Beijing is left to walk a geopolitical tightrope
China’s ‘strategic reasoning means that it is likely to remain detached’ from the Russian-Ukraine war
Insight
China’s ‘innovation’ policy will change the world
Beijing’s high-tech strategy looks certain to transform the global economic and political order
To boldly go where no bloc has gone before
Space has become the final frontier pitching China and Russia against the United States, Europe and Japan
Nuclear war is still a clear and present danger
The risk of a military conflict escalating between the United States and China ‘must be considered afresh’
Obstacles and opportunities for Global China
Beijing can offset pressure from Washington by further opening up its markets while continuing to embrace free trade
Shocking truth of China’s Covid-19 crisis in Wuhan
Murong Xuecun’s book ‘Deadly Quiet City’ reveals how hospitals were told to falsify statistics to shrink death rates
Russian-style sanctions and the risks to China
Beijing will ‘understand the vulnerability facing any country that has tense relations with the US’
Russia’s ripple effect and a Beijing bailout
China’s main concern is to protect the economy from a volatile period exacerbated by a new wave of Covid-19 cases
China-US tension has opened a Pandora’s box
Beijing and Washington need to demonstrate foresight and political wisdom in these challenging times
Xi risks ending up in a diplomatic cul de sac
His alignment with Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘is clearly not in his or China’s interests’