China


Concept art of chinese flag and stocks

China: Debt, demographics and a manufacturing slowdown

Antonio Graceffo explores whether the world’s second-largest economy can maintain its momentum in the face of major structural crises
Xiluodu Dam and Hydropower Plant on Yangtze River in China - ( also Three Gorges Dam and Baihetan Dam built by China Three Gorge Corporation CTGC )

Why China’s new dam will cast ripple effects far beyond the country

ByVictoria HeathApr 10, 2025
Hydropower dams in China lead to downstream environmental repercussions in several major countries, such as India & Bangladesh
American flag and Chinese flag on cloudy sky

China vs US: which has the world’s biggest economy?

ByVictoria HeathMar 14, 2025
Which country comes out on top? It's an answer that varies... read on to break down exactly how both economies square up
Midnight Sun and the entrance to the Lamaire Channel on the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica.

China opens first monitoring station in Antarctica

ByVictoria HeathDec 3, 2024
New monitoring station in Antarctica opened by China will provide continuous observations of atmosphere to aid understanding of climate change
Why it is so important that the USA and China can talk to each other

Why it is so important that the USA and China can talk to each other

ByTim MarshallOct 9, 2024
Tim Marshall on the importance of USA and China relations during a world crisis – and what communication links the countries have.
The Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple on the outskirts of Dali Old Town

Finding a Shangri-la in modern China

Alec Ash on why he, and many others, are opting out of the rat race of modern China to find a Shangri-la in a rural backwater
The Nepalese dispute China’s assertion that Pokhara Airport forms part of the BRI

Geopolitics, not economic development, drives China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Andrew Ross on why a decade on from its inception, the BRI is failing the countries that could have benefited from it most
Construction of mega dams in Tibet worries downriver nations

Construction of mega dams in Tibet worries downriver nations

ByStuart ButlerMar 10, 2024
Satellite imagery shows that China has been constructing a mega dam in Tibet and that worries the downriver nations of India and Nepal.
Geo Explainer: The many Chinas

Geo Explainer: The many Chinas

ByGraeme GourlayOct 18, 2023
A primer to the physical and cultural diversity of the second-most populous country in the world
Landscape of Guilin, Li River and Karst mountains - located near The Ancient Town of Xingping, Yangshuo County, Guangxi Province, China.

The China karst sinkhole with a well-preserved forest inside

ByVictoria HeathJul 6, 2023
192-metre deep China karst sinkhole with huge 40-metre trees, plants and potential new species found in Guangxi region
Drought in China heatwave

China swelters through an extreme heatwave

ByChloe SmithJun 2, 2023
China has seen record temperatures in May, reaching over 40 degrees before the summer has started
China’s new emperor

China’s new emperor

ByTim MarshallNov 23, 2022
Tim Marshall takes a look at China and President Xi Jinping's consolidating power with a third term in office
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