Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Israel-Hamas war
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    Most Read
    • Donald Trump scores big win in South Carolina Republican primary
    • Global house prices rebound as economists predict turning point
    • Trump says he is a ‘dissident’ under siege from thugs in bleak speech
    • Malaysia’s prime minister decries ‘China-phobia’ among US and western allies
    • Trump pivots to race against Biden after crushing Haley in South Carolina
  • UK
    Sections
    • UK Home
    • UK Economy
    • UK Politics
    • UK Companies
    • Personal Finance
    Most Read
    • UK Conservatives battle to retain ‘true blue’ rural heartlands
    • Conservative party suspends Lee Anderson over Sadiq Khan comments
    • UK deputy PM declines to say if Lee Anderson comments over Sadiq Khan were racist
    • Birth rate drops to new low in England and Wales
    • ‘Macho’ all-male Rochdale by-election fuels political divisions over Gaza
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • Jim Ratcliffe warns EU bureaucracy will drive away industry’s investments
    • Warren Buffett admits Berkshire Hathaway’s days of ‘eye-popping’ gains are over
    • Indonesia to wipe out global nickel rivals, warns French miner Eramet chief
    • Goldman insider-trading conviction shows UK watchdog sharpening its teeth
    • European football needs innovation and drama, says Real Madrid and FC Barcelona investor
  • Tech
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Cryptofinance
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Wealth Management
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    Most Read
    • Indonesia to wipe out global nickel rivals, warns French miner Eramet chief
    • How Germany’s steelmakers plan to go green
    • Goldman insider-trading conviction shows UK watchdog sharpening its teeth
    • $100mn in crypto payments traced to Myanmar-based ‘scammers’
    • Public service pensions are the elephant in the room
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • Why is Nikki Haley still running?
    • Western timidity has only emboldened Putin
    • The global trade system is in desperate need of an overhaul
    • The forgotten war
    • The metropolitan elite has ignored farmers for too long
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    • Working It
    Most Read
    • Fewer trips, fewer planes: business travellers rethink old habits
    • The menace of the overblown job title
    • ‘Every person slips at some point’: how businesses are managing the four-day week
    • ‘The one thing I’ve always had is deal flow’: RedBird’s Gerry Cardinale
    • Good news. We’ve got the contract for the worst idea in the world
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
    Most Read
    • Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer: ‘I’m suspicious of people making Holocaust films’
    • Six cool California hotels to book now
    • Across ‘Saxon Switzerland’ in the footsteps of Caspar David Friedrich
    • Can a friendship app cure loneliness?
    • ‘They are among us’: Russia’s terrifyingly effective poisoning operation
  • HTSI
MenuSearch
  • Home
  • World
  • UK
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Climate
  • Opinion
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • HTSI
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In

James Kynge

Global China editor

James Kynge is global China editor. He writes about China's interactions - geopolitical, technological, economic and in other fields - with the outside world. He is the recipient of several awards for journalism and his 2009 book, 'China Shakes the World' was a bestseller translated into 19 languages.
Email James Kynge @JKynge  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)

Add to myFT Digest

Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

  • Monday, 26 February, 2024
    The Big Read
    China’s plan to reshape world trade on its own terms

    Friction with the west has prompted Beijing to build its own alternative system focused on developing nations

    new
    Signing bilateral and regional FTAs is a priority of Xi Jinping, China’s authoritarian leader
  • Friday, 23 February, 2024
    Chinese economy
    China’s playbook no longer involves a big stimulus bazooka

    Beijing is adjusting to a more parsimonious future — but are its people?

    China’s President Xi Jinping delivers a statement at the end of a Belt and Road forum in Beijing
  • Tuesday, 20 February, 2024
    The best books of the week
    China, Xi Jinping and the making of ‘one people, one ideology’

    Two stimulating books shine a vital light on the thinking behind the superpower

    Former president Hu Jintao is escorted out of the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist party in Beijing in 2022, as President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang remain seated
  • Tuesday, 30 January, 2024
    The Big Read
    The looming trade tensions over China’s subsidies

    The US and EU are busy ‘de-risking’ supply chains but Beijing has its own plan for economic autonomy

    Montage of images of an electric car, solar panels and a factory worker with a smartphone against a red background with overlaid with the yellow starts from the Chinese flag
  • Wednesday, 17 January, 2024
    News in-depthChinese trade
    Li Qiang hails China’s friendly ties with Ireland as a ‘good example’

    Chinese premier’s visit to Dublin highlights warm economic relations despite growing geopolitical tensions

    Li and Varadkar shaking hands
  • Saturday, 16 December, 2023
    ObituaryGao Yaojie
    Gao Yaojie, Chinese doctor and Aids activist, 1927-2023

    The gynaecologist fought for victims of the HIV epidemic spurred by Henan province’s rapacious ‘blood economy’

    Gao Yaojie was motivated by the human tragedies she witnessed in Henan’s villages and by a deep mistrust of officialdom born of the hardships she suffered during the Cultural Revolution
  • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
    #techAsia
    PDD rattles Alibaba and ByteDance slashes games Premium content

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

    A smartphone displaying the Pinduoduo logo
  • Friday, 24 November, 2023
    Chinese society
    Friendly foreign influencers win growing following in China

    New report finds social media stars speaking up for Beijing against critical overseas narratives

    Montage shows three foreign social media influencers
  • Friday, 17 November, 2023
    David Cameron
    How David Cameron tried to make his fortune with cash from China

    Former prime minister, now the UK’s top diplomat, sought hundreds of millions of dollars from CIC for his UK-China fund

    David Cameron
  • Monday, 30 October, 2023
    InterviewBelt and Road Initiative11 min
    Has China's Belt and Road Initiative been a success?

