China & Asia

China will enact its first nationwide preschool education law. While Beijing focuses on state control, Europe is struggling with kindergarten shortages and soaring fees.

Beijing plans to introduce its first national preschool education law and intends to reduce high healthcare costs. The People's Republic is reacting to growing public discontent with this move – a signal that has also caught the attention of Western observers.

An international advisory panel is praising Beijing's environmental policy and recommending a 15-year strategy. But how much substance lies behind the headlines, and what interests are at play?

Washington wanted to cut off Beijing’s technological lifeline. Now Chinese chips are flooding the global market—not because they’re the best, but because they’re good enough and cheap. An irony of economic history.

While the West is preoccupied with its own affairs, two Asian heavyweights are forging an economic alliance. The $50 billion target set by Seoul and New Delhi could reshape global trade flows, with consequences for European exporters.

A highly decorated scientist leaves the West and moves to Guangzhou. The Pawliszyn case raises uncomfortable questions about academic freedom, the brain drain, and China’s systematic recruitment of top Western talent.

While Europe debates the cost of child care, China is planning a radical move: Preschool education is to be regulated by law for the first time. Is this a model that will set a precedent, or does it amount to government control from the cradle onward?

Hong Kong's government intends to hold agency heads more strictly accountable in the future. However, a top advisor cautions that there is a fine line between efficiency and intimidation.

A high-ranking advisory panel applauds Beijing's green transition and proposes an ambitious long-term strategy. But who sits on this panel, and what interests lie behind the praise?