Taiwan tension with China threatens to escalate into war
United States allies warn of looming dangers to the island democracy amid growing concerns in South China Sea
European Union
China calls Xinjiang repression ‘lies’ amid sanctions blitz
Coordinated crackdown by major western democracies triggers Beijing backlash
Merkel, technology transfer and that China-EU deal
Chinese media and online opinion makers are putting a jingoistic spin on the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement
Trading places and combating China at the G7 summit
US to outline a policy to rein in Beijing as China replaces the US as the EU’s biggest trading partner
Merkel’s risky China gambit looks doomed amid EU pushback
German chancellor faces a political backlash after the European Union and China agree investment trade deal
China looks to have missed the boat as SS EU sails back to the US
President-elect Biden plans to breathe new life into the transatlantic partnership to check Beijing’s diplomatic moves
China blames ‘frozen food imports’ for bungling coronavirus crisis
Beijing tries to deflect criticism for its initial handling of the Covid-19 pandemic with a new narrative
EU trade body sick of China’s doublespeak as patience runs out
Key sectors are still blocked or ‘saturated’ by Chinese companies before foreign firms are allowed to compete
Tough talk from the EU fails to pierce China’s hot air bubbles
President Xi Jinping dismisses human rights issues and trots out the same lines on a trade deal
China’s government continues to suppress human rights
President Xi’s government has proved it is not interested in freedom of expression despite Beijing’s platitudes