- Asia Pacific, China, Donald Trump, Global economy, International trade, Taiwan, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news, Xi Jinping
Xi warns Trump of ‘clashes and even conflicts’ with US over Taiwan
Trump says China’s president also pledged ‘strongly’ not to send weapons to Iran, after two-hour meeting betwe…
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Scepticism and tight security as Trump is welcomed by Xi to Beijing
US’s apparent decline has fuelled growing Chinese nationalism while US president has lost his novelty valueTru…
- Asia Pacific, China, Donald Trump, Strait of Hormuz, Taiwan, Tariffs, Trump administration, US-Israel war on Iran, Xi Jinping
The big questions hanging over the Trump-Xi meeting in China
Taiwan, tariffs and the strait of Hormuz are on the meeting’s agenda for Beijing – but will the US president b…
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Former China defence ministers convicted of corruption in latest purge of military leaders
Ex-defence ministers, Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, among the mo…
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‘We wanted a taste of what they had’: the Beijing restaurant dining out on Starmer visit
In and Out has been fully booked since PM ate there, with patrons able to choose from special menu based on hi…
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Short-term gains for China from US-Iran war may turn to longer-term pain
Beijing may be reaping some diplomatic benefit but Trump’s war holds risks for its energy security and economy…
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Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader people on both sides of strait are Chinese in rare meeting
Cheng Li-wun’s visit to Beijing has sparked controversy in Taiwan, with critics accusing her of being too clos…
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Who can claim victory if Iran ceasefire holds? An early winner is China
Beijing’s powerbrokers are credited with winning Iran over, although one analyst says they were ‘pushing an op…
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Group of dogs that went missing in China go viral after walking 17km home
Video shows seven dogs including a golden retriever, Labrador, German shepherd and Pekinese, being led by a co…
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The kill line v Chinamaxxing: a window into how China and the US see each other
In China, one social media trend hangs on the idea that a life in the US is always one step from disaster, whi…
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China’s rubber-stamp parliament set to approve ‘ethnic unity’ law
New legislation will require schools to use Mandarin by default, taking priority over minority ethnic language…
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China’s foreign minister says Iran war ‘should never have happened’
Wang Yi cautioned against a return to the ‘law of the jungle’ but stopped short of criticising Trump directly …
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China sets lowest GDP growth target for decades as it braces for economic slowdown
‘High-quality growth’ target of 4.5-5% outlined at Two Sessions as Chinese premier talks of complex situations…
- Asia Pacific, China, Donald Trump, Taiwan, US foreign policy, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Trump’s show of force in the Middle East creates a weakness China can exploit
Beijing can again leverage its critical minerals dominance over an increasingly busy US military, as Taiwan sl…
- Artificial intelligence (AI), Asia Pacific, China, Computing, Robots, Technology, Technology sector, World news
Box, run, crash: China’s humanoid robot games show advances and limitations
Beijing is keen to showcase country’s prowess in robotics, say observers – but some are sceptical about real-w…