Global Soccer Star Kylian Mbappé Just Apologized to China—for a Mao Zedong Meme
by Joshua Robinson
via Wall Street Journal on October 27, 2026
Translation on the Maextro V800 Brake-Pedal Scandal: ‘The Counterattacks Against Dongchedi Have Begun’
via China Digital Times on October 28, 2026
Translation: ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ Hits Chinese Theaters at Last, but ‘Had to Cut a Slice Off Its Tongue First’
via China Digital Times on October 28, 2026
Hong Kong press group urges authorities to scrap new rules tightening media access to land records
via Hong Kong Free Press on October 21, 2026
Hong Kong independent bookstore Luck Win to shut Mong Kok branch by year end after half a century
by Irene Chan
via Hong Kong Free Press on October 28, 2026
Keeping China’s Labor Misery Off the Record
by Jordyn Haime
via Lingua Sinica on October 28, 2026
Xi Corruption Purges Upend Hunt for China’s Next Top Leaders
via Bloomberg on October 27, 2026
Kylian Mbappé Apologises After Chinese Brands Drop Him Over ‘Dictator’ Comments
by Jessica Hopkins and Mario Cortegana
via The Athletic on October 27, 2026
China’s Storm of Anger Continues to Batter Kylian: Instant Punishment Expels Mbappé from the Virtual World
by Abobakr El Mokadem
via Goal on October 27, 2026
Kim Jong Un Makes Surprise Trip to China, Crosses New Bridge
by Austin Ramzy
via Wall Street Journal on October 25, 2026
What to Know About China’s Plenum as Xi Seeks Stronger Communist Party Discipline
by Kanis Leung and Simina Mistreanu
via Associated Press on October 26, 2026
Chinese Brands Put Boot into Kylian Mbappé After Viral ‘Dictator’ Meme
by Thomas Hale and Barney Jopson
via Financial Times on October 27, 2026
A Simple Guide to China’s Very Complicated Policy Universe
by Josh Xiao
via Bloomberg on October 21, 2026
Ahead of Communist Party plenum, Xi Jinping warns that China faces a ‘new Long March’
by Xinlu Liang
via South China Morning Post on October 22, 2026
Tougher Discipline, and Xi’s Authority, Key at China’s Communist Party’s Fifth Plenum
via Reuters on October 23, 2026
‘Zero-energy companionship’: bizarre hobby takes seed among China’s stressed young adults
by Amy Hawkins
via The Guardian on October 26, 2026
Xi Jinping Poised to Tighten Grip at Discipline-Focused Fifth Plenum
by Wataru Suzuki
via Nikkei Asia on October 26, 2026
China’s Next Generation of Leaders Wait in the Wings for More Senior Roles
by William Zheng
via South China Morning Post on October 24, 2026
‘Pull Out the Sick Trees’: Xi’s Constant Purges Pave Way for Next Term
by Chris Buckley
via New York Times on October 26, 2026
Xi Jinping gathers China’s top communist cadres with focus on discipline
by Edward White
via Financial Times on October 26, 2026
Wealthy Chinese move offshore money to U.S. banks as Beijing’s tax net widens
by Anniek Bao
via CNBC on October 23, 2026
Alibaba Wins Injunction Against Pentagon Contract Restrictions Tied to China Blacklist
by Preetika Parashuraman, Eduardo Baptista and Laurie Chen
via Reuters on October 27, 2026
