Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping reiterates desire for partnership `without limits’ with Vladimir Putin

The author is concerned about a potential three-way arms race between the US, Russia and China and a greater willingness to consider a ‘limited’ use of nuclear weapons

The most notable face at the meeting was that of Jack Ma, once China’s most prominent tech entrepreneur who stayed out of public view for five years after he made a speech critical of local regulators

Donald Trump’s shock tactics may have pushed Beijing away from negotiating table, experts say

FTSE 100 declines but ends well off its lows amid hopes of a de-escalation in Donald Trump’s trade war.

Beijing hopes US sectors will put pressure on Washington to negotiate rather than escalating a trade war

Influential writers look at how the Chinese leader is moulding his country - and the West - to fit his vision

US president heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday in first trip of second term

China has vowed further monetary easing and stronger public spending this year, as the economy braces for US presidency

The Chinese leader is redoubling his efforts to stamp out graft, but many suspect he has a dark motive

Epicentre of magnitude 6.8 quake was some 80km north of world’s highest mountain with Nepal, Bhutan and India affected

Trump’s re-election fuels global turmoil in which Putin is the biggest of many autocrats blending kleptocracy and dictatorship. US institutions and international treaties are fading, and Ukraine and Palestine have been betrayed

State funeral scheduled for Jaunary 9th, at which Biden will deliver a eulogy

John Bolton describes Trump’s decision-making as driven by personal relationships and ‘neuron flashes’, rather than a deep understanding of national interests

As China and Russia weigh up their options in anticipation of Donald Trump’s second presidency, horrified countries in the Global South see Gaza as an emblem of US and European double standards

Invitation comes as Beijing braces for escalation in trade war

Statement calling for ‘an appropriately loose monetary policy’ marks first easing of China’s monetary policy since 2010 in the wake of the global financial crisis

Imprisoning of 45 former politicians and activists convicted under Beijing’s National Security Law could trigger the imposition of US visa restrictions on multiple Hong Kong officials

Agenda of G20 meeting in Brazil highlights a shifting global order as US president-elect Donald Trump returns to power

Uncertainty looms over US-China relationship, with Trump promising to levy 60% tariffs on Chinese imports