    The Overseas Development Institute's Yunnan Chen explains her view to the FT's James Kynge

    China and the world BRI - success or failure?
  • Sunday, 22 October, 2023
    The Big Read
    Ten years of China’s Belt and Road: what has $1tn achieved?

    The massive infrastructure initiative has granted Beijing additional influence, but critics question whether the cost has been worth it

  • Thursday, 12 October, 2023
    Vanguard Group Inc
    Vanguard funds invest in China military groups, report says

    US lobby group finds asset manager channels money to companies sanctioned by Washington

    Members of the Peoples Liberation Army band in Beijing’s Great Hall of People
  • Tuesday, 10 October, 2023
    The Big Read
    A reboot of the World Bank and IMF tests US influence

    Biden’s plan to revitalise the two institutions is partly aimed at countering China’s growing sway among developing nations

    Montage image of Word Bank and IMF logos, along with dollar and renminbi notes
  • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
    Chinese politics & policy
    Chinese TV presenter linked to missing foreign minister had surrogate child in US

    Beijing is examining the relationship between Fu Xiaotian and Qin Gang, who was abruptly dismissed in July

    Fu Xiaotian, a Chinese state television presenter
  • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
    Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
    ‘China’s World Bank’ plans to triple climate change lending by 2030

    Top priority will account for more than half of new financing at Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

    A solar panel is installed next to rice paddies in Thailand
  • Friday, 8 September, 2023
    Person in the News
    Kim Jong Un: a dictator poised for an arms deal with Putin

    The North Korean leader’s growing alignment with Moscow raises the risks of instability in an already dangerous region

    Joe Cummings illustration of Kim Jong Un holding a missile wrapped as a gift, with Vladimir Putin stretching out a hand behind him
  • Friday, 25 August, 2023
    Global InsightGeopolitics
    China hopes expanded Brics will turn world upside down

    The size of proposed 11-country grouping would put G7 in the shade

    Xi Jinping wearing an earpiece with the flag of China on the table in front of him
  • Thursday, 24 August, 2023
    The rise of the middle powers
    China capitalises on US sanctions in fight to dethrone dollar

    Beijing uses developing world chagrin over Washington’s weaponisation of greenback to push global renminbi

    A montage of a globe, with its spherical object replaced by China’s national emblem, impressed on renminbi and dollar bills and a world map illustration
  • Tuesday, 22 August, 2023
    The rise of the middle powers
    China’s blueprint for an alternative world order

    Beijing is using its economic muscle to rally developing countries and reduce the west’s influence over the UN

  • Sunday, 20 August, 2023
    Geopolitics
    China urges Brics to become geopolitical rival to G7

    Leaders from bloc of developing economies will gather this week to debate expansion

  • Friday, 11 August, 2023
    Chinese politics & policy
    China has fallen into a psycho-political funk

    Fragile consumer confidence is just one sign of a malaise that is not merely economic

    Shoppers pass food stalls at a night market in China
  • Tuesday, 1 August, 2023
    ReviewBooks
    Sovereign Funds — Zongyuan Zoe Liu on how Chinese money talks

    The story of the China Investment Corporation reveals the secret world of state money and how the country finances its global ambitions

    Two people walk past a wall with pictures of building projects
  • Friday, 28 July, 2023
    Person in the News
    Wang Yi, the return of China’s tough foreign minister

    After Qin Gang’s mysterious disappearance, Xi’s trusted old hand finds himself with even more to do

    Illustration of Wang Yi putting on his blazer with a lanyard round his neck reading ‘Wang Yi, Foreign Minister. On a coatstand in the background is another blazer and a lanyard reading ‘Qin Gang, Foreign Minister
  • Wednesday, 5 July, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Xi warned Putin against nuclear attack in Ukraine

    Chinese officials privately take credit for convincing Russian leader to back down from veiled atomic threats

    Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin shake hands
  • Wednesday, 28 June, 2023
    Special ReportInvesting in Nigeria
    Early measures focus on alleviating Nigeria’s debt stress

    New administration wants prospects for economic growth on firmer footing

Previous page You are on page 1 Next page

Useful links

Support

View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyManage CookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

Services

Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsProfessional SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on XFT ChannelsFT Schools

Tools

PortfolioFT AppFT Digital EditionFT EditAlerts HubBusiness School RankingsEnterprise ToolsNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

Community & Events

FT CommunityFT Live EventsFT ForumsFT Board NetworkBoard Director Programme

More from the FT Group

Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2024. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
Financial Times

UK Edition

Subscribe for full access
  • Switch to International Edition

Top sections

  • Home
  • World
    • Israel-Hamas war
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
  • UK
    • UK Economy
    • UK Politics
    • UK Companies
    • Personal Finance
  • Companies
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
  • Tech
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Semiconductors
    • Cyber Security
    • Social Media
  • Markets
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Cryptofinance
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Wealth Management
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    • Working It
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
    • Next Act
  • HTSI
  • Special Reports

FT recommends

  • Lex
  • Alphaville
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Globetrotter
  • #techAsia
  • Moral Money
  • Visual and data journalism
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • FT Live Events
  • FT Forums
  • Board Director Programme
  • myFT
  • Portfolio
  • FT Digital Edition
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In