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Chinese PM not on my level – Zelensky

The Ukrainian leader has said he wants to meet with decision-makers only. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky claimed on Wednesday that he had not actually sought...

How a tiny tourist paradise has become a political flashpoint between India and China

The Maldives, with its new anti-New Delhi, pro-Beijing president, is set to become an inconvenient neighbour. The Maldives is an archipelago nation in the Indian...

People of Taiwan don’t want war with Beijing – so why did they elect a pro-independence ‘president’?

The outcome is certainly a boon for the US, allowing it to continue its campaign of pressure on China. In the heart of the Asia-Pacific,...

Beijing reacts to Taiwan presidential election result

Beijing has repeatedly branded Lai Ching-te a separatist and had warned voters against supporting him. A long-time vocal advocate of independence, Taiwan’s vice president Lai...

Xi sends warning over Taiwan

The Chinese leader vowed “complete reunification” ahead of elections on the island. Beijing will use “any means” to prevent the separation of Taiwan, Chinese President...

This Asian nation is key for the US-China power struggle

Vietnam has found itself in the position of kingmaker, being crucial for the plans of both Beijing and Washington for Asia. Chinese leader Xi Jinping...

MBIE strengthens ties with leading Chinese science agencies

MBIE officials met with two major Chinese science agencies in Wellington recently, recognising a continued commitment to collaborative research and innovation between New Zealand...

Italy confirms exit from China’s Belt and Road

Beijing’s investment initiative has failed to benefit Rome, according to Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. The Italian government has formally announced its decision to exit China’s...

The global wave of childhood pneumonia

The news that Northern China is dealing with a mystery pneumonia outbreak in children was headlined in many news outlets worldwide. Chinese health officials failed...

The new ‘Chinese disease’ panic is upon us

With Covid-19 being old news, China detractors will take every opportunity to portray an ordinary winter outbreak as something sinister. News has been spreading throughout...

Pepe Escobar: Xi outmaneuvers Biden in San Francisco

On one side of the table, a Global South leader at the top of his game. On the other side, a mummy selling the...

China brands Biden ‘irresponsible’ over ‘Dictator’ comment

The US president said he stood by his description of Xi Jinping as a “dictator,” hours after meeting him in San Francisco. The Chinese Foreign...

Taiwanese parties joining ranks to unseat pro-US cabinet, mend ties with Beijing

Joe Biden's Indo-Pacific strategy envisaging Taiwan's militarization over the alleged China threat may fall apart at the seams as Taiwanese political forces unite to...

Beijing’s vision for Hong Kong is about to be put to the test

The city’s new election scheme is based on its own unique history and China’s ‘One Country, Two Systems’ policy. On December 10, Hong Kong will...

Chinese airline to honour $1.37 flights after booking glitch

The error coincided with the lead-in to China’s busiest online shopping season of the year. China Southern Airlines has pledged to honour tickets sold for...

China’s former premier dies of heart attack

Li Keqiang passed away on Friday at the age of 68, according to state media. Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has died at the age...

Dangerous even after death: The great mystery China’s first Emperor left behind

Scientists are looking for a way to open up the final resting place of the Terracotta Army’s master. The mausoleum of the legendary Qin Shi...

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...

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