Li Yuan

After heavy national investment in semiconductors to break a dependence on global chips, Mr. Xi seems unhappy with the results.

State propaganda about China’s rise is stoking extreme nationalism. That could blind China to its problems, and could lead to conflict — perhaps over Taiwan.

Many users mocked the government for not taking military action to stop Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip, saying it hadn’t lived up to its tough rhetoric.

Already a maverick in business circles, Zhou Hang has dared to openly criticize the government’s zero Covid policy — and urges his peers to speak…

Many believe that they’re the most unlucky generation since 1980s as Beijing’s persistent pursuit of the zero Covid policy wreaks havoc.

Shanghai used to be the glamorous China, while Xinjiang was the dark China. Now both are casualties of authoritarian excess.

China is meddling with free enterprise as it hasn’t in decades. The results are familiar to those old enough to remember: scarcity, and the rise…

The fear in China is that the strict coronavirus policy has become another Mao-style political campaign with devastating effects.

With China’s prosperity and global standing seemingly at risk, some are wondering — aloud — whether the country is on the wrong track.