China risks a New Cold War by backing Russia
Xi Jinping’s government has become one of Moscow’s staunchest allies and one of NATO’s biggest critics
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Perfect storm swirls around China’s economy
Bubbling beneath the surface is a river of debt that is threatening key sectors and local governments
China has Russia’s back in Ukraine standoff
But Beijing could pay a high price for supporting Moscow and face a backlash from the US and the EU
‘Chinese virus’ claims helped fueled racial bias
Social scientists have investigated the repercussions of racialized framing of the Covid-19 pandemic
‘China Dream’ turns into a Hong Kong nightmare
Covid-19 crisis is just the latest blow that has left the city reeling under Beijing’s rule
Sino-Russian ties strengthen the Quad’s resolve
Australia, Japan, India and US show collective strength against the ‘authoritarian challenge’ to the world order
Caught up in the Olympic Games of geopolitics
American-Chinese stars ski and skate into a blizzard of criticism amid US-China tension
Indonesia is rapidly arming in the shadow of China
US State Department has cleared Indonesia to buy up to 36 Boeing F-15 fighters in US$13.9 billion deal
Taiwan faces another year in unchartered waters
Attitudes on the democractic island’s future range from nervous optimism to nervous pessimism
China’s economic blues amid Olympic Games gold
Debt has become a big issue for Beijing as it struggles to contain a property bubble and rising bad loans