The visit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Hungarian President Viktor Orban ended with glowing praise from both parties as Xi labeled his counterpart a “model” for diplomatic relations with Europe, while Orban endorsed Beijing’s Ukraine peace plan. “Today, Europe is on
Joe Biden’s administration plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China, according to a US official and another person familiar with the plan. Tariffs on electric vehicles, in particular, could quadruple —
Tensions in the South China Sea have exploded after Beijing claimed to have intercepted what it called a “trespassing” US Destroyer in the region. China claims the majority of the South China Sea – something not recognised by the US and its
China is signalling it is ready to deploy the economic “nuclear option” and willingly devalue the yuan as Beijing ramped up the purchase of commodities in recent weeks. The move has prompted analysts to suggest the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is
A top US commander in the Indo-Pacific region has accused China of employing a “boiling frog” strategy in the region, as he warned President Xi Jinping’s regime is becoming “more dangerous.” Speaking to the Financial Times, Admiral John “Lung” Aquilino said that
China has implemented the biggest restructuring of its military in more than eight years, giving Xi Jinping even more direct control over the country’s armed forces, according to analysts. It comes after Chinese president Xi Jinping effectively axed the Strategic Support Force
US defence experts have raised the alarm as China amasses a huge military space network in a major threat to Taiwan and its allies. The US Space Force issued the stark warning earlier this week as Beijing looks set to triple the
Allegations that three African runners deliberately slowed down to allow Chinese athlete He Jie win the Beijing half-marathon are being investigated by the event’s organisers. Footage from the race shows He running behind three other athletes before they appear to let him
A team of Chinese investigators arrived in Pakistan on Friday to join a probe into a suicide attack that killed five of its nationals earlier this week, officials said, as Pakistan continued its own investigations into the attack. The slain Chinese engineers