Xi Jinping

Beijing has been on a charm offensive directed towards the rest of the world, including the European Union

Kazan Declaration reflects the grievances and aspirations shared by the disparate countries that are part of Brics

China and Russia’s presidents pledge ‘new era’ of strategic partnership

Xinjiang – where China stands accused of committing human rights abuses against the Uyghur people – is experiencing a surge in visitor numbers thanks to a hit TV series

Stimulus package might need Communist Party U-turn on opposition to property market speculation

Temporary capital during wartime engaged American military aviation advice and training for the Flying Tigers to fend off aerial bombing by the Japanese

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The era of the United States as unrivalled global leader is over. Small alliances of like-minded countries are growing in importance

China backs call for reparations to be paid for slave trafficking and colonialism, while African leaders remain committed to ‘one China principle’

Meetings involving US national security adviser and Chinese officials part of an effort to to reduce the temperature in the relationship

Chinese president tells the US national security adviser that Beijing is committed to a stable relationship with Washington

Communist Party leadership promises more measures to stimulate the economy

JD Vance and his ilk are probably unaware of the contradiction in their worldview. They haven’t thought about it enough

Nicolás Maduro declared winner, but opposition claims candidate won more than twice as many votes

Anne Applebaum portrays the ongoing international destruction of democracy but neglects to a degree the potential of China and how kleptocracy is now deeply ingrained into every geopolitical system

The Pulitzer prize-winning author on the growing dangers of Trump, the difference between Putin and Xi Jinping, and why Russia is not done with Ukraine

Former US House speaker acknowledges remarks would offend the Chinese authorities

Beijing puts focus on EU pork imports as Europe imposes hefty tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi among Arab leaders turning to China for support

Ukrainian president asks Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to attend summit in Switzerland

The great majority of Taiwan’s people describe their national identity as Taiwanese, with about 30 per cent saying they are both Taiwanese and Chinese and only a handful identifying solely as Chinese

Xi is in a unique position to urge Putin to reciprocate any Ukrainian move

Two leaders say Washington is using pretext of joint exercises with allies to deploy land-based, intermediate-range missile systems in the Asia-Pacific region

Requirement for Russian athletes to compete as neutrals a violation of Olympic principles, says Russian president

If China retaliates against Biden’s taxes, it will come from concern that EU might be tempted to follow the US playbook

Russian president is on a two-day visit to China, with Chinese leader calling for a political solution to Ukraine

Russian and Chinese leaders are expected to sign bilateral economic deals, and reaffirm their opposition to the dominant position of US in global affairs

The Chinese leader was left in no doubt about the depth of feeling among European governments

Central European country has received billions in Chinese investment and hosts Huawei’s largest base outside China

Chinese president invoked 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Chinese embassy in the former Yugoslavia during the Kosovo war to call for unity between Beijing and Belgrade

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and Beijing’s economic and diplomatic support for Moscow has damaged China’s relationship with the EU more than anything else

European leaders concerned that heavily subsidised products such as electric vehicles are ‘flooding the European market’

CControl of raw materials, finance, science and technology at global level is contested, but the Global North still controls information, communications, narrative and military and arms expenditure

Chinese leader’s key political meeting to be with French president Emmanuel Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen

US secretary of state Antony Blinken addressed a number of contested issues in meetings with Xi Jinping and foreign minister Wang Yi during visit to Beijing

US secretary of state meets Xi Jinping at the end of a three-day visit to China

Baoding’s hospital and the vast Xiong’an model city 50km away show the virtues of design, planning and state ownership of land

Xi Jinping signals potental for peace talks and criticises West for weapons supply to Kyiv

Berlin is one of Israel’s most fervent allies, while Russia has long been a champion of Palestinian statehood

A 105-minute phone call between the two leaders came in advance of a trilateral summit between the US, Japan and the Philippines next week