by Our Correspondent in Hong Kong SAR The speed of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s flight between Beijing and Washington has exposed an unusual consequence of the competing airspace restrictions imposed after Russia’s
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” –
More Chinese leader Xi Jinping is escalating his long-running anti-corruption campaign, pressing the Communist Party’s discipline apparatus to act with greater intensity as Beijing prepares to roll out its next five-year economic plan.
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According to two sources familiar with the matter, companies including Broadcom-owned VMware, Palo Alto Networks, and Fortinet from the United States, as well as Israel’s Check Point Software Technologies, are among those
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A new report from the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) warns that any military attempt by China to seize Taiwan could impose devastating costs on Beijing, challenging assumptions in
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Editorial Western media, in their infinite hypocrisy, love nothing more than taking their designated enemies abroad and comparing them to their own leaders at home, as if the two are remotely similar.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a sweeping New Year address on December 31, 2025, signaling China’s determination to expand its global influence while reinforcing domestic stability and technological self-reliance. Speaking from the
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China has quietly built a covert network of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers that is allowing sanctioned Russian gas to reach Chinese ports, blunting Western efforts to choke off one of Moscow’s
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In the first 11 months of 2025, China’s trade surplus surpassed one trillion dollars, setting a new record in global trade history. This has baffled Western media: after years of trade wars, waves
More China has expelled three top-ranking military officers from the National People’s Congress, marking the latest developments in an ongoing anti-corruption campaign within the People’s Liberation Army. The Standing Committee of the NPC
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China’s air force is emerging as an increasingly influential force within the People’s Liberation Army as sweeping anti-corruption investigations weaken the standing of senior officers from other branches, reshaping the balance of
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An iPhone that costs about $100 less might not sound like a trade policy story, but in China’s Hainan Island, it is. As global trade faces rising tariffs and growing protectionism, China
More Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a rare and blunt rebuke to local officials for inflating growth figures and pursuing “reckless” development projects designed to produce superficial results rather than real economic
More China’s trade surplus has exceeded $1tn for the first time, marking a watershed moment for the global economy as Beijing’s manufacturing engine powers ahead despite intensifying geopolitical tensions and slowing demand in
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French President Emmanuel Macron used a high-profile meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to push for increased Chinese investment in France, seeking to narrow a persistent and politically sensitive trade gap that
More China has sentenced Li Gang, a former senior anti-corruption inspector, to 15 years in prison for accepting more than 102 million yuan ($14.44 million) in bribes, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday.
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