Shi Jiangtao
Reporter, China
A former diplomat, Shi Jiangtao has worked as a China reporter at the Post for more than a decade. He's interested in political, social and environmental development in China.
A former diplomat, Shi Jiangtao has worked as a China reporter at the Post for more than a decade. He's interested in political, social and environmental development in China.
Areas of Expertise:
China newsLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
The bloc underscores members’ rights to peaceful nuclear development in broader pushback at Western powers, analyst says.
Xi said relevant departments from both sides are implementing initiatives he and Putin discussed during Putin’s state visit to China in May.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s 25th anniversary summit expected to offer clues to China’s ambitions for a more multipolar Asia, analysts say.
Missile tests hours after China’s foreign minister left Seoul won’t alter Beijing’s focus on regime stability, analysts say.
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Despite both sides claiming relations had ‘fully recovered’, Seoul did not win Beijing’s support for its latest peace initiative.
American allies caught in the superpower rivalry are trying to reduce dependence on Washington without drifting into Beijing’s orbit.
The country must adapt to external pressure by building the capacity to set international standards, according to one leading commentator.
Chinese embassy hits back at espionage claims, alleges Wellington is serving as a ‘pawn for anti-China forces’.
New Delhi’s list of names for Arunachal Pradesh locations includes sensitive sites near its disputed frontier with China.
Beijing urges United Nations commission not to consider the Philippines’ filing to extend its continental shelf in the South China Sea.
New Afghanistan link via Uzbekistan highlights diversification push, but critics ask if Taliban can ensure security for stable logistics.
Southeast Asia is heavily reliant on oil imports and has been severely affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Appointment of Roman Catholic prelate in Inner Mongolia highlights uneasy yet continuing diplomatic engagement on sensitive issue.
Foreign ministers meet on margins of Asean event in Manila, days after fresh sea clash and outrage over video mocking 2016 arbitral ruling.
Renewed strikes put Washington’s appetite for a prolonged war to a familiar historical test, analysts say.
Solomons prime minister has pledged to review China pact while advancing talks on a comprehensive treaty with Australia.
Chinese leader also calls to boost strategic coordination as North Korean premier visits Beijing to mark 65th anniversary of defence pact.
Xiushan ship formation has replaced Daishan group to continue ‘routine law enforcement patrols’, Beijing says, as Taiwan shadows fleet.
The Lipulekh Pass – a key route for traders and pilgrims – has been closed for six years as a result of long-standing border tensions.
On the same day China said Myanmar’s president will visit, it said it had arrested the former Myanmese democracy activist.
It comes as Beijing reportedly cancelled two meetings with the EU this month, and as the bloc prepares for key talks on China policy.
Washington’s latest move tests fragile ‘stability’ reached at leadership summit in Beijing and highlights intense competition, analysts say.
Two-day inspection trip this week was part of routine verification exercise under 1996 and 1997 border agreements, Tass reports.
China has no need ‘to balance between the US and Russia in a causal sense, but treats the two relationships as parallel tracks’: analyst.
Tokyo-Manila defence cooperation is linking Pacific flashpoints, with broad implications for Beijing, analysts say.
Best way to build on US-China post-summit reset is creating practical mechanisms, not symbolic statements, veteran analyst Li Cheng says.
In a new paper, top think tank offers a path to avoiding conflict, warning Washington’s stance on Taiwan remains a catastrophic risk.
Max Baucus says the new phase of wary ‘constructive stability’ represents a diplomatic holding pattern, not a durable thaw.
America is ‘the biggest variable’, according to international relations expert and former diplomat Cui Hongjian.
