Sink or swim: China’s ‘zero Covid’ strategy
Is China’s virus strategy paying off?
Why Trump won't stop at Huawei
Cash is no longer king in China. Much like Sweden, the country’s young and old opt for digital payments, made…
Britain shouldn't treat Chinese students as Communist agents
Universities in the West can roll over too easily for the Chinese Communist Party. Jesus College, Cambridge, has been a…
Is Harbin China's new Wuhan?
Only three New Yorkers had died when Han, a 22-year-old masters student at NYU, caught a plane back to China.…
Coronavirus fears are causing Chinese people to flee the West
A little over a month ago, the Foreign Office was airlifting Brits out of quarantined Wuhan. But now with Europe…
Beware the super-spreaders of coronavirus conspiracy theories
When a new virus is discovered, conspiracy theories often spread faster than the disease. I’ve been following the debate in…
China’s response to coronavirus shows a one-party state in action
The handling of the coronavirus shows a one-party state in action
The leaders debate was revealing, but hasn’t turned the tide
In Friday night’s final TV debate between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson, neither leader landed a sucker punch on the…
Is China really the enemy?
China is a nation with values deeply at odds with the West. The Chinese spy, steal and bully. They don’t…
The Kan-do spirit: Under Red Skies, by Karoline Kan, reviewed
The defining feature of Chinese millennials is not Instagram, avocado on toast or propertylessness. Born in the early years of…
Would your son marry me? Inside Shanghai’s marriage market
Shanghai ‘How old are you, young lady?’ A small, curious crowd starts to surround me. ‘How tall are you? What…
Anglo-Australian relations, post Brexit
As a new wave of protectionism sweeps across the globe, can Britain and Australia lead a free trade fightback? What…
Why China’s happy couples are spending thousands to stand by Big Ben
If you’ve walked by the red telephone boxes on Parliament Square, chances are you have seen an Asian couple in…
Papa Xi
The cult of personality behind China’s president
