Xi speech warrior: Elon Musk’s love affair with China
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
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
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
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
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
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
For a second day, yesterday, Chinese fighter jets and warships surrounded Taiwan for drills which the People’s Liberation Army said…