China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be? | China

Dancing humanoid robots took centre stage on Monday during the annual China Media Group’s Spring Festival Gala, China’s most-watched official television broadcast. They lunged and backflipped (landing on their knees), they spun... Read more »

Celebrating the Year of the Fire Horse: 2026 Chinese New Year

The Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, is the most important traditional holiday in China and many other Asian countries. In 2026, we welcome the Year... Read more »

Chinese tourists shun Japan over lunar new year holiday as rift deepens | Japan

Chinese tourists are continuing to shun Japan in large numbers, with the country falling out of the top 10 destinations for those celebrating the lunar new year with a trip abroad. Japan... Read more »

What a Speech Reveals About Trump’s Plans for Nuclear Weapons

Within hours of the expiration last week of the final arms control treaty between Moscow and Washington, the State Department sent its top arms diplomat, Thomas G. DiNanno, to Geneva to lay... Read more »

‘It’s a nice surprise to be treated like kings!’ Why are mid-level British indie bands massive in China? | Indie

When I joined the band Swim Deep 13 years ago, my dreams were much like those of any young musician: to play Glastonbury, to tour America and to hear our music on... Read more »

Deep in China’s Mountains, a Nuclear Revival Takes Shape

In the lush, misty valleys of southwest China, satellite imagery reveals the country’s accelerating nuclear buildup, a force designed for a new age of superpower rivalry. One such valley is known as... Read more »

Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China | Business

John Paulson, a hedge fund billionaire and one of Donald Trump’s earliest Wall Street backers, is planning to offshore an Ohio manufacturing plant to China despite heavy pushback from employees. Workers at... Read more »

Why Demand Letters to China Suppliers Often Backfire

Sending a quick demand letter to a China supplier can destroy your leverage. Twice last week, I had to explain that to companies that were not clients. Both wanted me to immediately... Read more »

Inside Chunwan 2026: China’s Spring Festival Gala

PREMIUM NEWSLETTER | ISSUE #24 This week’s newsletter:◼︎ 1. Editor’s Note – Stealing the show◼︎ 2. What’s Been Trending – A closer look at the featured stories◼︎ 3. What More to Know... Read more »

China hopes for a bumper lunar new year as world’s biggest migration begins | China

Chinese officials are hoping that this year’s extra long lunar new year holiday will provide a boost to the country’s economy, where increasing domestic spending has been identified as a key priority... Read more »