The Economist China’s rulers will pay a high price for repression in Hong Kong The Economist THE WORLD has a right to be shocked by China’s rapid crushing of civic freedoms in Hong Kong. But outsiders should not be surprised. Western …
The Economist Changes to China’s hukou system are creating new divides The Economist CHEN JUN had a good job in Shanghai making eyeglasses. Last year he gave it up and went back to his home village in Anhui, an inland province. He dug …
The Economist Worlds apart The Economist CHEN JUN had a good job in Shanghai making eyeglasses. Last year he gave it up and went back to his home village in Anhui, an inland province. He dug …
The Economist Only five blind people sat China’s university entrance exam this year The Economist SEVERAL STARTLING things awaited 20 blind Chinese youngsters attending a residential course that began in Shanghai this week, designed to prepare …
The Economist Jimmy Lai’s arrest is a blow to press freedom in Hong Kong The Economist THE SYMBOLISM of the spectacle was lost on few Hong Kongers. On August 10th, amid the city’s third wave of covid-19, which has resulted in …
