Xi’s masterstroke
The 11th of March, 2023 witnessed an historic rapprochement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, forged by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Iran and Saudi…
Xi’s visit spotlights warming Saudi-China ties, and their ‘limits’
When Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Saudi Arabia from Wednesday, the oil-rich kingdom will seek mostly economic gains rather than a meaningful shift away from its longtime protector the United…
As Biden returns to table with Xi, US views darken on Chinese leader
Sitting next to Xi Jinping during one of their marathon sessions in 2011, Joe Biden saluted the direction of US-China ties. “The trajectory of the relationship is nothing but positive,”…
China’s economy slows as Xi plans for historic third term
As China’s leaders gather for a crucial party congress, the country is expected on Tuesday to announce some of its weakest quarterly growth figures since 2020, its economy hobbled by…
Easy as A, B, Xi: China gives economic lessons to North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping has coached his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un on high-stakes diplomacy. Now he seems poised to give the young autocrat another lesson: how to reform…
Biden-Xi summit and beyond
NO breakthrough was expected in the first virtual summit meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Nov 15. Their first exchange by video since the advent…
Xi seeks to rewrite global trade rules as US retreats
Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to rewrite world trade rules and cast himself as a champion of globalisation as he capitalises on a US retreat into "America First" policies, analysts…
‘Emperor Xi’ – China gambles on return to lifetime rule
China's Communist Party has handed President Xi Jinping an open path to indefinite rule - a move analysts warn carries enormous risks by abandoning a succession model that brought stability…
Xi confidant emerges as frontrunner to head China’s central bank
Liu He, a Harvard-trained economist who is a trusted confidant of Chinese President Xi Jinping, has emerged as the frontrunner to be the next governor of the People's Bank of…
Mattis in Asia, fixing Trump-rattled relationships one by one
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spent four days in East Asia trying to keep on the rails key relationships - two friendly, one adversarial - that his boss President Donald…
