Isabel Hilton
17 February 2025
Could Trump strike a bargain with Beijing?
His previous attempt to start a trade war with China only rebounded on America. This time round, might the US president try to cut a deal?
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Xi Jinping’s alternative world vision
China is trying to re-shape globalisation to its own ends. What does Beijing want – and what does it need?
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China’s age-old problem
The forecast population decline in China could spell the end of its dream of power and prosperity
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China turns inwards
For Beijing’s leaders, globalisation is no longer an opportunity but a weapon
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Taiwan, the island mired in the sands of history
Chinese military drills around Taiwan raised tensions and rattled nerves around the world. But would they really invade?
Read the full article17 March 2022
Calling time on the bromance of Putin and Xi?
Xi Jinping once called Vladimir Putin his best friend. But is their relationship cooling as he realises how much his country stands to lose over Ukraine?
Read the full article28 October 2021
Xi Jinping: The Chairman of a country and a new Cultural Revolution
As he sabre-rattles over Taiwan, tests a hypersonic weapon and snubs COP26, Xi Jinping’s real plan for his country is a rebooted Maoism.
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