The Wandering Earth is much more than just a film, it is a symbol of China's emergence onto the global cultural scene and the realization of a long-standing ambition for the Chinese film ...

Hiu Man Chan · The Conversation 25 Mar 2019

China

What China said about economic policy at its parliamentary meeting

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced a new fiscal policy which will be "neither too tight nor too loose" in response to slowing economic growth.

Reuters Staff · Reuters 08 Mar 2019

China

China imposes hefty fines for sexist hiring practices

Under new guidelines, companies will be forbidden from asking female candidates about their marital status or possible pregnancies.

Li You · Sixth Tone 28 Feb 2019

China

A Chinese economist explains what we get wrong about the trade war

An expert on China's economy busts some myths about the tensions between the world's two powerhouses.

Ceri Parker 27 Feb 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

This is China's AI female news anchor

The world's first female AI news anchor has been unveiled in China, and will make her debut on the Xinhua News Agency.

Isabella Steger · Quartz 25 Feb 2019

China

China's growing global role and the impact of international law

A bigger peacekeeping role and the greater presence of Chinese forces abroad are pushing Beijing to grapple with new questions of international law it has not previously had to consider

Chatham House 20 Feb 2019

International Trade and Investment

Trade is not a weapon. Let’s not use it as one

Putting up barriers to trade is not the answer to domestic economic woes and only increases the risk of conflict between nations, writes Børge Brende.

Børge Brende 18 Feb 2019

China

China shuts Everest base camp to trash-dropping tourists

China has stopped allowing tourists without climbing permits to travel to Everest base camp due to large amounts of trash being dropped on the mountain.

Lucas Laursen · Fortune 18 Feb 2019

China

One third of the world’s new vegetation is in India and China, data shows

One explanation for the global greening phenomenon could be increasing CO2 levels boosting plant growth - known as the “CO2 fertilisation effect”.

Daisy Dunne · Carbon Brief 18 Feb 2019

Digital Economy and Society

Two charts that explore China's digital dividend

China's rapid digitalization has had a profound effect on the country's job market.

Longmei Zhang and Sally Chen · IMF Blog 15 Feb 2019

International Trade and Investment

How trade wars pose a threat to the global economy

Current trade tensions between the United States and China hang heavy over global prospects for collaboration in 2019. In the long run, it's possible nobody will win.

Pamela Coke-Hamilton 07 Feb 2019

Education, Gender and Work

Why Chinese consumers are being urged to eat less meat ahead of the Year of the Pig

China consumes more meat than any other country and accounts for half the world's consumption of pork, which is used in everything from dumplings and stir-fries to hotpots.

Beh Lih Yi · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 06 Feb 2019