BEIJING: Beijing’s special envoy noted there was no panacea to the war in Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv earlier this week, but urged all parties to create conditions for peace talks, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday (May 18). Special envoy for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui visited Kyiv onContinue Reading
SYDNEY: China is set to resume imports of Australian timber from Thursday (May 18) and talks are under way about a visit by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to Beijing, China’s ambassador to Canberra said on Thursday. The once A$600 million (US$407 million) annual timber trade with China has beenContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The speaker of Taiwan’s parliament praised Japan, South Korea and the Philippines on Tuesday (May 16) for helping to create a “crescent of defence” with Taiwan and the US against China’s ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking in Washington, You Si-kun told the Hudson Institute think tank that China’sContinue Reading
TAIPEI: Former British prime minister Liz Truss will say in Taiwan on Wednesday (May 16) that the West must avoid appeasing China and show unwavering support for the self-governed island, in a speech that risks further damaging Britain’s relations with Beijing. Truss is the most well-known British politician to visitContinue Reading
TAIPEI: Former British prime minister Liz Truss will say in Taiwan on Wednesday (May 16) that the West must avoid appeasing China and show unwavering support for the self-governed island, in a speech that risks further damaging Britain’s relations with Beijing. Truss is the most well-known British politician to visitContinue Reading
“GROWING PHOBIAS” China’s inroads into Central Asia have not always been popular, however. In 2019, protests broke out in Kazakhstan, which has described itself as the “buckle” in the Belt and Road project, over perceived Chinese expansionism in the country. The following year, a Chinese investor that had planned toContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The G7 summit US President Joe Biden attends in Japan this week will show leaders unified behind a common approach to dealing with China based on shared values, even while recognising each country will manage its own relationship with Beijing, a senior US administration official said on Monday (MayContinue Reading
BEIJING: A top Chinese envoy will begin a tour of Ukraine, Russia and other European cities on Monday (May 15) in a trip Beijing says is aimed at discussing a “political settlement” to the Ukraine crisis. Li Hui, China’s special representative for Eurasian affairs and former ambassador to Russia, willContinue Reading
BANGKOK: Law consultant Paramait Vithayaruksun arrived to join celebrations at the headquarters of Thailand’s Move Forward party late on Sunday (May 14), after a rolling vote count showed the opposition group taking the lead in what many are calling a historic election. “I didn’t imagine this day would come,” said theContinue Reading
TORONTO: There may be more “Chinese police stations” operating in Canada, the Public Safety Minister told a Canadian TV station on Sunday (May 14), months after police said they were investigating whether two community centres in Montreal were being used to intimidate or harass Canadians of Chinese origin. “I amContinue Reading