Keep up with the latest news on Asia's biggest economy.Explore the China Focus hubChina harnesses big data to buttress the power of the stateBeijing uses technology to try and solve the age-old problem of a centralised systemPodcast: How Beijing wields its soft powerAn assertive China challenges the westBeijing is gaining confidence that it can mix political control with growth and innovationXi Jinping, China’s new revolutionary heroThe communist leader has revealed enough in his first term to offer clues to his next movesXi’s chosen path to transformative leaderFor China’s modernisation to succeed the roles of state and market must be reconciledXi Jinping offers a long-term view of China’s ambitionThis president has an iron grip on power and a strategy to reach global pre-eminenceMore from this SeriesChina: the soft superpowerFrom ‘panda diplomacy’ to film and football — how Xi Jinping is trying to boost his country’s appeal
China harnesses big data to buttress the power of the stateBeijing uses technology to try and solve the age-old problem of a centralised systemPodcast: How Beijing wields its soft powerAn assertive China challenges the westBeijing is gaining confidence that it can mix political control with growth and innovationXi Jinping, China’s new revolutionary heroThe communist leader has revealed enough in his first term to offer clues to his next movesXi’s chosen path to transformative leaderFor China’s modernisation to succeed the roles of state and market must be reconciledXi Jinping offers a long-term view of China’s ambitionThis president has an iron grip on power and a strategy to reach global pre-eminenceMore from this SeriesChina: the soft superpowerFrom ‘panda diplomacy’ to film and football — how Xi Jinping is trying to boost his country’s appeal
