Russia and China’s football misery shows the game is only beautiful in noisy democracies
Authoritarian would-be emperors such as Putin and Jinping and the US’s military-industrial complex erode the open society and its values of individual freedoms
The president’s speech at the Communist Party of China’s congress was vague on the issue of Taiwan as the party paves the way for his third term
China’s economic rise and growing footprint presents an alternative to the West
Instead of weakening the United States and bolstering China’s geopolitical standing, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has accomplished the exact opposite. As China’s president prepares for an unprecedented third term, the growing desperation of Vladimir Putin should serve as a cautionary tale
South Africa’s fate is tied to China’s, but war-related disruptions in the global energy market keep exports going
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If President Xi Jinping allows Russia to divide the world with its war on Ukraine, it is China that will pay the heaviest price
Which human rights matter enough to put politics above sports? For decades, the United States and its European allies have decided the answer at their convenience.
The connections between health, climate change, declining public trust and democratic legitimacy, and geopolitical instability must be recognised
China will keeps its promise about not funding coal abroad, Chen Xiadong tells Fossil Free South Africa
The great powers such as US and China will compete to be first with climate targets, but climate crises will spur their populations to demand change too
While the summit leaders solemnly swear that they are singing off the same struggle song sheet towards progressive development, the bloc’s leaders’ solidarity is mostly skin-deep
In his medicine cabinet, there’s always a remedy for all that ails the Chinese president
The West’s perceptions of China hold up a mirror to its own preoccupations. More nuanced analysis is much-needed
As information about the coronavirus emerged, the Chinese government and Chinese society began to organise an immense campaign against its spread
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the Journal op-ed — titled China is the Real Sick Man of Asia — had a “racially discriminatory” and “sensational” headline
Hong Kong is a major international business hub thanks to freedoms unheard of on the mainland under a 50-year deal signed between China and Britain
The US president’s comments came as Washington and Beijing look to revive pivotal high-level talks aimed at ending their trade war.
What began as a mass display of focused opposition to a planned extradition bill has evolved into something deeper, wider and far angrier.
The negotiations in the financial hub will be the first face-to-face discussions since President Trump agreed to a truce with President Xi Jinping
The semi-autonomous financial hub has been thrown into crisis by weeks of massive demonstrations
The long-running trade war between the world’s top two economies looked poised to dominate the agenda of the group of 20 summit
A propaganda app that puts China’s powerful President Xi Jinping in anyone’s pockets has become a hit in the country
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An American delegation has been in Beijing since Monday
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Taiwan considers itself a sovereign state, with its own currency, political and judicial systems, but has never declared formal independence
The whole world is watching the talks between Washington and Beijing, hoping a 90-day tariff truce will hold
The ceasefire follows months of tensions and tit-for-tat custom duties on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods
Historically, South Africa has been seen as a strategic partner for countries outside the African continent, specifically the US
Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to discuss trade when they meet later this month during the Group of 20 summit in Argentina
Its opaque agreements may finally be exposed by borrowers approaching global financial institutions
The South African pavilion was a ‘disservice to the country’ — and no one could speak Mandarin
A markedly more muscular approach on the continent is taking Beijing out of its comfort zone