How the Chinese manufacturer of your Christmas decorations is coping with tariffsMost are optimistic about China’s chances of surviving a trade war with the USThu Apr 17 2025 - 13:29
China’s economy grows faster than expectedGovernment stimulus measures help to boost consumptionWed Apr 16 2025 - 08:17
Amnesty International has opened a Hong Kong section based overseasMove comes two days after the opposition Democratic Party voted to start the process of dissolving itselfTue Apr 15 2025 - 14:12
Chinese exports surge ahead of Trump’s 145% tariff on goodsChina supplied more than two-thirds of the smartphones, laptops and PC monitors imported into the US last yearMon Apr 14 2025 - 07:23
Beijing is uniquely defiant in the face of Trump’s threatsThe US government has banned American government personnel in China from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizensFri Apr 11 2025 - 05:00
China says it is open to talks with US over tariffsDialogue must be conducted on basis of mutual respect and without threats, Beijing insistsThu Apr 10 2025 - 14:41
China vows to ‘fight to the end’ in tariff war with USDonald Trump has threatened further tariffs if Beijing retaliatesTue Apr 08 2025 - 08:23
China ready to cut interest rates to deal with Trump tariff impact‘We do not provoke trouble, nor are we intimidated by it,’ the Chinese government said on SaturdayMon Apr 07 2025 - 07:08
‘We try to assist the seed of belief’: Pope’s deal with Communist party in China draws criticism from some CatholicsThe Vatican has entered into an agreement with China aimed at ending division between two Catholic communitiesSat Apr 05 2025 - 06:00
‘The feeling burned inside him still’: Love, death and superstition across the boundariesHong Kong letter: Chinese tomb-sweeping festival stirs up stories of the past Fri Apr 04 2025 - 09:45
China eyes ‘resolute countermeasures’ to Trump tariffsBeijing holds off on retaliatory levies for nowThu Apr 03 2025 - 07:11
China describes military exercises around Taiwan as a warning to ‘separatist forces’People’s Liberation Army practises assault and blockade as Beijing condemns US sanctionsTue Apr 01 2025 - 16:42
Trump proves topical at tropical gathering on Chinese islandBoao Letter: Singapore’s former ambassador to the United Nations says this century will be the Asian centuryFri Mar 28 2025 - 06:00
EU trade chief meets Chinese officials amid tariff threatMeeting comes as top Chinese leader called for global cooperation against protectionismThu Mar 27 2025 - 17:51
China woos CEOs of big global companies against backdrop of US tariffsChina Development Forum in Beijing hears that the country is willing to open its market further to foreign investmentMon Mar 24 2025 - 16:49
In the Trump era, Europe should shift its gaze towards China – Joseph Stiglitz Nobel prize-winning economist says defence spending move by EU is sound economic policy Fri Mar 21 2025 - 16:31
I asked Bilal what he liked most about China. ‘The freedom,’ he saidThere is much to be said for China, but it is seldom singled out for acclamation as a land of libertyFri Mar 21 2025 - 05:00
Taiwan war games to train forces to mobilise quickly against any Chinese attackBeijing this week deployed military aircraft and warships near Taiwan as ‘punishment’ for statements by presidentWed Mar 19 2025 - 17:35
Tax breaks for developers to build apartments under consideration by Minister of HousingHousing crisis: Paschal Donohoe warns against return similar tax incentives of Celtic Tiger yearsMon Mar 17 2025 - 12:37
‘I need a westerner to pose as a model,’ my enterprising friend tells meWhether it uses imagination or not, Chinese manufacturing is the most successful in the world Fri Mar 14 2025 - 05:00
China, Russia and Iran to hold joint naval drills as Tehran rejects US call for nuclear talksBeijing and Moscow keen to show mutual co-operation will not be affected by Trump’s embrace of PutinSun Mar 09 2025 - 16:56
Trump’s foreign policy risks ‘regress to the law of the jungle’, China warnsChina and the European Union should intensify their strategic dialogue, says foreign minister Wang YiFri Mar 07 2025 - 17:00
‘It’s therapeutic for people to relate to horses’: New effort to promote equestian links in ChinaThe market surrounding horses for leisure and competition was estimated to be worth almost €2.17bnFri Mar 07 2025 - 06:00
China targets 5% economic growth despite tariffsPremier Li Qiang acknowledges headwinds facing the Chinese economy and promises action plan to boost consumptionWed Mar 05 2025 - 08:47
China hikes import duties on US agricultural and food products by up to 15%Canada retaliates with 25% tariffs on US as Trudeau calls Trump move a ‘very dumb thing to do’Tue Mar 04 2025 - 18:03
China’s economic reboot: Xi wants advanced technology to drive growth and lead West on AI and premium EVs The presence of Alibaba founder Jack Ma at a meeting of entrepreneurs with Xi Jinping is seen as a sign that the Chinese leader means businessSun Mar 02 2025 - 06:14
The sap rises and barriers go up as China prepares for the year’s biggest political eventAnalysts around the world will watch the Two Sessions closely for information about the country’s policy directionFri Feb 28 2025 - 05:00
