The often misunderstood system is more of a “sprawling regulatory infrastructure" than a universal social score, one analyst ...

Conventional narratives in the West claim that the government in China lacks popular legitimacy and only retains power through coercion. But existing evidence from the two main studies on this ...

Chinese policymakers are reportedly considering a new, aggressive package of measures aimed at reviving their troubled ...

China has built 350 new missile silos and expanded nuclear warheads by 20% in one year, reaching "war footing," according to ...

WeChat is best known as China's all-purpose "super-app." It is used for everything from messaging and mobile payments to ...

A man pushes a bicycle cart past traditional wooden shops and red Chinese flags in the heart of Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan Province, China, Oct. 23, 2024. Understanding domestic politics in China must ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping is navigating a political tightrope, where picking up the phone to call President Donald Trump and discuss his country's ongoing trade war with the U.S. could draw fire ...

Chinese media have reported that fraudsters were able to use SIM cards smuggled out of China in telecom scams despite a rule ...

Researchers at an artificial intelligence firm say they've found the first reported case of foreign hackers using AI to ...

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