Middle class grows more insecure as social mobility slows

CGTN and parent network CCTV under scrutiny after allegedly airing forced confession

Mother of ex-student claims money was to benefit university, not buy admission

Student activists go missing as authorities ban unofficial gatherings to mark anniversaries

Programme uses vast array of data to detect and monitor individuals according to report

Lessons of history provide context for Belt and Road summit and May 4 centenary

Growth has slowed to a trickle in parts of Manchuria — but some young people are finding new careers online

Compensation reflects regions’ differing capacity to repay debt

Authorities hope for a quiet Beijing as two sensitive dates approach

Disappearance of postings from platform reminder of last year’s attempted purge

Police warn people for ‘liking’ posts that insult leaders or even opening an account

Supreme court ruling comes as Beijing seeks to reassure private sector

Campaign against graves to ensure country’s food security enrages traditionalists

Action comes as explosion of online bloggers challenges authority of state media

Symbolic trial comes 2 months before sensitive 30-year anniversary

Workers and activists have disappeared since trying to unionise a Shenzhen factory

Editors of workers’ rights website detained in southern China

Region’s vice-governor says journalists must rid themselves of ‘imperialist’ notions

Tencent, Alibaba and iQiyi delay streaming soap operas for fear of offending Communist party

Law professor made public statements blaming administration for problems facing China