China's Challenges
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Despite huge push, China’s population continues to shrink as birthrate plummets
The country’s fertility rate has fallen well below replacement levels.
Xiujian Peng, The Conversation
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Explained: Why Covid-19 is surging in China and its possible global economic impact
The Covid-19 surge is expected to throw China into another crisis, further constrain global supply chains and delay economic recovery and across the world.
Nachiket Deuskar
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China’s economy may never recover from the damage caused by Covid-19
With the slowing of China’s gross domestic product growth, rising graduate unemployment and increasing economic hardship, China is in deep trouble.
Kent Matthews, The Conversation
Trending
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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Memoir: Human rights lawyer Nandita Haksar recalls her understanding of feminism as a young woman
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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30 years after Tiananmen Square, China is still fighting for equality and justice
In 2018, the country saw over 1,700 strikes by students and workers. Despite risks of being fired, arrested, imprisoned or disappeared, the struggle continues.
Leïla Choukroune, The Conversation
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China: Number of babies born in 2018 was least since 1961 despite two-child policy
Beijing should not only relax its family planning policy but also introduce policies to encourage births, said a demographer.
Scroll Staff
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The fear that’s making Chinese women reluctant to have more children
There is a distrust in businesses and manufacturers after a string of scandals related to children’s welfare.
Ye Liu, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Why China may have to rethink its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative
Criticism of the programme by its targeted beneficiaries has surfaced earlier than expected as the shadow of debt begins to loom.
Philip Bowring
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China is dragging international airlines into its bitter dispute over Taiwan’s sovereignty
Beijing is using new ways to undermine the island region’s territorial status.
Ed Bryan, The Conversation
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China’s dystopian social credit system is a harbinger of the global age of the algorithm
Plans for China to rate its citizens for their trustworthiness have been depicted as uniquely Chinese. Don't be so sure.
Stefan Brehm, The Conversation & Nicholas Loubere, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Chinese economic growth set to accelerate for the first time in seven years
Central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan, however, called for caution as economists fear growth may be fuelled by debt.
Scroll Staff
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If China doesn’t become more transparent about OBOR, India won’t be the only one opposing it
Without multilateral cooperation, plans for China's ambitious One Belt, One Road initiative risk opposition.
Harsh V Pant
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With its corruption crackdown, China is also stamping out innovation
President Xi Jinping has set himself up with an impossible task: keep the economy humming under state domination, while trying to eradicate corruption.
Yuen Yuen Ang, The Conversation
The Field
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra’s dream run ends in quarter-finals
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena open season – All you need to know
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IPL 2024: Virat Kohli stars as Bengaluru beat Punjab to stay in hunt for playoff spot
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav stars in fifth T20I as visitors sweep series
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: In Olympic year, Neeraj Chopra keen to lay down the marker