Politics
Will China's party congress reveal successor to Xi?
Talk of fourth term for general secretary puts 1965-and-later group in play
China
Markets
China's property market woes fuel shift to wealth investments
Households may divest $18tn from housing into funds, equities by end of decade
Taiwan tensions
Taiwan act puts Washington's 'One China' policy at risk
'Beijing and Washington are in a security dilemma, a vicious cycle': analyst
The Nikkei View
China needs economic-policy overhaul at party congress
Xi-led measures have throttled the private sector and blunted growth
Ukraine war
Russia becomes China's discount 'gas station': Ukrainian experts
Western sanctions give Moscow no alternatives for critical tech imports
Opinion
Yuan's weakening reflects dimming Chinese growth outlook
Sliding currency raises default and inflation risks
Semiconductors
China launches graft probe into another chip 'Big Fund' exec
Widening crackdown reaches nonexecutive director at foundry SMIC
Supply Chain
Daikin to wean itself off Chinese-made air conditioner parts
Japanese company seeks other suppliers in case of emergency
US-China tensions
U.S. probes Chinese company audits: 4 things to know
Inspections begin in Hong Kong as Washington threatens companies with delisting
Property
State-backed companies emerge as 'winners' in China real estate crisis
Bleak overall outlook for sector as sales tumble and losses mount
Coronavirus
Hong Kong on track to ditch dreaded hotel quarantine: sources
Announcement expected before October policy address to ease city's economic woes
IPO
China EV maker Leapmotor launches up to $1bn Hong Kong IPO
Automaker reduced size of deal after lukewarm investor response: sources
Economy
China leaves lending benchmarks unchanged, as expected
One-year LPR remains at 3.65% after BOC keeps medium-term policy rate steady
Caixin
The double squeeze on China's 'sandwich generation'
'Little emperors' grow up to be overburdened caregivers to parents and children
Society
Quarantine bus crash kills 27 in China, stoking fury over zero-COVID
'All of us are on this bus,' netizens declare
Asia Insight
China builds global media muscle to amplify its message
Study shows how country with dismal press freedom record sways reporting abroad
Belt and Road
China slows foreign lending as Belt and Road problem loans triple
Sri Lanka falls into debt crisis while Pakistan is strapped for cash
International relations
Putin ally visits China to discuss Ukraine and Taiwan
Security chief Patrushev arrives after Putin acknowledged Chinese 'concerns' about war
Caixin
China's local government financing vehicles struggle to pay IOUs
More LGFVs failing to redeem maturing commercial paper issued to suppliers
Coronavirus
From Singapore to Japan, workers get restless as offices call
Surveys signal clash between employer and employee priorities after COVID
