China
18 Nov 2023
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is holding its annual summit this week in San Francisco, the first time the United States has hosted since 2011. The main event will be on the sidelines: a tête-à-tête between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Joe Biden. The two haven't spoken since they met last November, and a lot has happened since then to sour trade relations.
15 Nov 2023
As Chinese President Xi Jinping lands in San Francisco to attend the APEC summit and meet with his US counterpart Joe Biden, we take a look at the economic relationship between the two countries. In spite of tensions leading to trade restrictions and counter-measures, the two nations' trade was still worth over $750 billion in 2022.
12 Nov 2023
Australian PM Anthony Albanese's visit to China focuses on trade discussions, including easing barriers that have impacted Australian exports by billions of dollars. He also intends to bring up human rights concerns.
12 Nov 2023
The relationship between the world’s largest economies is improving but the US warned China against supporting Russia.
12 Nov 2023
China claims nearly all of the South China Sea, and for years has constructed military installations on shoals and reefs.
11 Nov 2023
Trade barriers have been lifted, and high-level meetings resumed, but experts say critical points of Australia's policy on containing China have not changed.
11 Nov 2023
Montenegro finds itself in a financial crunch after taking on a giant loan from China to build a highway. The Chinese construction crew also may have permanently damaged a UNESCO heritage site.
2 Nov 2023
Former Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang passed away less than a year after stepping down from office. Hoards of people have gathered near the state funeral home in Beijing.
31 Oct 2023
Three Chinese astronauts have landed near the Jiuquan spaceport in the Gobi Desert after five months at the Tiangong space station.
30 Oct 2023
Manila claims China's actions caused two separate collisions between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the South China Sea. Beijing alleges that it was a Philippine vessel that was to blame.
29 Oct 2023
Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang passed away this week at the age of 68. According to state media, he died of a heart attack. News of Li's death comes the same week that China's defence minister Li Shangfu was sacked after a two-month disappearance. The country's science & technology and finance ministers were also fired this week. For analysis of this leadership shakeup, we speak to Dr Zeno Leoni, a lecturer in defence studies at King's College London and the author of "Grand Strategy and the Rise of China: Made in America".
28 Oct 2023
Manila claims China's actions caused two separate collisions between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the South China Sea. Beijing alleges that it was a Philippine vessel that was to blame.