Xi Jinping

Number of people prosecuted in China’s courts up 12% in five years, report shows

Experts point to crackdown on national security and legal system that encourages guilty pleas

Helen Davidson and Amy Hawkins

29, May, 2023 @4:30 AM

China’s war chest: Beijing seeks to remedy its vulnerability to food and energy embargoes

A dependence on food and energy imports could be China’s biggest weakness in a potential future conflict with Taiwan

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

28, May, 2023 @11:01 PM

Russia and China deepen economic ties amid surge in trade since Ukraine invasion

Russian PM holds talks with Xi Jinping and signs bilateral pacts to further investment, exports and sports cooperation

Amy Hawkins

24, May, 2023 @11:34 AM

‘We in the west were blinded’: China crackdown on business has Maoist roots

‘Anti-spying’ raids on consulting firms and attacks on tech companies are being driven by party ideology, says academic Chris Marquis

Verna Yu

21, May, 2023 @11:50 AM

Chinese police detain woman for supporting comedian who joked about military

Comic Li Haoshi made joke about soldiers that Beijing authorities deemed insulting

Helen Davidson in Taipei and Chi Hui Lin

19, May, 2023 @9:52 AM

Chinese activist sentenced to eight years on subversion charges

Yang Maodong called it a ‘score-settling’ punishment for his two decades of rights advocacy

Verna Yu

12, May, 2023 @11:38 AM

In new battle for the Pacific, US and China force regional states to take sides | Simon Tisdall

Xi Jinping’s aggressive stance and ‘wolf-warrior’ diplomacy drive the Philippines and other vulnerable countries into Washington’s arms

Simon Tisdall

07, May, 2023 @9:00 AM

China revises military conscription laws in space warfare push

Modernisation of People’s Liberation Army continues with focus on cyberwarfare while retirees are now allowed to re-enlist

Helen Davidson in Taipei

02, May, 2023 @1:06 PM

Can China broker peace in Ukraine? Don't rule it out | Rajan Menon and Daniel R DePetris

Xi Jinping’s courting of both Moscow and Kyiv seems to be making headway, say Rajan Menon and Daniel R DePetris of Defense Priorities

Rajan Menon and Daniel R DePetris

28, Apr, 2023 @8:16 AM

Xi-Zelenskiy call may have been prompted by ambassador’s undiplomatic comments

The Chinese leader’s surprise contact with his Ukrainian counterpart is suspected to be a corrective move

Helen Davidson in Taipei

27, Apr, 2023 @12:11 PM

Xi Jinping to send Chinese peace talks delegation to Ukraine

In phone call with Zelenskiy, Xi appears to pledge China will stay neutral in war, according to Chinese state media

Peter Beaumont in Kyiv, Emma Graham-Harrison in Dnipro and Amy Hawkins

26, Apr, 2023 @1:29 PM

China ramps up coal power despite carbon neutral pledges

Local governments approved more coal power in first three months of 2023 than all of 2021