The Party’s Interests Come First by Joseph Torigian: The paranoid and intensely emotional political culture behind China’s Xi Jinping
Xi Zhongxun biography takes us into the world of the Communist Party and the life of its elite figures
Hugging, French kissing and shoes indoors: The western habits Chinese people hate
Song was tentative at first when I asked him about our nasty habits. Then he got into his stride
China warns Britain against meddling in Taiwan
Military spokesman reacts to British defence secretary’s remarks on region, that Taiwan question purely an ‘internal affair of China’
At least 30 reported dead as ‘extreme’ rain causes flooding in Beijing
More than 80,000 residents relocated as almost a year’s worth of rain falls in Chinese capital over a few days
EU-US trade deal: Ursula von der Leyen stooped to conquer
The EU is now closer to China than the US on a growing number of policy areas
Brussels and Beijing talk trade and Ukraine, but deliver few concrete results
Short statement on climate highlights a summit more notable for its occurrence than its achievements
‘The aftertaste is terrible’: Irish pubs lament the arrival of Chinese-brewed Guinness
Bar owners fear business loss amid a chorus of complaints from customers longing for the original pint of plain
EU and China agree to strengthen co-operation on climate change
One-day summit in Beijing fails to resolve differences over trade and Ukraine
‘Dominance, dependency and blackmail’: EU and China talks overshadowed by deep divisions
A summit meeting in Beijing comes as Europe and China face growing rifts over trade, Russia, and global power dynamics
My friend’s mother-in-law was caught shoplifting. A few days in detention leaves a lifelong record
Public discontent over the lifelong burden an indiscretion can impose is leading to reform
EU warns China against ‘dumping’ EVs in Europe
European Commission vice-president Teresa Ribera focused on preserving level playing field
China’s war commemorations contrast with hesitant approach of Japan’s
Memorialising the war with Japan, which cost 14 million lives, is part of a broader narrative of national rejuvenation in China
China warns countries on agreeing US tariff deal that would come at Beijing’s expense
US negotiators have pressed a number of countries to cut China out of their supply chains as part of the tariff talks
China warns trading partners over US tariff deals
US negotiators have pressed countries to cut China out of their supply chains
In Hiroshima, Martin voices concerns about ‘drift from international rules-based order’
Taoiseach hears testimony from a survivor of atomic bomb that killed 140,000 people 80 years ago