of the disaster. For the young Prime Minister Balen Shah, this is his first major emergency as head of government

The Gao brothers channelled the trauma of the Cultural Revolution into their artistic journey; in the early 2000s they experienced a period of rare freedom and openness, but fifty years after the death of the Great Helmsman, they have fallen victim to Chinese repression for a second time. The sentencing of Gao Zhen, who was arrested in China upon his return from the United States 

Prime Minister Carney breaks with Trump over tariffs, whilst Beijing celebrates its ‘Chinese-style’ response

In Hong Kong, Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan have been convicted for defending the anti-one-party slogan

For the country, the outcome of the trial against Hui Ka Yan symbolically brings to a close an economic cycle that has lasted almost thirty years (that of China’s growth driven by the property sector) and effectively confirms the transition to a different model, linked to industrial overcapacity and dependence on exports

The stock made its debut in Shanghai with a 629 per cent rise and is already worth 66 billion, despite the risk from the US. Beijing is banking on humanoids as a pillar of its industry, but factories and homes are still a long way from the promised revolution

China is attempting to counter European accusations regarding its subsidies with somewhat clumsy propaganda. Meanwhile, Chinese cars are flooding the market

The slapdash nature of a cartoon by a self-styled director and his mother has won over young people, to the extent that they see it as a challenge to propaganda blockbusters. How the ‘ugliest animated film in China’ won over Gen Z on social media