Graham Hutchings
Xi Versus Trump: The Emperor And The Tycoon
The Chinese leader’s first encounter with the new US President was a success, but the threat from North Korea will test them both
Squeezed Middle Kingdom Come
Young people in China are under immense burdens, but their generation is individualistic, innovative, and hopeful
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past