Beyond subsidies: what’s really driving China’s industrial climb
Zongshuai Fan is a senior policy analyst at Cambridge Industrial Innovation Policy, University of Cambridge, whose expertise spans manufacturing and intellectual property. Driven by...
Chinese People Can’t Take It Anymore! China’s 2026 Murder Season Has Just Kicked Off
A video circulating online recently has caused a strong reaction. In farmland in northern China, a man was operating a large agricultural tractor when...
US carrier Spirit Airlines shuts down, industry’s first Iran war casualty
Bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines ceased operations on Saturday, the industry’s first casualty linked to the Iran war, after failing to secure creditor support...
Humpback whale ‘Timmy’ released in North Sea after weeks stranded off Germany
A rescue team on Saturday released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near...
Building scaffolding gives burglars easy access, police say after 2 arrested
Hong Kong police have arrested two people on suspicion of burglary after one of them allegedly climbed maintenance work scaffolding at a residential building...
How Big Is China’s Real Overall Government Debt?
Commentary Beijing has long maintained that government debt risks are overall safe and controllable. According to the official data disclosed by China’s Ministry of...
Trump Says Medicare Will Soon Cover Weight-Loss Drugs
President Donald Trump announced on May 1 that Medicare patients will soon be able to obtain coverage for weight-loss drugs for $50 per month....
Can the US Democrats beat Trump by becoming more like him? A Chinese academic weighs in
The US Democrats have pursued “selective Trumpification” since losing power in 2024, but their strategy of borrowing from the president’s agenda and mimicking his...