Alexander Korolev, UNSW Sydney It’s been quite a week for Beijing, with back-to-back visits by the leaders of the United States and Russia. Chinese President Xi Jinping has had his hands full with hosting duties, gun salutes, photo opportunities and high-level talks. Each visit was important in its own way. US President Donald
John Calabrese, American University China has perfected the role of concerned onlooker as the Middle East conflict spreads across the region. With no direct role in the conflict and some 4,200 miles (6,800 kilometers) away from the action, Beijing has a little more breathing room to work out the calculus on how the
Ph. From left to right: António Costa (President of the European Council), Xi Jinping (President of the People’s Republic of China) and Ursula von der Leyen (President of the European Commission) at the opening of the 25th EU-China summit in Beijing, China. European Union Gracia Abad Quintanal, Universidad Nebrija Half a century after
Linggong Kong, Auburn University When Donald Trump pulled back on his plan to impose eye-watering tariffs on trading partners across the world, there was one key exception: China. While the rest of the world would be given a 90-day reprieve on additional duties beyond the new 10% tariffs on all U.S. trade partners,
Chee Meng Tan, University of Nottingham Donald Trump will return to the White House having set out his foreign policy approach for the next four years. US voters have chosen a leader who adheres to an “America first” principle, where US interests come first, and is expected to be more isolationist than the
Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham According to a recent opinion poll taken by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, almost one-third of Ukrainians are now prepared to make territorial concessions to Russia if this brings the Russian war of aggression to a swift end and preserves their country’s independence. But more than half
Mark Greeven, International Institute for Management Development (IMD) A meeting of some of China’s most senior politicians at the end of April 2023 concluded with a fairly cautious assessment of the country’s economic recovery. Things are improving, they said, but domestic demand needs to improve. The meeting in Beijing, headed by President Xi
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is one of the world’s worst and largest polluters, despite its claims to the contrary. Beijing’s bottomless demand for energy resources race on regardless of environmental impacts or the suffering inflicted on its own people. The entire world suffers alongside the Chinese people, and every nation must
BEIJING – China said Monday it will impose sanctions on three U.S. lawmakers and one ambassador in response to similar actions taken by the U.S. last week against Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses against Muslims in the Xinjiang region. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, Rep. Chris Smith and Ambassador