Xi Jinping

Conversation overheard as Russian president attends Beijing military parade

Xi Jinping presided over a parade showcasing the latest weaponry in Beijing’s arsenal

Xi’s embrace of leaders sends a message to the US and EU that China will make its own geopolitical choices

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un attend event marking 80 years since end of the second World War

Reclusive state’s leader maintains family tradition by taking trains for long-distance journeys to meet communist allies

China uses its role as a second World War ally to claim a place in global order

Gathering of ‘Axis of Upheaval’ may alter military calculus in Asia-Pacific

Trump’s tariffs and diplomatic missteps push India into closer alignment with Russia and China at summit

Putin blames West for Ukraine invasion while Xi Jinping calls for new system of global governance

Leaders of world’s most populous countries bid to reassure one another of relationship as ‘partners not rivals’

This powerful and clear-headed study deftly debunks the notion of the rational ‘grand strategy’ and received notions of the ‘art’ of warfare

Tiananmen Square parade hosted by Xi Jinping showcases ties with nations defying the West

PM’s visit comes after US doubles tariffs on Indian exports to 50%

Extension will ease worries of a renewed tariff war that threatens to choke off critical trade between the US and China

Tariff hike is averted, with new deadline set for November 10th

Xi Zhongxun biography takes us into the world of the Communist Party and the life of its elite figures

While the West focuses on the military threat, activists in Taiwan accuse its own politicians of facilitating Beijing’s subversion efforts

Beijing concerned US controls hamper ability of Chinese companies such as Huawei to develop their own AI chips

Move comes as US and China hold trade talks and seek to stabilise relations

More than 80,000 residents relocated as almost a year’s worth of rain falls in Chinese capital over a few days

Short statement on climate highlights a summit more notable for its occurrence than its achievements

Russian government announces investigation into cause of incident

A summit meeting in Beijing comes as Europe and China face growing rifts over trade, Russia, and global power dynamics

Home to several rare species and the world’s largest hydroelectric power station, protecting human life and biodiversity on the Yangtze river is a difficult balancing act

US president says Beijing will supply rare earths and magnets ‘UP FRONT’

Howard Lutnick says discussions in London expected to go on throughout Tuesday

Thursday’s call was the first time the two men had spoken since January

US president Donald Trump and Xi Jinping likely to speak soon

US has warned talks with Beijing are ‘stalled’, two weeks after reaching deal that temporarily lowered duties

Events are undermining America’s influence in the world, warn foreign policy experts

Beijing Letter: Revival of conspicuous consumption a sign of shift in Chinese policy

Speedy settlement between Beijing and Washington could be bad news for the European Union

Issue of migration – especially economic migration disguised as asylum-seeking – is a growing issue for the political viability of the EU

Zelenskiy says Russia’s proposal is ‘theatrical show’ that does not help peace talks

Beijing has expressed its anger at US tariffs, which it says are tantamount to bullying

Trump’s might-is-right philosophy is disrupting the world according to his own nightmare vision, while China has become a stabilising force in international relations

Organs of the Chinese party-state have been active in Ireland, meeting politicians and engaging with various levels of government and civil society

Running an authoritarian state means constantly having to ‘maintain tentacles everywhere’, said one China watcher

The US president’s tariffs echo the Great Game of old, presenting knotty problems for Europe

China supplied more than two-thirds of the smartphones, laptops and PC monitors imported into the US last year