China will never seek hegemony on basis of strength, President Xi Jinping says in marking 70th anniversary of ‘Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence’.
With Manila willing to return to talks despite clashes, Beijing should respond positively and avoid ‘nightmarish scenario’ of another arbitration.
More than 90 countries attended Summit for Peace for Ukraine designed to rally support for Kyiv’s own peace proposals over the weekend.
Beijing has sent a new envoy to New Delhi, but the Chinese leader still hasn’t congratulated Narendra Modi on his election win.
Vietnam’s ‘blazing furnace’ anti-corruption campaign has claimed a number of senior figures, turmoil that one analyst says is unprecedented.
Compared to the pragmatic tone from Taiwan’s new leader, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un presents a far more potent security threat for Beijing.
Following summit between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, the two sides vow to take on Washington’s ‘dual containment’ policy aimed at Russia and China. But a quasi-alliance with Moscow is hardly the recipe for Beijing to make more friends.
North Korea and Russia have exploited the US-China schism to take actions that undermined the global order, Jia Qingguo of Peking University says at Hong Kong University.
Russian leader’s trip is expected to be a show of the neighbours’ growing geostrategic alignment – but it could also reveal the limits of the relationship.
The Chinese president’s visit to Serbia coincides with the anniversary of the deaths of three Chinese journalists, say analysts, but not visiting the site ‘shows Xi does not want to overly irritate the US, or put his Serbian hosts in a difficult position’.
The Chinese leader’s attendance at 25th anniversary commemorations is a ‘subtle signal’ to the US and its Western allies, observers said.
Beijing’s latest confrontations with Tokyo and Manila over contested islands come as they strengthen maritime coalition with Washington.
Xi Jinping’s recent meeting with Antony Blinken offers glimpses of how Beijing is positioning for another Trump presidency.
Next week’s iteration of the annual joint exercise will be the biggest and a clear signal to Beijing, observers say.
There are multiple geostrategic rivalries emerging between the West and authoritarian countries led by China, Russia and Iran.
Beijing has doubled down on its pro-Palestinian stance while Washington is under pressure over its policy of arming Israel.
Leaders of the Philippines, US and Japan will meet this week for an unprecedented summit in Washington.
National Assembly chairman Vuong Dinh Hue makes a ‘highly symbolic’ trip to Beijing as tensions rise in the South China Sea.
Top diplomat will meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to discuss Ukraine, the Asia-Pacific and other issues, Russian foreign ministry says.
In the midst of a litany of thorny issues and looming US elections, both sides try to reset tone, manage differences.
PLA warships simulate attacks on ‘armed enemy fishing boats’ ahead of the annual Balikatan military exercises.
Communist Party’s No 4 leader calls for the neighbours to ‘deepen collaboration’. Head of Pyongyang delegation says it’s a ‘new historical chapter’ in bilateral relations.
Vo Van Thuong has been effectively dismissed after just 14 months in the top job, raising concerns about the country’s future direction.
Notorious smog problems have returned as the country’s addiction to coal worsens.
As Indian military begins withdrawing, China’s defence ministry confirms a PLA delegation last week visited island nation and met President Muizzu.
Chen Xiaodong returned to Beijing this week after three years in the African nation he called his ‘second home’.
Ni Hong says authorities have the arduous task of stabilising the crisis-hit real estate industry this year.
Top diplomat drew attention to rising tension over global governance between China and US during press conference, analyst says.
Special envoy Li Hui has embarked on another trip to Europe as the grinding conflict approaches a third year.
16 months after former ambassador Sun Weidong was promoted, the position is unfilled as the two countries remain locked in a military stand-off.
