As Washington announces 25% reciprocal tariffs on its two Asian allies, analysts say Beijing has an opportunity with Tokyo and Seoul.
8 Jul 2025 - 10:34PM videocam
Beijing ‘unlikely to tolerate’ symbolic weight of Taiwan’s presence at the events in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, observer says.
10 Jul 2025 - 9:19PM videocam
Attacks on Iran tell North Korea that nuclear weapons are vital for survival, dashing China’s hopes to denuclearise peninsula, analysts say.
5 Jul 2025 - 11:00PM videocam
Cooperation on geopolitical and geostrategic interests seen to be largely unaffected, along with ‘basic strategic choice to counter China’.
2 Jul 2025 - 11:40PM videocam
New Delhi’s national security adviser Ajit Doval is in Beijing as Indian pilgrimages resume to sacred sites in Tibet.
24 Jun 2025 - 4:47PM videocam
China more likely to focus on providing diplomatic support to Iran, observers say, rule out military intervention.
23 Jun 2025 - 10:00PM videocam
New Zealand leader’s China trip focuses on trade and tourism, but differences over Pacific island ties cast a shadow.
Beijing focuses on development as it avoids challenging Moscow as Central Asia’s dominant power and security guarantor, analysts say.
20 Jun 2025 - 10:00AM videocam
Beijing commits more than a billion yuan to a region at the heart of its infrastructure and security interests.
17 Jun 2025 - 10:04PM videocam
Xi is looking to foster solidarity with his counterparts against unilateralism and protectionism.
17 Jun 2025 - 7:00PM videocam
Summit in Kazakhstan expected to focus on transport, energy, security governance, digital economy and green transition, analysts say.
15 Jun 2025 - 10:00PM videocam
Beijing voices ‘grave concern’ over Israel’s attacks, while analysts say future of conflict depends on how the US and China intervene.
13 Jun 2025 - 10:27PM videocam
China and Southeast Asia must keep resolution of maritime issues ‘within their own hands’, Xinhua Institute research report says.
8 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM videocam
Detente between US and Chinese leaders could complicate many Asian countries’ calculations for striking a balance between the superpowers.
7 Jun 2025 - 10:00AM videocam
Analysts expect Lee Jae-myung’s foreign policy to be marked by pragmatism, but balancing economic and security interests will be challenge.
5 Jun 2025 - 1:47AM videocam
Chinese coastguard and Philippine fisheries vessels collide in latest encounter over disputed South China Sea reef.
23 May 2025 - 4:48PM videocam
Next week’s event, the first of its kind, offers Beijing a further opportunity to build support for its opposition to US tariffs.
22 May 2025 - 8:30PM videocam
French leader says fair competition is key and both sides agreed to move faster to resolve their trade dispute.
22 May 2025 - 9:56PM videocam
In Beijing, visiting Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar says Islamabad will ‘firmly safeguard its national sovereignty and territorial integrity’.
21 May 2025 - 4:36PM videocam
Wu Hailong tells Global Prosperity Summit that fault lines are emerging between US and allies that could reshape the international order.
20 May 2025 - 9:00PM videocam
Ishaq Dar will meet Wang Yi and Afghan counterpart for talks that were probably arranged before conflict with India, observers say.
20 May 2025 - 4:32PM videocam
With rival poised to survive impeachment following midterm election, Philippine leader might be forced to recalibrate China policy.
15 May 2025 - 12:55PM videocam
As US leader begins high-stakes regional trip, Gulf states may hedge bets through further economic, currency collaboration with Beijing, analysts say.
13 May 2025 - 5:33PM videocam
Beijing expresses ‘deep concern’ over escalation, with Donald Trump posting hours later about ‘full and immediate ceasefire’ mediated by US.
10 May 2025 - 10:25PM videocam
Analysts predict a wide range of outcomes for the first round of US-China dialogue, from a ‘soft deal’ to a mutually acrimonious departure.
11 May 2025 - 8:04AM videocam
China’s president tells new chancellor their countries’ relationship can ‘guide China-EU cooperation in the right direction’.
7 May 2025 - 4:00PM videocam
China has crucial role in issue, according to US analyst who says Beijing involvement could allow for US–China cooperation on other matters.
7 May 2025 - 4:16PM videocam
Xi highlights need to keep eye on global developments as the country sets its next development goals.
30 Apr 2025 - 8:40PM videocam
President Xi Jinping calls disaster ‘sobering lesson’, urges tighter safety measures as officials investigate cause of blaze, detain restaurant operator.
Choice of Shanghai as first stop since trade war worsened underlines commitment to boosting core advantages to tackle external pressures.
29 Apr 2025 - 8:44PM videocam