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Emma Justice sets sail on a bucket-list voyage of discovery from Shanghai to Shenzhen

Xiong’an New Area is designed to accommodate some five million of Beijing’s overflowing population – and is fitted with surveillance technology to monitor their every move. Long Ling reports from the eerie new metropolis

Amy Frain, 41, lives with her husband Rob, 41, and their children Lily, seven, and George, three. When I was a child, most other kids chose the USA or Africa for school geography projects, but I alway

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Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

The history of China takes many forms. The Communist party produces official histories, of course, which support the narrative of preordained Marxist triumphs—resulting in more than a fair share of el