V&A censored catalogues after demands by Chinese printer | Museums

One of the UK’s leading museums has accepted demands by a Chinese firm that publishes its catalogues to remove images that fall foul of the country’s censorship laws. The Victoria and Albert... Read more »

China now the ‘good guy’ on AI as Trump takes ‘wild west’ approach, MPs told | AI (artificial intelligence)

China is now the “good guy” on AI rather than Donald Trump’s US, where the technology is being pursued in a dangerous “wild west” manner, a former UN and UK government adviser... Read more »

Opinion | The Affordable Car Is Dead. What Happened?

By Clifford Winston Mr. Winston is an economist who specializes in transportation and microeconomic policy. April 13, 2026 For generations, working- and middle-class Americans could find an inexpensive, reliable set of wheels... Read more »

Moving Production to Mexico: What U.S. Companies Get Wrong

For decades, U.S. companies seeking lower-cost manufacturing went to China. Now many of those same companies are turning to Mexico. Mexico is closer to the United States, shipping times are shorter, management... Read more »

Documents Raise Fear of Further Crackdown on Great Firewall Circumvention Tools

A group of documents recently circulating online has stoked apprehension about a new wave of pressure on tools used to circumvent China’s Great Firewall. One memo, from online services provider Qihang CDN,... Read more »

Congratulations to the Artemis II crew – but the case for sending astronauts into space is rapidly shrinking | Martin Rees and Donald Goldsmith

The 2020s has seen a revival of the “Apollo spirit”. The US and China are seemingly in a race to send humans to the moon by the end of the decade –... Read more »

Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader people on both sides of strait are Chinese in rare meeting | China

In a rare meeting with Taiwan’s opposition leader, China’s president, Xi Jinping, declared that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait were Chinese and wanted peace. The meeting in Beijing between... Read more »

The Rise of AI Actors in China: From Microdramas to the Mainstream

This is a deep dive into how the latest developments in Iran are being discussed and reflected on in China, focusing on four aspects: (1) China’s official response, (2) key dynamics within... Read more »

Who can claim victory if Iran ceasefire holds? An early winner is China | China

As the world struggles to make sense of what, if anything, was achieved by the ceasefire deal announced by the US and Iran on Tuesday, one major power that stands to win... Read more »

The Guardian view on North Korea and the Kims: whoever’s at the helm, the regime serves only itself | Editorial

North Korea is unique in turning a putatively communist state into a dynastic system now in its third generation. So while the proposition that Kim Jong-un’s teenage daughter will inherit power is... Read more »