Staff at Huarong subsidiaries have passports seized in sign of Beijing’s extraterritorial reach

Official efforts to gloss over scandals spark co-ordinated campaigns in universities

Charities win approval but human rights groups struggle to obtain registration

Online programme ‘Roast’ is outlet for edgy content in tightly-controlled media

Doctor arrested in January after he called Hongmao liquor ‘poison’

Young Chinese rebel against their parents professionally, personally and politically

Growth underlines economic shift towards science and technology

Brexit worries pale next to Britain’s attractiveness as capital bolthole

Push comes as core business suffers from Beijing drive to curb runaway property prices

Manufacturers lured from the coast as Xi Jinping turns focus to rural revival

Cleric’s disappearance highlighted tension over Beijing-Vatican agreement

Temporary respite from choking pollution falls victim to industrial stimulus

A personal tour through the violent currents of 20th-century China

Official figures show resident numbers in Beijing fell by 22,000 people in 2017 

Hong Kong’s flag carrier pressured by low-cost regional rivals stepping up competition

Budget almost doubles in a year as Beijing tightens grip on Muslim Uighurs

Activists gain only 2 of 4 seats in by-election as Beijing further encroaches on territory

President must prove he can govern complex society despite increasing centralisation of power

Shift from VIP gamblers is a political and financial necessity, say analysts

Director at Anbang and son of China’s one-time foreign minister

Recent moves by Beijing could open the door to wider coverage

Censors block phrases ‘I disagree’, ‘migration’ and ‘boarding a plane’ on Weibo

Crackdown on capital outflows and levy on big-name moves curb league’s ambitions