China appoints ‘wolf warrior’ ambassador to manage affairs with Europe
Former ambassador to France Lu Shaye, who enraged many in Europe in 2023 when he questioned the sovereignty of former Soviet states and whether Crimea was part of Ukraine, had been appointed China’s ...
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Xi Jinping swings his “assassin’s mace” of economic warfare
T he ink had barely dried on Donald Trump’s order to impose a 10% tariff on imports from China before its leader, Xi Jinping, ...
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Xi Jinping shows how he will return American fire
On February 4th, shortly after America’s new 10% tariffs were added to its existing levies, China announced a variety of ...
Xi calls for China, Thailand to beef up ties to fight global uncertainties
China and Thailand should deepen trust in each other and expand cooperation to counter growing global uncertainties, ...
Trump in no hurry to talk to Xi amid new tariff war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pored over a once-classified map of vast deposits of rare earths and other critical ...
Why China may be relishing Trump’s tariff showdown
By targeting allies and neighbours with tariffs, the US is playing into the hands of China. “Our strategy on tariffs will be ...
China renews threat to retaliate against US tariffs
China has reiterated it could take “necessary countermeasures" after U.S. President Donald Trump decided to impose a 10% ...
Donald Trump to call President Xi Jinping as China hits back at tariffs
It comes after Donald Trump paused his planned tariffs on Mexico and Canada following conversations with their leaders. | ITV ...