China smells victory in its tariff war with Trump
It was an extraordinary statement, given all the bluster that had gone before it. Tariffs on Chinese goods will ‘come…
What is Xi Jinping planning?
Shanghai port is the busiest in the world. Activity there is closely monitored by financial analysts distrustful of official statistics…
Can China win the trade war against the US?
China hit back on Wednesday with an additional 50 per cent tariff on US imports, matching the extra levy imposed overnight…
China won’t win its ‘fight to the end’ against Trump
China has accused Washington of ‘blackmail’ and said it will ‘fight to the end’ after Donald Trump threatened overnight to…
Why Vladimir Putin is afraid of sea cucumbers
Vladivostok, the ‘ruler of the East’, is preparing to celebrate the 165th anniversary of its founding. City Day, as they…
China is not the West’s environmental ally
In the fight against climate change, China loves to present itself as the world’s White Knight. Armed with wind turbines…
Trump’s support for Taiwan has infuriated Beijing
They were only six words on a website, but they helped maintain Beijing’s fiction that Taiwan is part of its…
Trump’s tariff war with China is just getting started
Over the weekend, Donald Trump described his sweeping 10 per cent tariffs against Chinese goods as an ‘opening salvo’. Within…
Labour’s kowtowing to China will cost Britain
When the security services accessed the mobile phone of Yang Tengbo, the alleged Chinese spy who became a confidant and…
What is the point of Rachel Reeves’s visit to Beijing?
The Chinese communist party claims to know a thing or two about humiliation – the ‘century of humiliation’ at the…
China’s hacking frenzy has reached the US Treasury
When Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves visits Beijing in January on a mission to improve ‘economic and financial cooperation’…
How to avoid another Chinese spy scandal
As the fallout continues from the latest China spy scandal, it is hard not to conclude that Labour’s policy on…
China is getting ready to take on Trump
By one estimate, Chinese military exercises close to Taiwan this week were the largest since 1996, when Beijing attempted unsuccessfully…
Assad’s fall is also a blow to Beijing
Russia and Iran kept Bashar al-Assad in power and are the biggest strategic losers from the toppling of his brutal…
The corruption scandal gripping Xi Jinping’s army
In an effort to create a cutting edge force, the Chinese Communist party (CCP) has spent billions of dollars expanding…
The academic paper mills helping China commit scientific fraud
Few people embody the ideal of scientific excellence as much as Albert Einstein. Each year a Berlin-based foundation bearing his…
The paper mills helping China commit scientific fraud
Few people embody the ideal of scientific excellence as much as Albert Einstein. Each year a Berlin-based foundation bearing his…
Keir Starmer’s desperate cosying up to Beijing
Keir Starmer has met President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, telling the Chinese leader that…
Why did China censor reports of a deadly hit-and-run?
In many respects, the Chinese Communist party’s (CCP) response to one of the deadliest mass killings in recent Chinese history…
Will Trump and Musk fall out over China?
Xi Jinping was quick with his congratulations, urging Donald Trump to ‘forge the right path for China and the United…
Why the Great Firewall of China is waging war on Halloween
The Chinese Communist party (CCP) is spooked by Halloween. In Shanghai, police have rounded up people gathering in costumes that…
Why billionaires are fleeing China
‘To get rich is glorious’ is perhaps the most over-used slogan attributed to Deng Xiaoping, the paramount leader who reformed…
How cozy is Tim Walz with China?
The term ‘old friend of the Chinese people’ has a sentimental, almost innocent ring, but the Chinese Communist party (CCP)…
Is Tim Walz an ‘old friend’ of China?
The term “old friend of the Chinese people” has a sentimental, almost innocent ring, but the Chinese Communist Party regards…
While Xi reigns, China’s economy is unreformable
It was presented as a bold stimulus to boost China’s ailing economy – but while it excited stock markets in…
