Sizo Nkala and Khensani Ntlemo comment on emerging fissures between China’s non-interference principle in African states and relations with regional bodies such as the African Union.
Stefan Messingschlager argues that the importance of Germany’s 2023 “Strategy on China” policy document should not be underestimated, domestically or internationally.
Xu Peng comments on the ongoing conflicts at the intersection of Han Chinese identity, organized crime, and cross-border dynamics on the China-Myanmar border.
Despite the United States’ attempt to improve communications with China, the depth of the division between the two major powers remains deep, writes Jonathan Fenby.
Despite China’s refusal to condemn Russia, its role is indispensable for a settlement of the ongoing tragedy as its leverage over Moscow has considerably increased since Russia got bogged down in Ukraine after its botched invasion, Gilbert Achar argues.
Despite China now being the second largest economic power on the planet and home to the world’s largest population, little attention is given to Mandarin teaching in the UK, writes Catherine West MP
China’s defence minister was in a pugnacious mood and turned down the invitation to meet his US counterpart for face-to-face talks, writes Duncan Bartlett.
John Gittings argues that China could, and should, do a lot more to demonstrate its claimed neutrality in relation to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Xi Jinping’s trip to Moscow has been more about reiterating China and Russia’s shared interests, and less about any concrete pathway towards ending the war in Ukraine, writes Jingdong Yuan.
Professor Michimi Muranushi examines how the Russian war on Ukraine could influence China’s ambition to ‘reunite’ with Taiwan.