James Miles

China Writer-at-large at The Economist

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Deliciously smokey or “road-menders’ trousers”? @jarmiles goes on the hunt for the real Lapsang Souchong tea https://t.co/VaJFGqJDyl

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I went to the birthplace of black tea to learn why the grand progenitor of them all—lapsang souchong—is disappearing from supermarket shelves in the UK and elsewhere: https://t.co/k4XnmHfZeZ

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Communists had been in power for 74 years in Moscow at the time of the Soviet Union’s collapse. The Chinese Communist Party has now surpassed “big brother”, But Xi Jinping worries about Soviet history. My story:

https://t.co/1vh4UWzT9S
from The Economist

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Xi Jinping has long disdained consumer handouts and refrained from bold economic stimulus.

But shortly before the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, he appears to have set his qualms aside https://t.co/RwwIKrtd0H 👇

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For diplomats, analysts and journalists living in China in Dec 2018, the moment Michael Kovrig was snatched from a Beijing street by black-clad security agents was a nightmare come to life. Now he tells his story on ⁦@TheEconomist⁩ Drum Tower podcast https://t.co/2g7o9jIAxf

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An ominous shake-up at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. My take: https://t.co/dy4JJrl8bM

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My story on a class struggle that is brewing in China https://t.co/oX6HOjPAea

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Liberalism is far from dead in China. My story on its surprising resilience: https://t.co/OVgHJTwZgu

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Vladimir Putin will meet his big brother in Beijing. My take on the visit: https://t.co/t3wegnVSUF from @TheEconomist

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A piece in @TheEconomist written by @jarmiles on the visit of #China's President #XiJinping to #Serbia with my brief comment.

https://t.co/oAEaTKsydf

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China’s high-stakes struggle to defy demographic disaster https://t.co/SVjTMJ5KPh from @TheEconomist https://t.co/SVjTMJ5KPh

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My piece on how China’s political clans might determine its future https://t.co/76ytqVcLBt from @TheEconomist https://t.co/76ytqVcLBt

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How Xi Jinping plans to overtake America https://t.co/FjsVX2g6yr from @TheEconomist https://t.co/FjsVX2g6yr

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China will struggle to meet its new growth target https://t.co/nsRbooNhsn from @TheEconomist https://t.co/nsRbooNhsn

[Aryn Braun @arynbraun]

Our longread in @TheEconomist this week is @jarmiles, @sarah_birke, @Sondreus and me on fentanyl's deadly decade
https://t.co/s0lNxq5lcl

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Excellent piece by @neggeen_s on a secretly run school for girls in Afghanistan: https://t.co/51TYkM3fyl

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Instead of responding to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea by flexing its muscles, China is exploiting an opportunity to talk up solidarity with the Arab world. What political benefits can China gain from the new Suez crisis? https://t.co/RZD6mNp3k7 👇

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We’re hiring a new China correspondent https://t.co/RkolVg4Pit https://t.co/RkolVg4Pit

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Defying China, Taiwan elects William Lai Ching-te as president https://t.co/HnyJrWAyUT from @TheEconomist https://t.co/HnyJrWAyUT

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Western firms are quaking as China’s electric-car industry speeds up. Expertise in batteries and a vast domestic market give Chinese firms an edge https://t.co/u92w7u2LYB 👇