Beijing quick to scupper high-level military talks
China tries to goad the United States into dropping sanctions as the two superpowers lock horns
Sanctions
President Xi left trapped in a global gray zone
He calls out the US and its partners for ‘sanctions’ strategy but fails to condemn ‘friend’ Putin for Ukraine war
Outcast Russia has left China shaken and stirred
Tough sanctions and Moscow’s flawed political and military strategy in Ukraine send shockwaves through Beijing’s elite
Why President Xi could throw Russia an economic lifeline
There are suggestions that Beijing might help sanctions-hit Moscow behind the scenes after Ukraine invasion
Xi’s silence is deafening amid the Ukraine crisis
China has failed to condemn Russia for the bloody invasion of a sovereign state, blaming the US for the conflict
Can the US really gain from China’s chip war pain?
Only by matching Beijing’s investment in future technologies will Washington stay ahead
Global democracies push back at China’s red lines
G7 nations and allies target President Xi’s ruling Communist Party after Beijing unveils Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law
China calls Xinjiang repression ‘lies’ amid sanctions blitz
Coordinated crackdown by major western democracies triggers Beijing backlash