In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look at the state of play of the “no limits” partnership between China and Russia.
Wang Yi meets Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe as part of four-day trip to Central Asia, which will include an SCO foreign ministers’ meeting in Astana.
Commerce ministry move targeting EU, US, Japan and Taiwan comes shortly after CCTV-linked social media channel warns of Beijing’s deep toolbox against ‘double standards’ EU probes.
The Beijing-based Grandview Institution says Hanoi ramped up island expansion in the South China Sea from 2021 using large dredgers.
After Xi Jinping’s Europe visit, Hungary could play ‘mediating’ US-China role, but obstacle remain.
New designation of relationship brings diplomatic ties to highest level, underscored by 17 agreements signed between the two sides.
Chinese leader hails Belgrade’s support for his vision of a ‘community with a shared future’ as the countries pledge to deepen relations.
Meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić expected to be heavy on symbolism as it coincides with 25th anniversary of Nato’s bombing of China’s embassy.
The Chinese leader is visiting on the 25th anniversary of Nato’s bombing of the country’s embassy in Belgrade and is expected to pay his respects on Wednesday
China-US ties are more stable but still at risk if ‘red lines’ are crossed, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday.
Veteran China watcher says revived people-to-people exchanges are key to a more stable US-China relationship.
Chinese embassy accuses US border authorities of heavy-handedness, sending back hundreds of Chinese citizens since July 2021.
The two leaders agreed to ‘advance’ efforts to get military-to-military talks up and running again during their phone conversation this week.
Xinhua’s conciliatory editorial line is in sharp contrast to its accusation just weeks earlier that the US had a ‘friend or foe’ mindset that would lead nowhere.
Beijing has never accepted India’s control of the border region which it calls Zangnan.
China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rebounds to 50.8 in March, crossing into expansion territory after five months of contraction, but scepticism about world’s No. 2 economy looms.
Xi told the outgoing Dutch prime minister that ‘fragmenting industrial and supply chains will only lead to division and confrontation’
Industry and information technology minister touts benefits of setting up R&D centres in China and teaming up with domestic firms, as inbound investments have slowed amid geopolitical tensions.
At China Development Forum, Li highlights potential of urbanisation to boost consumer spending and create opportunities for global investors.
Manila looks likely to pass a law outlining its claims to the disputed waters in the hope of strengthening its hand following a series of clashes.
China’s manufacturing and consumption gradually rebounded in the first two months of the year, and investment growth and industrial output beat market expectations, but the property market continued to drag.
Top diplomat offered assurances to international audience that the country will continue ‘opening its door wider’.
Annual political meetings are a platform for Beijing to broadcast foreign policy positions, but analysts expect neutral stance on US presidential race as a Biden-Trump rematch between would offer little relief for bilateral relations.
Politburo promises ‘stable, transparent and predictable policy environment’ as investors question China’s business climate in the face of security and regulatory challenges, lukewarm consumer sentiment, a property crisis and demographic changes.
Production areas have been hit by a series of cold waves with more frosty temperatures expected this week.
Wu Sike, special envoy for the Middle East from 2009-14, says China can bank on ‘long-standing friendly’ ties to provide strategic support in the region.
The visit is designed to ‘deepen the friendship between the two peoples and advance cooperation between sister cities’ through non-official channels
At least’ eight Chinese nationals harassed, interrogated and even deported at Dulles airport in recent months: foreign ministry.
Washington said new working group’s first meeting in Beijing was a ‘good start’ but says ‘there’s a lot more work to be done’ in fighting illicit opioid trade.
China lodges formal protest with the US for allegedly blocking entry of Chinese students arriving at Dulles International Airport.