Xi Jinping reiterates desire for partnership `without limits’ with Vladimir PutinXi Jinping reiterates desire for partnership `without limits’ with Vladimir PutinMon Feb 24 2025 - 18:05
The New Nuclear Age by Ankit Panda: Could ‘growing loose talk’ lead to the ultimate disaster?The author is concerned about a potential three-way arms race between the US, Russia and China and a greater willingness to consider a ‘limited’ use of nuclear weaponsSat Feb 22 2025 - 05:00
Denis Staunton: As Europe wrings its hands at the US, the rest of the world may be organisingAsian leaders do not seem minded to stand by as the global power balance looks set for big changes Fri Feb 21 2025 - 05:00
Xi Jinping brings Chinese tech sector in from the coldThe most notable face at the meeting was that of Jack Ma, once China’s most prominent tech entrepreneur who stayed out of public view for five years after he made a speech critical of local regulatorsMon Feb 17 2025 - 16:39
Chinese foreign minister to meet Martin and Harris tomorrowWang Yi will travel to Dublin after telling summit European countries must have role in Ukraine talksSun Feb 16 2025 - 13:43
Competitive parenting in China: ‘School starts at 7.30am and I pick him up at 9.30 in the evening. We usually arrive home around 10pm. Then he studies again’Fierce competition for places at top secondary schools drives some parents to push their youngsters to succeed, believing they owe it to their children to give them the best start in lifeSat Feb 15 2025 - 06:00
Chinese foreign minister visits Dublin as China and EU reassess fraught relationshipIf Trump’s talks with Putin facilitate a pause in the fighting, Ukraine will decline in salience as a point of contentionFri Feb 14 2025 - 17:03
Social media successes and pitfalls live side by side in China tooTwo tales, one of overnight success, the other a dramatic downfallFri Feb 14 2025 - 05:00
Chinese foreign minister to visit Ireland next week amid Trump uncertainty over international alignmentWang Yi is second senior Chinese political figure to visit in just over a yearMon Feb 10 2025 - 17:54
Year of the Snake begins with bared fangs in Beijing as Trump triggers trade warTrump’s tariffs could reshape global economic order – but not necessarily in the way the US president wantsFri Feb 07 2025 - 05:00
China retaliates against US tariffs and shows it can turn trade war to its advantageBeijing hopes US sectors will put pressure on Washington to negotiate rather than escalating a trade warTue Feb 04 2025 - 10:36
Three key takes on China: On Xi Jinping; The Political Thought of Xi Jinping; and The New Cold WarInfluential writers look at how the Chinese leader is moulding his country - and the West - to fit his visionSat Jan 25 2025 - 05:00
Money still oils the wheels of business and justice in China, in spite of Xi’s corruption clampdownThe Chinese leader is redoubling his efforts to stamp out graft, but many suspect he has a dark motiveFri Jan 10 2025 - 05:00
I asked Bitchy Bitchy how he felt about his nickname. He gave me a bitchy look...A crowd of ‘introverts’ gathered for a New Year countdown party and discussed their hopes for 2025Fri Jan 03 2025 - 05:00
Western indifference to Israel’s thirst for war defines a grotesque year of hypocrisyAs China and Russia weigh up their options in anticipation of Donald Trump’s second presidency, horrified countries in the Global South see Gaza as an emblem of US and European double standardsSat Dec 21 2024 - 05:19
China says ‘politically motivated’ US and EU sanctions are damaging Uyghur minority, as trade drops dramaticallyXinjiang authorities claim ‘anti-China forces in the international community’ are ignoring region’s efforts to protect human rightsFri Dec 20 2024 - 15:02
China and India seek to improve relations and tilt world’s economic axisBorder-dispute talks could reshape political alliances in AsiaFri Dec 20 2024 - 05:00
‘I have to get out of this place’: At home with his parents, my friend longs for a return to Shanghai Anchored down by a spell with his family, my friend longs for a return to ShanghaiFri Dec 13 2024 - 05:00
China loosens fiscal policy to boost domestic demand next yearStatement calling for ‘an appropriately loose monetary policy’ marks first easing of China’s monetary policy since 2010 in the wake of the global financial crisisMon Dec 09 2024 - 19:19
Inside the Chinese city that makes 80% of the world’s Christmas decorationsIn Yiwu, more than 600 businesses produce an estimated 80 per cent of the world’s Christmas decorationsSun Dec 08 2024 - 06:00
Yoon’s impeachment could have big implications for South Korea’s position on ChinaSouth Korean president’s closer alignment with the United States has not been popular at homeFri Dec 06 2024 - 05:00
China tight-lipped over South Korean president’s six-hour imposition of martial lawUS makes no criticism of Yoon’s attempt to suspend his country’s democratic institutionsWed Dec 04 2024 - 16:09
South Korea martial law: Yoon Suk Yeol’s decision will have far-reaching consequences President’s actions will almost certainly cost him his office as impeachment proceedings planned against himWed Dec 04 2024 - 07:06
