Across the country, car models rolling off assembly lines like this have gone from concept to release in record time — known in the industry as “China Speed”, the envy of foreign competitors.

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

real-time alerts for speed cameras are not available everywhere. This limitation leaves drivers unaware of upcoming speed enforcement zones, increasing the likelihood of fines. The Google Maps ...

On his first day in office, leader Xi Jinping inherited an ambitious road map to build 10,000 miles of high-speed rail to link China’s biggest cities. He took those plans and supersized them.