Trump card falls flat amid tension over Xi talks
Iran war turmoil and the US president’s call for a ‘convoy of the willing’ sparks China-US challenges
Talking Point
Trump’s tirades leave China dazed and confused
His chaotic foreign policy shifts might force Beijing to revise its heavy export-based model
China’s robot mania ignites another zombie outbreak
By 2030, the country aims to be the ‘world leader’ in frontier research and development in ‘humanoids’
Middle East turmoil hangs over China’s policy push
‘Rarely in many years have we encountered such a grave and complex landscape,’ Premier Li warns
Iran conflict reveals flaws in China’s war machine
‘This is a humiliating display of technological impotence’ by Chinese ‘hardware on the global stage’
China is forced to rip up its Middle East playbook
‘This is not a good time’ for Beijing as the fallout from Iran’s missile strikes starts to hit home
Beijing’s BRICS wall of allies is rapidly crumbling
Partners of China are ‘reducing in number and in strategic weight’ amid missile strikes against Iran
China’s ‘carrier-killer’ aimed at Trump’s armada
‘If Iran has supersonic capability to attack ships in the area,’ this is ‘a game-changer’
Russia is now a Chinese ‘colony’ for cheap resources
Moscow is deeply dependent on Beijing as the illegal war with Ukraine drags on into a fifth year
China needs to sort out its economic crisis at home
‘Household wealth destruction’ is ‘on par with America’s 2008 crash, except it is still accelerating’