Amy Hawkins

On 24 November, exactly two years after a fire in an apartment building in Xinjiang killed 10 people and sparked a wave of historic protests across

Every summer, Dongting Hu, China's second-largest freshwater lake, swells in size as flood water from the Yangtze River flows into its borders.

While some residents take to building houses in trees, officials recognise need for national response to climate disasters

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent 5 min read In this article Maye Musk is a busy woman.

The 76-year-old is part of a trend of ‘silver influencers’ whose success in the face of adversity resonates strongly. Could she be Elon’s secret weapon in China?

Maye Musk shares a title with Henry Kissinger as a lao pengyou, or “old friend” of China. Her son, Elon, is not old enough to be called "old," but he is a dear friend of China. This should not surprise you because China is a Technocracy, and it reveres the root family of Technocracy, the Musks. China owes all of its success to people like Henry Kissinger and Zbigniew Brzezinski, who paved the way in the early 1970s. Now 76, Maye Musk is the grande dame of Technocracy.

As families in Taiwan prepare to gather for lunar new year celebrations in January, a new game that will be released that month promises to offer some war-themed fun over the festive period.

Released from prison in 2020 after being jailed for ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’, he became increasingly desperate to leave – before seizing his opportunity

Released from prison in 2020 after being jailed for ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble', he became increasingly desperate to leave – before seizing his opportunity

After 30 years of relentless growth and capitalism, a new trend has emerged in China. The search for a simpler, calmer life is leading some Chinese people to seek a life abroad. The trend is so popular that it’s gained its own internet buzzword: the “run philosophy."