When Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif landed in Hangzhou on 23 May, the choreography looked familiar enough: A Pakistani premier travels to…
Russian Defence Ministry Press Service/AP
There are two political clocks running in Beijing this week, and they are not synchronised. Chinese President Xi Jinping's is counting down to the…
Since the US and Israel waged war on Iran on 28 February, China has issued a cascade of diplomatic communiqués condemning the strikes, calling for a…
When the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on 28 February, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and crippling Tehran’s military…
As 2026 begins, China stands at a decade-long inflection point. Beijing’s leadership faces mounting pressure to demonstrate that its state-directed…
When China’s President Xi Jinping inaugurated Peru’s Chancay megaport in November 2024, he was doing far more than opening a Chinese offshore project…
When US President Donald Trump declared on social media that “the G2 WILL BE CONVENING SHORTLY!” ahead of his October meeting with Chinese President…
*This article was first published on 22 October, and has been updated to reflect the 30 October meeting**The leaders of the world’s two largest…
With the sun setting on a week in China that drew world leaders to Beijing, analysts are pondering the significance of the occasion on several levels…
US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policies, intended to showcase American dominance, could backfire and instead catalyse a parallel…
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