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    Joe Leahy

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    Joe Leahy is the FT’s Beijing Bureau Chief. Previously, he was Asia News Editor, Brazil Bureau Chief, Mumbai Bureau Chief, Asia Companies Editor and Hong Kong Correspondent. He has also worked in Indonesia. He won “Journalist of the Year” in the Society of Publishers in Asia awards in 2009.
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    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      US-China relations
      Mintz staff stuck in China detention despite warming ties with US

      Due diligence group struggling to win release of employees held by Beijing public security bureau since March raid

      Mintz Group’s locked office in Beijing
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      News in-depthChinese economy
      China struggles to spend its way out of economic crisis

      Falling tax revenue and high local debt cast doubt on how much budgetary firepower Beijing really has

      Workers in front of residential buildings under construction at the Phoenix Palace project, in Heyuan, Guangdong province, China
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war
      Arab foreign ministers press China to support end to Israel-Hamas fighting

      Wang Yi backs ‘immediate ceasefire’ as Beijing seeks to step up its influence in Middle East

      China’s foreign minister Wang Yi delivers a speech during a meeting with Arab and Muslim counterparts in Beijing
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      The Big Read
      A hint of thaw in the new cold war

      The summit between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping was a sign of progress after a period of high tensions. But the roots of the growing rivalry remain

      A black and white photo of President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping shaking hands
    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
      News in-depthUS-China relations
      Xi enlists Flying Tigers as China’s propagandists seek friendlier tone on US

      Beijing fetes wartime pilots ahead of Biden meeting but underlying narrative of America as rival unchanged

      A montage of photos of Joe Biden, Xi Jinping and a Chinese war plane as well as elements of the US and China flags
    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
      News in-depthUS-China relations
      Xi and Biden to try to ease tensions as Taiwan looms over US-China talks

      Leaders meet in San Francisco to manage increasingly tense geopolitical and economic competition

      Chinese fighter jets conduct combat training exercises around Taiwan in August
    • Sunday, 12 November, 2023
      InterviewChinese business & finance
      Beijing’s data and spy laws threaten to spur decoupling with Europe, says business group

      BusinessEurope claims that anti-espionage amendments make the relationship with China ‘challenging’

      A picture of China’s flag fluttering in Beijing
    • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
      Chinese economy
      China’s economy falls back into deflation in blow to recovery

      Tumbling pork prices undercut growth as consumer confidence lags

      Visitors on Nanjing East Road, a major shopping street, in Shanghai
    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      Visual story
      The global network behind the fentanyl crisis

      The illicit trade routes responsible for the worst overdose crisis in US history

    • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
      Chinese economy
      IMF raises China growth outlook as bankers urged to ‘ride the dragon’

      Beijing officials express optimism but analysts say weak export data shows recovery remains fragile

      Zhang Qingsong, deputy governor at the People’s Bank of China, at the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in Hong Kong, on November 7 2023
    • Monday, 6 November, 2023
      US-China relations
      Yellen to meet China’s vice-premier ahead of Biden-Xi summit

      US and Chinese presidents expected to hold talks in San Francisco amid renewed effort to improve relations

      Janet Yellen listens as He Lifeng speaks during a meeting in Beijing in July
    • Thursday, 2 November, 2023
      The Big Read
      The breakdown of China’s social contract

      A once optimistic society now worries about the future as Xi Jinping’s promise of ‘common prosperity’ starts to fade

      Montage image of Xi Jinping, the Chinese flag and charts
    • Tuesday, 31 October, 2023
      Li Keqiang
      ‘Other leaders are corrupt’: Li Keqiang mourning poses challenge for Beijing

      Death of former premier largely sidelined by Xi Jinping creates a sensitive moment for China’s Communist party

      A photograph of Li sits amid bouquets laid by mourners
    • Friday, 27 October, 2023
      ObituaryLi Keqiang
      Li Keqiang, Chinese premier, 1955-2023

      Once seen as a possible Communist party leader, he struggled to enact economic reforms under Xi Jinping

      Li Keqiang: unlike many of China’s leaders, he was not a ‘princeling' but born to a family of lower-level local party officials
    • Friday, 27 October, 2023
      Li Keqiang
      China’s former premier Li Keqiang dies suddenly at 68

      Senior official once seen as contender for party leadership suffers heart attack in Shanghai

      Li Keqiang
    • Tuesday, 24 October, 2023
      Inside BusinessChinese business & finance
      China’s EV sector burns bright but cannot offset property’s woes

      The ‘high-quality consumption’ Beijing seeks requires difficult structural reforms

      Employees work on the assembly line of electric vehicles at a workshop of GAC AION Smart Ecological Factory in Guangzhou, China
    • Sunday, 22 October, 2023
      The Big Read
      Ten years of China’s Belt and Road: what has $1tn achieved?

      The massive infrastructure initiative has granted Beijing additional influence, but critics question whether the cost has been worth it

    • Friday, 20 October, 2023
      News in-depthChinese politics & policy
      Tale of emperor whose ineptitude ended his dynasty unnerves Chinese censors

      History book disappears from shops and online searches are blocked as Beijing strengthens control of information flows

      Emperor Chongzhen, 17th ruler of the Ming dynasty
    • Wednesday, 18 October, 2023
      Chinese politics & policy
      Xi hails ‘deep friendship’ with Putin as leaders meet in Beijing

      China’s president says annual bilateral trade with Russia has reached a ‘historic high’ of nearly $200bn

      Russia’s president Vladimir Putin and China’s president Xi Jinping at a meeting during the Belt and Road forum in Beijing, China
    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
      Russian politics
      Putin visits Beijing for first time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

      Russian president met Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday ahead of summit tomorrow

    • Sunday, 15 October, 2023
      News in-depthChinese politics & policy
      Israel-Hamas war tests China’s Middle East ambitions

      Turmoil will show whether Beijing can turn its economic clout and relationship with Iran into regional influence

      The two leaders walk in front of a Chinese military honour guard
    • Sunday, 15 October, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war
      Israel prepares for ‘significant’ ground operations as Gazans stream south

      Combined death toll passes 3,500 as Israeli military readies ‘offensive plans’ against Hamas

    • Saturday, 14 October, 2023
      EU foreign policy
      Borrell calls on China to treat EU as a ‘geopolitical power’ in its own right

      Chief diplomat tells Beijing trade imbalance risks stoking demands for ‘more drastic protectionist measures’

    • Friday, 13 October, 2023
      Chinese economy
      China proposes stock stabilisation fund to lift economic confidence

      Regulators’ plan to boost domestic markets comes as inflation and trade data show recovery still fragile

      A shopper uses a digital payment service to purchase food at a stall in Beijing
    • Tuesday, 10 October, 2023
      News in-depthChinese economy
      China’s economy misses Golden Week glow as property gloom persists

      Policymakers urged to keep up support as tourists shun spending spree in favour of experiences

      Tourists in the historical centre of Macau during the Golden Week holiday
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