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Laura Bicker

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Ukraine, brandy and EVs top the agenda on Xi's charm offensive

Xi Jinping has hailed "new vistas" in China's relationship with France on his first trip to Europe in five years - one that feels much like a charm...

monday 60

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Laura Bicker

A restless Gen Z is reshaping the Chinese Dream

"I've had one, two, three, four... five jobs in the last few months," says Joy Zhang, a 23-year-old graduate. She counts them on her fingers as she...

04.04.2024 200

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China will soon have 300m pensioners. Can it afford them?

Ask 72-year-old farmer Huanchun Cao about his pension and he reacts with a throaty cackle. He sucks on his home-rolled cigarette, narrows his brow...

03.04.2024 100

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Laura Bicker

Fast fashion helps fuel blazing kilns where workers faint from heat

Chantrea drags an electric fan the size of a large door into the airless chamber where she works every day. It is her only respite from the heat...

01.02.2024 200

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The last chance to save a mighty river

19.11.2023 100

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