How Edinburgh kowtowed to Beijing
Zhang Biao, Beijing’s man in Scotland, warned earlier this month that a proposed friendship agreement between Edinburgh City Council and Taiwan’s southern…
China’s threats to Kinmen should be taken seriously
When two Chinese fisherman died last month trying to flee Taiwan’s coastguard, Beijing laid the blame at Taipei’s feet and demanded an…
How China is weaponising trade against Taiwan
Why should we care that Beijing has suspended tariff relief for 12 Taiwanese petrochemical products? The move certainly lacks the fear…
Why is India covering up clashes with China in the Himalayas?
For more than 20 years the West ignored China’s militarisation of the South China Sea. Until, that is, it was…
Beijing's plan to pick the next Dalai Lama
Imagine for a moment that Cuba picked the next Pope. That is the scenario which Lobsang Sangay, the then-Sikyong (the…
In defence of Keir Starmer
Now that we’ve finally heard Boris Johnson’s ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown, a key question remains: when will we see a…
Is China's hidden hand behind the Myanmar coup?
Was China involved in the coup in Myanmar? It seems unlikely, but that does not mean Beijing is blameless. As satisfying…
