During his visit to Washington last week, Chinese leader Xi Jinping tried to step outside his usual diplomatic style and bring a more personal note…
Eduardo Ramón
During his visit to Beijing last May, US President Donald Trump could not resist asking Xi Jinping whether he had received other presidents there, as…
Shortly after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi bid farewell to Chinese President Xi Jinping at Cairo Airport on 2 September, he called Saudi…
Wang Huning has been described by some Western observers of Chinese politics as “the world’s most influential intellectual,” “the mind behind Xi…
On 3 September 2025, as China marked the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in the Second World War, President Xi Jinping stood at the centre of one…
Xi Jinping stayed put in China for more than six months. During this period, presidents and key leaders travelled to Zhongnanhai, the compound at the…
Xi Jinping sat quietly, looking both severe and indifferent as he turned his gaze away from his predecessor, Hu Jintao, who was arguing with security…
The last time US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met before this week’s state visit to China was in Busan, South Korea, at…
The US-Israeli war against Iran has thrown up a concoction of geopolitical and economic issues, especially in the field of oil and gas, where there…
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