Ian Williams

Xi speech warrior: Elon Musk’s love affair with China

7 September 2024 9:00 am

Elon Musk revels in the role of ‘free speech absolutist’. Last week, for instance, he jumped to the defence of…

The cracks are appearing in Putin’s relationship with China

23 August 2024 12:04 am

Relations between China and Russia are going from strength to strength – or so they say. In reality, the strain…

Labour are bowing to China’s influence

21 August 2024 1:57 am

The new Labour government is supposedly committed to ‘defend[ing] our sovereignty and our democratic values’, as its manifesto put it,…

The controversial truth about China’s new gas field

17 August 2024 4:30 pm

The news was seemingly big but the announcement curiously low key. Earlier this month, China declared that it had discovered…

Why Xi is anxious about Biden stepping down

24 July 2024 10:31 pm

The Chinese Communist party is rarely shy about highlighting America’s chaotic politics. State media and the CCP’s growing army of…

China’s Arctic ambitions should trouble the West

21 July 2024 4:00 pm

Four Chinese warships were spotted off the coast of Alaska last weekend. According to the US coast guard, the ships…

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan remains unlikely

26 May 2024 3:23 am

For a second day, yesterday, Chinese fighter jets and warships surrounded Taiwan for drills which the People’s Liberation Army said…