Rachel Zhang focuses on diplomatic reporting. She graduated with a Master’s degree in journalism from Boston University, and previously worked at an international relations think tank at Tsinghua University.
First ever joint US-Canada transit, seen as a ‘breakthrough’ in Biden’s strategy for a united front against China, sparks worries about regional stability and Canada’s ties with Beijing.
Chinese envoy in US calls for better cooperation while at home China’s foreign minister says new Aukus pact ‘might lead to the resurgence of a cold war’.
While parties hawkish on China are certain to share power in Berlin, analysts are united in their belief that German pragmatism on the economy will win the day.
Chinese ambassador Lu Shaye says Beijing and Paris working together is ‘in the interests of the whole world’ after the new security pact enraged the French.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi also tells G20 counterparts that foreign exchange reserves should ‘not be used as a bargaining chip to exert political pressure’.
Beijing unlikely to block Taliban’s proposed UN representative for Afghanistan, observers say, but it is expected to continue to view the new regime cautiously.
Chinese observers say the new pact could leave Europe questioning the US commitment to transatlantic ties, but it is not clear how far China can benefit.
The group’s spokesman reportedly says many East Turkestan Islamic Movement members have left Afghanistan, but a Chinese expert warns the claim is unverified.
China says USS Benfold breached its sovereignty near disputed reef, days after revising a law to demand notification from vessels entering its claimed waters.
Chinese envoy for disarmament affairs calls out a country that ‘abuses the arms trade as a political tool’, in apparent reference to US weapons sales to Taiwan.
The two countries make common cause in preventing Afghanistan from descending into extremism but there’s one big issue standing in the way, analysts say
Annual exercises in the Persian Gulf in late 2021 or early 2022 were announced to show support for Iran in international affairs, Chinese observer says.
New Delhi accuses Pakistan of trying to deflect attention from it being ‘the epicentre of regional instability and a safe haven for proscribed terrorists’.