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…
Why can’t China play football?
It would be tough for any country to lose 7-0 in a World Cup qualifier, but when the losing team…
What’s behind China’s overseas policing drive?
So China wants to make the world more ‘safe, reasonable and efficient’ by training thousands of police officers from across…
Are Hong Kong trade offices just Chinese propaganda machines?
China has reacted with anger at American threats to close Hong Kong’s trade offices in the United States, pledging to…
Xi speech warrior: Elon Musk’s love affair with China
Elon Musk revels in the role of ‘free speech absolutist’. Last week, for instance, he jumped to the defence of…
The cracks are appearing in Putin’s relationship with China
Relations between China and Russia are going from strength to strength – or so they say. In reality, the strain…
Labour are bowing to China’s influence
The new Labour government is supposedly committed to ‘defend[ing] our sovereignty and our democratic values’, as its manifesto put it,…
The controversial truth about China’s new gas field
The news was seemingly big but the announcement curiously low key. Earlier this month, China declared that it had discovered…
Why Xi is anxious about Biden stepping down
The Chinese Communist party is rarely shy about highlighting America’s chaotic politics. State media and the CCP’s growing army of…
China’s Arctic ambitions should trouble the West
Four Chinese warships were spotted off the coast of Alaska last weekend. According to the US coast guard, the ships…
A Chinese invasion of Taiwan remains unlikely
For a second day, yesterday, Chinese fighter jets and warships surrounded Taiwan for drills which the People’s Liberation Army said…
