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Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

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Economist James Heckman on the value of risk-taking, and China’s ‘common goal’

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Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Economist James Heckman on the value of risk-taking, and China’s ‘common goal’

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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Jay Clayton says US can still work together ‘on the world stage economically’ with Beijing despite the geopolitical challenges they face.

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EU accuses China of seeking to reshape global order in stark new strategy paper

China trying to ‘reshape the global order in line with their interests’, EU says in some of bloc’s strongest official criticism of Beijing.

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A new EU strategy paper casts China and Russia as the two principal revisionist powers challenging European security and the international rules-based order. Photo: Shutterstock
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The reactions to Beijing’s ‘routine’ exercise put into focus a nuclear order that is rapidly fluctuating from Tehran to Tokyo.

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Joint exercise reveals deepening military cooperation between Beijing and Moscow while sending signal to Washington and its regional allies.

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Nato, Indo-Pacific 4 vow defence, tech boost as China-Russia ties spark alarm

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Nato can’t be ‘naive’ about China as it ramps up military might, Rutte claims

Nato’s secretary general contacts Japan’s defence minister after Chinese nuclear submarine fires test missile into Pacific.

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Russian warships dock in Chinese port ahead of Joint Sea exercises

The PLA held a welcome ceremony for the Russian warships, which arrived in the eastern port of Qingdao on Sunday.

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US president’s impatience and distrust of multilateral groupings has Nato’s 31 other members walking on eggshells before next week’s key meeting.

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China can help Ukraine recover from war and advance industry, ambassador says

Beijing’s envoy says his country’s continuous growth offers opportunities for Kyiv’s post-war revival.

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An explosion lights up the sky over Kyiv on Thursday during a Russian missile and drone strike amid its invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Reuters
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Belarus’ Lukashenko courts Moscow and Beijing as Ukraine tensions simmer

China and Belarus must maintain strategic dialogue and continue to develop bilateral relations at a high level, President Xi said on Monday.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China on Monday. Photo: Belarusian Press Service / EPA / Handout
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Ambassador Xie Feng tells Washington gala many American business friends share his view on direction of US-China Board of Trade.

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Opinion | How Asia can benefit from a Russia-India-China dialogue revival

Far from acting as another bloc, such a grouping could help ensure that regional competition is managed rather than reproduced.

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(From left to right) Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Photo: SPUTNIK / AFP
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EU says China trained Russian troops as bloc weighs tougher stance on Beijing

Kallas cites verified reports of Chinese training for Russian forces as Brussels weighs sanctions and new trade measures.

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Bollywood drops Beijing as a villain – is a Russia-China-India axis next?

Softening portrayal of China in a movie about 2020 border clashes hints at warming ties, which Moscow wants to take further.

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As I see it | Kim Jong-un turns out to be the cleverest of them all

As others exert geopolitical influence based on economic or military might, North Korea’s leader has turned a weaker hand to his advantage.

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President Xi Jinping (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un applaud during an artistic performance at the Pyongyang Gymnasium on June 8. Photo: Xinhua via AP
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China’s Xi Jinping arrives in North Korea after hailing everlasting friendship

Joined by top aide and foreign minister, Chinese leader arrives in Pyongyang on Monday for his first visit since 2019.

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The threat of US sanctions is slowing cross-border payments as Chinese banks tighten compliance checks and route transactions through intermediaries.

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Chinese military team inspects Russia bases as Putin hails ‘natural allies’

Two-day inspection trip this week was part of routine verification exercise under 1996 and 1997 border agreements, Tass reports.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 20. Photo: Pool via AP
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How an ‘increasingly asymmetrical’ path is reshaping China-US-Russia ties

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Member states seek more financial autonomy and localised credit by advancing an effort to fund regional growth using their national currencies, not the US dollar.

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