China’s reputation in the Middle East left in tatters
President Xi Jinping’s prestige takes a hit after backing Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad
Talking Point
Red-star General Xi and the never-ending PLA purge
A member of the powerful Central Military Commission of the Communist Party is the latest senior officer to be suspended
US missile shield near Taiwan fires up furious China
Plans to deploy HIMARS on Japanese island chain close to the democratic island triggers anger in Beijing
‘Heartbreaking’ but Jimmy Lai’s ‘spirit’ is ‘strong’
Nearly four years in solitary confinement has taken a physical toll on the one-time media mogul’s health
Hong Kong 2024 slides into an Orwellian vision of ‘1984’
‘We dared to confront the regime with the question: will democracy be possible within such a structure?’
China’s caught cold in a US$1 trillion trade trap
A record-breaking surplus would pile pressure on Beijing and trigger a global tariff war
Old King Coal chokes China’s new clean energy boom
‘Beijing plans to bring 80GW of new coal-fired generation capacity online this year’
Aliens versus the Communist Party? You decide
Science fiction hit ‘Three-Body Problem’ suggests an out-of-this-world invasion is preferable to CCP rule
China’s clandestine maritime forces act like ‘pirates’
Diplomatic row between Beijing and Manila deepens as tensions rise in the South China Sea
‘Zero Day’ illustrates China’s invasion of Taiwan
It tells the story of increasing tension before Beijing launches an attack on the self-ruled island