Ukrainian president asks Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to attend summit in Switzerland
Xi Jinping
The great majority of Taiwan’s people describe their national identity as Taiwanese, with about 30 per cent saying they are both Taiwanese and Chinese and only a handful identifying solely as Chinese
Xi is in a unique position to urge Putin to reciprocate any Ukrainian move
Requirement for Russian athletes to compete as neutrals a violation of Olympic principles, says Russian president
Two leaders say Washington is using pretext of joint exercises with allies to deploy land-based, intermediate-range missile systems in the Asia-Pacific region
If China retaliates against Biden’s taxes, it will come from concern that EU might be tempted to follow the US playbook
Russian president is on a two-day visit to China, with Chinese leader calling for a political solution to Ukraine
Russian and Chinese leaders are expected to sign bilateral economic deals, and reaffirm their opposition to the dominant position of US in global affairs
The Chinese leader was left in no doubt about the depth of feeling among European governments
Central European country has received billions in Chinese investment and hosts Huawei’s largest base outside China
Chinese president invoked 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Chinese embassy in the former Yugoslavia during the Kosovo war to call for unity between Beijing and Belgrade
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and Beijing’s economic and diplomatic support for Moscow has damaged China’s relationship with the EU more than anything else
European leaders concerned that heavily subsidised products such as electric vehicles are ‘flooding the European market’
CControl of raw materials, finance, science and technology at global level is contested, but the Global North still controls information, communications, narrative and military and arms expenditure
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