Why the world bows to Beijing
Mao Zedong was certainly a dictator, French footballer Kylian Mbappé was right about that, but the label still feels inadequate…
What should we have expected from the US-China summit?
The summit ended as it started – with Donald Trump raining lavish praise on his guest. The meeting was one…
What’s the point of Trump’s cringemaking fawning over Xi?
Moments before President Xi Jinping climbed down the steps of his aircraft to be greeted by Donald Trump, US marines…
China is trying to corner the global economy
The way US prosecutors tell it, Huawei is a bunch of racketeers whose crimes range from stealing technology to evading sanctions against Iran.…
The real Chinese election plot
China’s political interference is in many ways worse than President Trump asserts, but the true nature and scale of Beijing’s…
America has a serious Chinese spying problem
President Donald Trump struck a conciliatory tone during his trip to China. He returned from his Beijing summit with Xi…
Why Xi thinks he has the upper hand
Taiwan is “the most important issue,” Xi Jinping warned Donald Trump. “If mishandled, the two nations could collide or even…
China’s theft of American AI tech is becoming more brazen
Despite the hype surrounding China’s artificial intelligence capabilities, progress remains heavily dependent on theft and smuggling. The Chinese Communist party…
The Iran war is giving Xi the upper hand with Trump
China’s largest trade show is now under way in the southern city of Guangzhou. The Canton Fair is a colossal…
Starmer has got nothing from his demeaning trip to China
Sir Keir Starmer told Xi Jinping it was time for a ‘more sophisticated’ relationship, yet there is very little sign…
Keir Starmer will regret approving China’s new mega-embassy
Keir Starmer is poised to give the go-ahead for China’s new mega-embassy near the Tower of London – the biggest…
The battle to stop US universities aiding Chinese repression
It goes by an innocuous name – “Integrated Joint Operations Platform” (IJOP) – but it’s one of the most sinister…
China is holding the West to ransom over rare earths
China’s naked weaponisation of rare earths brings to mind Mao Zedong’s ‘four pests’ campaign, the old tyrant’s fanatical effort to…
Trump and Xi’s South Korean meeting changed little
Donald Trump says his meeting with Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea today was…
Did Jonathan Powell torpedo the China espionage trial?
The antics of Keir Starmer and his top security adviser over the collapsed China espionage case bring to mind the…
What China’s show of force means for the new world order
Today’s vast military parade in Beijing is the climax of three days of political theatre orchestrated by President Xi Jinping,…
How China fools the West
The mimic octopus is a remarkable creature. It is the world’s master at shapeshifting. It is able to transform its…
Xi’s purge is expanding
Of all those who have been purged by President Xi Jinping, disappearing into the communist party’s vast network of black…
Can ‘China Studies’ still be trusted?
It is generally agreed that Britain needs to improve its China capabilities. That a greater understanding of Chinese culture, history…
Is China cooking the books on its economy?
A Western financial analyst based in Shanghai once described China’s economic statistics to me as ‘one of greatest works of…
Why is China rushing to grow its nuclear arsenal?
China is growing its nuclear arsenal at a faster pace than any other country on the planet, according to new…
Has Ursula von der Leyen seen the light on China?
Coming from an American politician, the accusations would have been unsurprising. Beijing is unwilling to ‘live within the constraints of…
What the next phase of Trump’s trade war with China looks like
For clues as to where US policy towards Beijing goes next, look beyond Donald Trump’s chaotic and erratic tariffs and…
Xi has no right to be ‘guest of honour’ at Putin’s Victory Day
The presence of Chinese president Xi Jinping as ‘guest of honour’ at Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day military parade in Moscow…
How China bought Britain
Somewhere in the bowels of the Foreign Office, civil servants are still working on the government’s ‘China audit’. The report…
