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China‘s decision to halt bilateral talks on climate change with the United States has cast a cloud of doubt over whether the world can rally enough ambition to address global warming in time to avert its worst impacts. Tackling…

The most-tracked aircraft in the world right now is a US Air Force jet that took off from Kuala Lumpur, as internet users seek to track US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a trip to Taiwan.…

Daniel Russel of the Asia Society think tank, who served as the US State Department's top diplomat for East Asia in the Obama administration, said Xi and Putin were "announcing their determination to stand together and to stand against the…

WASHINGTON: The US State Department is preparing to authorise departures for American diplomats and their families in China who wish to leave due to the US government's inability to prevent Chinese authorities from subjecting them to…

SELECTIVE COOPERATION Yet the conversation between these two veteran leaders also dived into areas of potential cooperation between the two countries. Topics such as the international drug trade, Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan, energy…

WELLINGTON: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Thursday (Nov 11) against a return to Cold War-era tensions in the Asia-Pacific, urging greater cooperation on pandemic recovery and climate change. Amid growing tensions with the United…

BEIJING: China insisted on Wednesday (Oct 27) that Taiwan had no right to join the United Nations, after the United States ratcheted up tensions with a call for the democratic island to have greater involvement in the world body. In a…

Chinese local governments also compete ferociously with each other to attract business – a crucial factor in allowing private firms to grow. This reflects the rivalry between the Communist Party of China’s powerful local secretaries, many…