April
China warns Blinken over ‘negative factors’ in US ties
China’s top diplomat told his US counterpart the relationship is “facing all kinds of disruptions”, signalling Beijing’s impatience with Washington’s policies as the presidential election looms.
- Iain Marlow
January
- Opinion
- Trump's America
The roots of Trump nostalgia run deeply both left and right
As the former president’s support holds, many Republicans console themselves by remembering years when it felt like they were running the Trump presidency.
- Ross Douthat
November 2023
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Biden-Xi talks can’t overcome the trust deficit
The sobering reality from the leaders’ meeting is the lack of a binding arrangement that anything they agreed would survive the next American presidency.
- James Curran
- Opinion
- China relations
Three ways the Biden-Xi summit can help the world
This week’s meeting must produce tangible, practical and symbolic improvements in relations between China and the US.
- Stephen Roach
Biden to press Xi on return to military dialogue
This week’s long-anticipated meeting between the two leaders is designed to stabilise ties between China and the US.
- Jenny Leonard
October 2023
- Opinion
- China relations
Biden’s quiet re-engagement with China could stop Middle East war
While it is hard to put a value on a dialogue that is unlikely to yield big breakthroughs, it’s easy to imagine the alternative.
- Edward Luce
August 2023
US-China stability ‘profoundly important’, Raimondo says
The US commerce secretary told her counterpart in Beijing the US sought ‘healthy competition’ and had no intention to hinder China’s economic progress.
- Lucille Liu and Dan Murtaugh
China launches drills around Taiwan as ‘warning’ after US visit
The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a “stern warning” over what it called collusion between “separatists and foreign forces”.
- Updated
- Huizhong Wu
July 2023
US-China climate talks reopen with vow to take ‘big steps’
China is seeking ‘substantial’ dialogue this week, as officials gather in Beijing to begin three days of talks.
- Jennifer A. Dlouhy
Yellen heads to China as part of push to mend relationship
The Treasury chief may face questions from counterparts on the Biden administration’s plans to cut off US corporate investment in China in some technologies.
- Viktoria Dendrinou
May 2023
China warns against ‘downward spiral’ in Sino-US relations
Foreign Minister Qin Gang said it was imperative to stabilise Sino-US relations after a series of ‘erroneous words and deeds’ threw ties back into a deep freeze.
- Ryan Woo
April 2023
China vows to keep up pressure on Taiwan after drills
A Chinese official said military drills around the island were a stern warning against foreign interference, after Taiwan’s president visited the United States.
- Ben Blanchard
China simulates striking Taiwan on second day of drills
China’s military simulated precision strikes against Taiwan in a second day of drills around the island on Sunday.
- Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard
China launches drills with warships and fighter jets around Taiwan
Beijing launched military drills around the island in the aftermath of the Taiwanese president’s meetings with American lawmakers.
- Lisa Mascaro
- Analysis
- China relations
China restraint on Taiwan shows Xi has bigger concerns right now
The Chinese president has several reasons to hold fire for the moment, even if he plans a more aggressive military response in the coming days.
- Bloomberg News
March 2023
Taiwan president defiant as China threatens retaliation for US trip
China, which claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, has repeatedly warned US officials not to meet Ms Tsai.
- Fabian Hamacher and Bernard Orr
Offshore junkets veiled by MPs’ tardy disclosure
Administrative errors seem to plague so many parliamentary offices when it comes to updating their interests registers.
- Myriam Robin
Xi, Putin attack AUKUS deal as geopolitical divisions widen
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin say they have “serious concerns” about Australia’s AUKUS pact.
- Updated
- Michael Smith
January 2023
Where to invest in a deeply divided world
The titans of commerce gathering in Davos this week are reckoning with a shift away from the era of close global ties.
- Saleha Mohsin, Philip Aldrick and Daniel Flatley
China renews threat against Taiwan as island holds drills
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said the country was recommitted in the new year to “safeguarding sovereignty and territorial integrity” and “smashing plots for Taiwan independence”.
- Johnson Lai
