Assad’s fall is also a blow to Beijing
Xi has given Assad strong diplomatic and political support, while offering to help him rebuild his war-torn country
Wang Yi
Tuesday
Monday
The Harvard man who became Xi Jinping’s favourite academic
The Harvard scholar may be a fine self-publicist and neologist; classicist, sinologist and geopoliticist he is not
Thursday
Hungary has become China’s useful idiot
This week a security deal was announced that could see Chinese police on the streets of Hungary
Monday
Why Xi Jinping finally agreed to meet Antony Blinken
The US-China rivalry doesn’t have to descend into an existential struggle
Tuesday
China is playing the long game over peace in Ukraine
There are hints that the CCP would like to drive a strategic wedge between Europe and the US