投稿者: Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Joe Biden’s need to nurture alliances to contain China sees Ukraine perceptibly slipping down list of prioritiesIt took exhausted Indian diplomats 200 hours of non-stop negotiations, 300 bilateral meetings and 15 drafts, but in the end the G20 countrie…
Meeting in Delhi overshadowed by press freedom questions as US journalists kept awayJoe Biden took fresh steps on Friday to lure India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, into an alliance designed to contain China, at a bilateral meeting in Delhi where th…
There will be pressure on rich countries to fulfil a commitment to provide climate finance to poorer nationsThe run-up to this weekend’s G20 summit in Delhi has largely been dominated by two issues: the host’s efforts to project India as a superpower; …
The ISC’s warnings are unlikely to act as much of a brake on Britain’s approach to ChinaIf there is one constant in the UK’s policy towards China over the past three decades it has been its short-termism and inconsistency, the scathing intelligence and…
Anti-corruption protests have drawn a stream of European politicians to the country – and the man tasked with cleaning up its act is confident that he can deliverIn December, amid sub-zero temperatures, thousands of Mongolians turned up in Sükhbaatar S…
James Cleverly says global south deserves more powerful voice at top table and review needed into five permanent members’ vetoThe global south deserves a more powerful voice at the world’s top table by expanding the UN security council, the UK foreign …
Liu Jianchao accused of directing fugitive recovery operations targeting regime’s opponentsA cross-party group of British MPs and peers has written to the prime minister urging him to reconsider a decision to allow a visit this week by a senior Chinese…
Indian presidency of group becomes mired in controversy as tourism session hosted in disputed territoryIndia’s presidency of the G20 group of leading nations has become mired in controversy after China and Saudi Arabia boycotted a meeting staged in Kas…
Leaders searching for unity on extent of help for Ukraine and how to persuade global south to join China containment effort In the horrific shadow of a past nuclear holocaust, the leaders of the G7 group of wealthiest nations will meet in Hiroshima in …
Exclusive: Letter calls on US and Russia to isolate weapons agreements from other disputesUK politics live – latest updatesA global array of former world leaders and defence ministers, nuclear experts and diplomats have called on the leaders of G7 coun…
UK foreign secretary warns a war across Taiwan strait and likely destruction of semiconductor industry would have global effectsA Chinese invasion of Taiwan would destroy world trade, and distance would offer no protection to the inevitable catastrophi…
Secretive visa scheme has been used to fast-track Chinese staff to promote Communist party values at Confucius InstitutesUK government funding for Mandarin teaching at branches of the Chinese state-linked Confucius Institute is to be axed, but they wil…
Lu Shaye’s comments raise fresh questions over China’s role in brokering peace in UkraineRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesFrance, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have expressed dismay after China’s ambassador in Paris questioned the sovereignty no…
French president reaffirms Sunday’s call for Europe to act more independently from US over China and TaiwanEmmanuel Macron has stood by his controversial comments on Taiwan, repeating that being a US ally did not mean being a “vassal”.At the end of a s…
French president also criticised for saying Europe should act independently from US over TaiwanEmmanuel Macron was heckled and jeered on a state visit to the Netherlands as he faced pressure over both raising the French pension age and his warning that…