New Czech president risks Chinese wrath with Taiwan call
The newly elected president, Petr Pavel, of the Czech Republic has defied China by calling the president of Taiwan. The…
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Scholz boosts China cooperation despite rights record
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the west must avoid dividing the world into blocs as he looks to boost relations…
Xi and Modi leave Putin isolated over Ukraine at summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has publicly criticised Russia’s Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, saying we live in a period…
Xi to meet pariah Putin at Uzbek summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Vladimir Putin at a summit in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on his first…
Chinese military delivery to Serbia boosts Balkan tensions
China says it delivered “regular military supplies” to Serbia after six Chinese Air Force Y-20 transport planes landed in Belgrade…
Uyghurs in Turkey file charges against China and demand Olympics boycott
Ethnic Uyghur Muslims in Turkey are calling for a boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which opened today (Friday), although…
Is Xi Jinping really focussed on world domination?
China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative is often seen as an attempt by Beijing to extend its influence around the…
Nato failing to recognise threat from Russia and China: book
The Australian counterinsurgency specialist, David Kilcullen, has written a book warning Nato that Russia and China have used civilian techniques…
Russia denies US coronavirus fake-news claims
Thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts have launched a coordinated effort to spread panic and disruption about the coronavirus, according…
Pompeo: Kazakhs should reject China and Russia cash
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on Kazakhstan to welcome Russian and Chinese investment and influence with caution….
Putin boasts about bolstering China’s missile defence
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is helping China with a ballistic missile warning system. Only the US and Russia…
China funds statue of Danish war hero
Bernhard Arp Sindberg, a guard at a cement factory in China called “the Shining Buddha” and “Greatest Dane”, rescued thousands…
China-Russia poised to dominate 21st century
A growing number of military near-misses involving Russia and Nato forces point to a strategic rebalancing based on a growing…
Russia fails to attract Chinese cash to Pacific coast
Despite prolonged efforts by Russia to attract Chinese investment to its Pacific coast, firms from China appear to have little…
Vodafone found security flaws in Huawei hardware
Vodafone, the world’s second-largest mobile operator, discovered hidden security flaws in Huawei equipment 10 years ago, it is claimed. The allegations…
Italy signs up to China’s Belt and Road
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Rome signed Italy up to the Belt and Road…