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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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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: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings