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Yesterday — 31 August 2025Main stream

Xi Uses Summit, Parade and History to Flaunt China’s Global Pull

With the leaders of Russia and India visiting, China’s president will show how he can use statecraft, military might and history to push for global influence.

© Pool photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India in Kazan, Russia, last year.
Before yesterdayMain stream

China Rekindles Wartime Fury, Stirring Fears of Anti-Japan Hate

By: Lily Kuo
30 August 2025 at 20:12
A series of World War II dramas about China’s fight against Japan is drawing audiences to their feet, and, in some cases, to tears. Some say it helps deflect public discontent.

© Visual China Group, via Getty Images

Posters for the films “Dead to Rights,” left, and “Dongji Rescue,” second left, at a cinema in Shanghai this month.

Why Does Xi Keep Purging Loyalists? Look to Stalin and Mao for the Answer.

By: Li Yuan
20 August 2025 at 12:00
China’s “bedside eavesdroppers,” the online posse parsing rumors for power shifts, have a lot to work with as Xi Jinping pushes aside his own political appointees.

Trump Is Pushing India Back Toward China

18 August 2025 at 12:01
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been moving to align India with the United States and freeze out China. Now, efforts to rebuild ties between the Asian giants are gaining momentum.

Trump Extends China Tariff Truce by Three Months

12 August 2025 at 10:41
President Trump’s order continues a reprieve from the threat of escalating tariffs and export controls, which rocked the global economy earlier this year.

Why a Teen Bullying Case in China Set Off Protests and a Crackdown

Residents in a city in southwestern China protested what they saw as official indifference in the attack on a girl. Police repression and censorship fueled the outrage.

Drifting From the West’s Orbit, Russians Find a New Role Model in China

China has become trendy for Russians who once worshiped everything Western. Young people are learning Mandarin, and Chinese culture and goods have become ubiquitous in Moscow.

Drifting From the West’s Orbit, Russians Find a New Role Model in China

China has become trendy for Russians who once worshiped everything Western. Young people are learning Mandarin, and Chinese culture and goods have become ubiquitous in Moscow.
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