Tag: Xi Jinping
China extends fight against espionage to ‘national interests’
China’s head of state and party leader Xi Jinping Xi has prioritized security during his tenure. (Photo: AP) Beijing China has significantly expanded its anti-espionage law. The change is intended…
Xi refuses to join Lula’s ‘peace club’
Salvador, Beijing China’s state and party leader would have liked to see Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva come to Beijing three weeks ago to kick off the current…
Macron wanted to send a signal of European unity – and achieved the opposite
The author dr Jana Puglierin is Head of Office and Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). According to reports, French President Emmanuel Macron would have…
The deputy editor-in-chief’s weekly recap
Good morning everyone, Norbert Blüm was Minister for Labor and Social Affairs under Chancellor Helmut Kohl for 16 years. Nothing is more memorable from his political work than the statement…
Macron and von der Leyen want to hold China accountable
Beijing, Berlin, Paris Before leaving for China, Emmanuel Macron spoke to Joe Biden on the phone. The Presidents of France and the United States have announced their joint will to…
How Beijing is changing the international financial architecture with bailout loans
Chinese Central Bank (PBOC) in Beijing 60 percent of all Chinese foreign loans are now at risk of default. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The numbers are huge: since 2010, China has…
The deputy editor-in-chief’s weekly recap
Good morning everyone, last Monday our morning conference started with a picture and a sentence: “At the moment the Dax is falling quite steeply”, wrote our team leader Investment &…
Xi poses as a peace broker in Moscow – but the truth is bitter
China’s head of state Xi Jinping visits Vladimir Putin China is likely to back Russia for the foreseeable future. (Photo: AP) Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin spared no effort to flatter…
Xi, Putin usher in ‘new era’ of bilateral ties – Western politicians disappointed
Beijing, Riga A quick glance in the direction of Moscow, a friendly wave on the red carpet, then China’s head of state Xi Jinping boards the plane bound for Beijing…
Western politicians are disappointed
Beijing, Riga A quick glance in the direction of Moscow, a friendly wave on the red carpet, then China’s head of state Xi Jinping boards the plane bound for Beijing…
NATO boss Stoltenberg warns China against arms deliveries
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin Xi’s visit to Moscow has met with a lot of criticism from the West – not least because it has not…
Why trade with China is vital for Russia
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (right) and China’s President Xi Jinping According to experts, business between the two countries is “increasingly taking place under China’s conditions”. (Photo: AP) Beijing, Riga Russian…
Why trade with China is vital for Russia
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (right) and China’s President Xi Jinping According to experts, business between the two countries is “increasingly taking place under China’s conditions”. (Photo: AP) Beijing, Riga Russian…
Zelensky thanks the US and Europe for new military aid
Ukrainian soldiers reload ammunition The EU and the US have announced new military aid to Ukraine. (Photo: Reuters) Kyiv, Moscow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has praised the new military aid…
Xi and Putin are building the bulwark against the West
Beijing, Riga First the Russian military orchestra plays the Chinese national anthem, then the Russian national anthem. It is exactly 1 p.m. local time when China’s head of state Xi…
Chinese leader Xi visits Russia
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping With the visit of the Chinese head of state, the Russian President can show that he is not isolated internationally. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv, Moscow Russian…
China is not a credible peace broker in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping China and Russia have promised each other boundless friendship. (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS) Can China be the key player to end or at least pause Russia’s…
Li Qiang is set to become Xi Jinping’s successor
Xi Jinping and Li Qiang Li Qiang is number two in the Chinese Communist Party hierarchy behind Party leader Xi Jinping. (Photo: REUTERS) Beijing When the new leadership of the…
People’s Congress confirms Xi in office for another five years
Xi Jinping The head of state of China remains in office. (Photo: AP) Beijing The Chinese People’s Congress has confirmed head of state and party leader Xi Jinping for an…
China warns US against ‘conflicts and confrontations with catastrophic consequences’
Beijing At his first press conference, China’s new foreign minister, Qin Gang, was almost amused when asked whether his appointment was a signal for softer diplomatic tones from Beijing. In…