US President Donald Trump’s visit to China marks a soft-power win for Beijing in its quest to present as a gleaming, high-tech powerhouse. The summit has cast the world’s attention on China’s pandemic recovery and tech innovations of the last decade, including in EVs, robotics, and clean energy: American reporters ...
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Opposing US-China readouts expose diplomatic fault linesOpposing US-China readouts expose diplomatic fault lines
Parallel statements from the US and China after their leaders’ met Thursday exposed sharp divides in their foreign policy postures. It’s a “tale of two readouts,” Politico’s China correspondent wrote. The White House recap mentioned Chinese investment in the US, the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran’s nuclear program — topics ...
China is playing diplomatic long game, experts sayChina is playing diplomatic long game, experts say
China is playing a long game on both Taiwan and Iran, analysts said. Beijing believes the global balance of power is slowly tilting in its favor and sees “patience as a winning strategy,” two experts wrote in Foreign Affairs. China’s leaders view “reunification” with Taiwan — its eventual goal for ...
Trump delights in his deference to Xi, his strongman fantasy made fleshTrump delights in his deference to Xi, his strongman fantasy made flesh
Chinese leader appears to be in the driving seat as the unusually polite US president ignores questions on Taiwan Why does Donald Trump look so at home in China? The US president spent day one of his summit in Beijing basking in rigid pageantry, heroically managing not to offend his ...
Burnham to make bid to return as MP as pressure mounts on StarmerBurnham to make bid to return as MP as pressure mounts on Starmer
Wes Streeting also resigns as health secretary, saying he has lost confidence in Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership. ...
Watch: The day Labour’s potential leadership race began to heat upWatch: The day Labour’s potential leadership race began to heat up
Political turmoil continued in Westminster on Thursday after Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned Starmer’s government saying he had “lost confidence” in his leadership. ...