Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has warned that Chinese espionage activities could target German research institutions involved in cooperation with Chinese universities, citing insufficient awareness of security risks within parts of the research
Oil prices rose sharply in Asian trading on Monday after US President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear negotiations with Washington. The move came as fresh Chinese data showed industrial profit
A Chinese medical doctor with a PhD has left a prestigious hospital career to work as a food-delivery rider, breakfast seller and pub singer,
Southeast Asian businesses are looking to China’s newly opened Pinglu Canal to reduce transport bottlenecks and provide direct access to markets deep inside the
President Xi Jinping has assumed unchallenged control over China’s military following the abrupt purge of General Zhang Youxia, the country’s most senior uniformed officer, in a move that underscores the president’s tightening
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China’s state-run news agency Xinhua has openly mocked the Trump administration after the White House used a viral internet meme featuring a penguin to promote its campaign to gain greater control over
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The January 19, 2026 suicide attack on a Chinese restaurant in Kabul, which killed one Chinese national and six Afghans, and injured at least another five Chinese nationals, was strongly condemned by
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is experiencing a dramatic resurgence, signing $213.5 billion in new deals in 2025—a staggering 75% increase from the previous year. The milestone pushes the initiative’s total
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George Friedman is widely recognised as one of the most influential geopolitical analysts of the modern era. As the founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures, a forecasting organisation devoted to anticipating major
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Xi Jinping may command extraordinary authority at home, but in Britain the Chinese president is facing an adversary renowned for delay, complexity and attrition: the UK planning system. Plans for a vast
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China will provide Sri Lanka with 100 luxury electric buses, a move framed as both an environmental intervention and a gesture of continued bilateral cooperation, according to Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka
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The year 2025 ended marked by bloody conflicts between countries and groups, with the United Nations Organisation appearing to be an ineffective body and an inconsequential debate forum, and with little significant
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei delivered a blistering critique of the U.S. administration and leading chipmakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, denouncing the decision to approve the sale of
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The European Union has unveiled a draft proposal to phase out components and equipment from so-called “high-risk” suppliers in critical infrastructure sectors, a move designed to tighten cybersecurity and reduce dependence on
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Britain and China are moving to revive a “golden era” business dialogue as Prime Minister Keir Starmer prepares for a planned visit to Beijing next week, three sources familiar with the initiative
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China has laid out sweeping technological ambitions under its new five-year plan, pledging to achieve major breakthroughs in artificial intelligence chips, accelerate the development of 6G communications, and establish global benchmarks for
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Britain’s intelligence chiefs have cautioned ministers that it is unrealistic to expect all security risks to be eliminated from China’s planned mega-embassy in central London, even as the government approved the controversial
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Every time the Chinese New Year approaches, I find myself paying closer attention to the animal of the year. Not just the symbolism, but the stories behind it, where those meanings came
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2025 recorded an unprecedented purge of China’s top military and political leadership, that continued up to the penultimate day of the year, December 30, taking the tally up to “65 tigers” –
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