State money covers up China’s economic calamity
Behind the figures lies a ‘different picture – financing efficiency that would hardly exist without it’
Trade Tension
Xi Jinping will stop the rise of China – not Trump
‘The paradox of Xi’s supremacy is that he has made the country more vulnerable to turmoil and decline’
China’s green vision crosses US and EU red lines
Premier Li warns of a ‘destructive spiral’ as major economies push back against cheap Chinese EVs
China and the EU on the wrong side of the tracks
Beijing seems unsure of what it wants from Brussels and how to achieve its goals on trade development
China-US rivalry raises tension in Southeast Asia
But conflict between the two superpowers over ‘Taiwan is perhaps of greatest concern’ in 2023
Unemployment fears lurk behind China’s economic data
Manufacturing numbers illustrate the challenges ahead before the National People’s Congress
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
Atmosphere between China and the US still thick with suspicion
Biden’s White House has dialed down the rhetoric but Beijing appears in no mood to compromise
Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls for US reset on China’s terms
He warns Sino-US relations are at a ’new crossroad’ but makes it clear Washington must ‘respect’ Beijing’s ‘social system’
Paying the price for challenging China’s Covid-19 response record
President Xi’s CCP government targets Australia in a politically-charged row that threatens Canberra’s export trade