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China and Syria announce new ‘strategic partnership’

Beijing is helping Damascus re-engage with other nations after a US-backed campaign to oust President Bashar Assad. Beijing and Damascus have announced the formation of...

German FM labels Xi ‘a dictator’

The West must help Ukraine win its conflict against Russia to deter people like the Chinese leader, Annalena Baerbock has claimed. German Foreign Minister Annalena...

Huawei’s sneak attack tears a hole in US sanctions on China

The telecom giant’s new Mate 60 phone is a sign Washington’s chip tech restrictions are not working. Recently, Huawei’s Mate 60 smartphone rolled out to...

British Parliament rocked by ‘Chinese spy’ discovery

Tory hawks want to escalate tensions with Beijing, but official London is reportedly reluctant. Two former leaders of Britain’s ruling Conservative Party called on Monday...

Two detained for ‘irreversibly’ damaging Great Wall of China

The suspects had breached the World Heritage site with an excavator, officials said. Two people have been detained for damaging a section of the Great...

Jeffrey D. Sachs: The US economic war on China

China’s economy is slowing down. Current forecasts put China’s GDP growth in 2023 at less than 5%, below the forecasts made last year and far...

Watch: Xi Jinping’s aide forcibly blocked from escorting him

South African security officers slammed doors shut on a member of the Chinese leader’s delegation in a video that has gone viral. A member of...

Taiwan expelled from international political body

The Central American Parliament has stripped Taipei of its observer status. The Central American Parliament (Parlacen) has voted to expel Taiwan as a permanent observer...

China’s farming push is about war

Beijing wants to produce enough food to satisfy its massive demand, to withstand a potential blockade by the US. In a bid to secure a...

Has Beijing subjugated Hong Kong to a point where young people don’t even want to vote?

Recent voter registration numbers have raised speculation that the city’s young residents are apathetic to their electoral system. Contrary to caricatured Western portrayals, Hong Kong’s...

Why China must restrain itself from enforcing its South China Sea claim

By asserting its presence in what it considers its territorial waters, Beijing plays into Washington’s hand. Late last week, the Chinese Coast Guard deployed water...

China makes weapons ‘breakthrough’

Beijing’s military scientists have claimed success in enabling high-energy lasers to operate “indefinitely” without overheating. Chinese military scientists have reported a research breakthrough that could...

Laid low or lying low? Why China’s foreign minister disappeared and was then replaced

Portrayed as a potential ‘purge,’ Qin Gang’s removal from post is likely simply a natural evolution of Beijing’s diplomatic goals. Recently, the Western media have...

FIFA WWC: China 1 – 0 Haiti

China have beaten Haiti 1-0 in their FIFA Women's World Cup Group D match. https://youtu.be/33L9zcxqd8M

Will the small states of Oceania be able to maintain their independence in the face of a new Sino-American Cold War?

The ‘friends to all, enemies to none’ strategy is living its last days as the US and China press the island nations to take...

Orban: China overtaking US

The balance is shifting and Washington must accept that its hegemony is about to end, Viktor Orban has said. The world is facing the biggest...

FIFA Women’s World Cup: Denmark 1 – 0 China

Denmark have beaten China 1-0 in their Group D FIFA Women's World cup clash. https://youtu.be/cf_r-JEVnt0

Mark Zuckerberg’s attempts to make inroads in China are both sad and hilarious

The Meta CEO’s awkward relationship with Beijing is hitting another wall. Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold. Well, China seems to be...

Geoffrey Miller: Chris Hipkins’ successful meeting with Xi Jinping

Warm and constructive. That’s how Chris Hipkins wanted his meeting with Xi Jinping on Tuesday to be remembered. The New Zealand Prime Minister deployed the ‘warm...

Don’t count on a lasting thaw between the US and China

Despite a meeting between top Beijing and Washington diplomats finally taking place, America isn’t interested in reconciliation. Over the weekend, US Secretary of State Anthony...

China announces major gold discovery

The economic value of the country’s largest single deposit of the precious metal is estimated at almost $28.5 billion. Chinese state-run gold producer Shandong Gold...

The ‘clash of civilizations’ is already underway as the world resists Westernization

China’s judgment is sound in attempting to rally non-Western nations against imposed values. “China’s latest attempt to rally the world against Western values,” reads a...

Xi ‘personally intervened’ in Saudi-Iran talks – diplomat

Last month’s Beijing-brokered deal ended a seven-year rift between Tehran and Riyadh. Chinese President Xi Jinping played a key role in helping to persuade the...

The New York ‘secret Chinese police station’ is a propaganda bogeyman

The US Department of Justice busted civil servants in Chinatown, accusing them of being Beijing’s dissident hunters. The US Department of Justice recently cracked down...

China’s century of humiliation is over, and trying to repeat it is a grave mistake

Beijing doesn’t seek world domination, only a rightful position among global powers. “Xi is fixated on ending China’s century of humiliation” – reads an article...

Macron has angered US lawmakers, but what lurks behind his China epiphany?

The French president has made bold statements about Western Europe asserting its independence from Washington’s belligerent foreign policy. En route back from his recent China...

Macron refuses to back US line on China

The French president distanced himself from Washington’s confrontational policy on Taiwan. Western Europe must pursue “strategic autonomy” and avoid getting dragged into confrontations on behalf...

Xi divides and conquers during Macron’s China visit

The French president was accompanied by Ursula von der Leyen, who failed in her bid to impose "European unity". French President Emmanuel Macron has wrapped...

China launches military drills around Taiwan

The exercises are a serious warning to Taipei and “external forces,” Beijing’s warns. The Chinese military announced the launch of three days of exercises in...

Saudi Arabia makes move towards Russia-China bloc

The Kingdom has approved “partner” status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has signed the documents granting Saudi Arabia the...

Brazil and China sign pact to abandon dollar

The two BRICS nations will now reportedly trade in their own currencies. Beijing and Brasilia have signed an agreement on trade in mutual currencies, abandoning...

The Taiwan leader’s American visit will only invite chaos to her island

Tsai Ing-wen is hastening the demise of her dream of independence from China. Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen departed on Wednesday for a trip to Guatemala...

Taiwanese leader defies China over US visit

President Tsai Ing-wen has dismissed Beijing’s threat of retaliation as she begins her trip to the Americas. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has begun a ten-day...

Latest leader to cut Taiwan ties heads to China

The Honduran president hopes to sign “auspicious agreements” with Beijing during her planned trip. President Xiomara Castro is set to travel to China, just days...

‘We are all Chinese’ – Taiwanese ex-president

Ma Ying-jeou has begun his controversial visit to the mainland by pointing out shared ethnicity, calling for peace. Former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou has set...

Samoa PM expresses concern at China port deal

Samoa has cautioned that Beijing’s contract with the Solomon Islands may “morph into something else”. The awarding of a contract to a Chinese state-owned company...

Multiple agreements crown historic Putin-Xi meeting

Deals between Russia and China aim to promote trade and multipolarity. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese guest Xi Jinping have signed more than...

Putin-Xi Meeting Could Herald End of ‘Dollar Hegemony’ and US Domination

Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow for in-depth talks with Vladimir Putin has provoked angry responses from Washington and Europe. Hong Kong-based political and...

China says balloon seen over US is civilian airship that blew off course, Blinken postpones Beijing trip

China's Foreign Ministry has explained that the balloon is used for "research purposes" and that it deviated from its planned course due to winds. Chinese...

Scientists develop metallic robots that can turn into liquid

The new robots demonstrated, among other things, an ability to pass through a grid by switching to a liquid form before returning to their...

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