Frederik Kelter

State-linked Sixth Tone news out­let, known for its cov­er­age of so­cioe­co­nom­ic is­sues, comes un­der scruti­ny.

Mil­lions of peo­ple of Chi­nese ori­gin are na­tion­als of coun­tries oth­er than Chi­na and they don’t back Bei­jing.

Many el­der­ly Chi­nese view work­ing be­yond re­tire­ment age as a ne­ces­si­ty as pen­sion sys­tem strug­gles to meet their needs.

Bei­jing has not ruled out us­ing force to an­nex Tai­wan, but there is lit­tle ap­petite for war among Chi­nese peo­ple.

Na­tion­al­ism in Chi­na has been in­voked for po­lit­i­cal ends and fi­nan­cial gains, but it is also a de­struc­tive force.

Elec­tions in Tai­wan high­light dis­sat­is­fac­tion in Chi­na with a po­lit­i­cal sys­tem Bei­jing says is best for Chi­nese peo­ple.

Wave of on­line scep­ti­cism about two sto­ries of sur­vival and suc­cess in Chi­na point to deep­er pub­lic dis­sat­is­fac­tion.

Tur­moil in Chi­na’s se­nior ranks rais­es ques­tions about morale and whether the chaos re­duces the threat to Tai­wan.

Bei­jing or­gan­is­es vis­its to re­gion where it is ac­cused of po­ten­tial crimes against hu­man­i­ty, but not all are con­vinced.

Chi­na’s pan­das have re­turned home and its wolf war­riors have fall­en silent as Bei­jing shifts its diplo­mat­ic ap­proach.