An upbeat photo in China’s main newspaper and comments by the foreign minister suggested that Beijing believes its relationship with Washington could improve.
Author: CHRIS BUCKLEY
China Hangs on Xi’s Every Word. His Silence Also Speaks Volumes.
At the important Communist Party congress this week, the Chinese leader didn’t mention two long-repeated maxims. To many, it’s a warning of the turbulent times ahead.
Xi Jinping, China’s Leader, Embodies His Authoritarian Era
Xi Jinping was first cast as a firm but genial leader with a common touch. Approaching a second decade in power, he looms over China like a stern Communist monarch.
Just Bread and Noodles: China’s Covid Lockdown Distress Hits Xinjiang
With lack of food, medicine and other crucial supplies, residents of Yining are chafing under a monthlong pandemic shutdown.
Xi Jinping Poised to Win 5 More Years at China’s Congress in October
Xi Jinping is poised to win five more years in power at the congress, a choreographed ritual that will offer a glimpse of China’s broad policy direction.
Could China Invade Taiwan?
The Chinese military has upgraded, but people who closely watch China’s forces disagree over how ready they would be to seize the island.
A Pelosi Trip to Taiwan Would Test China’s Appetite for Confrontation
Xi Jinping has long vowed to answer any challenge to China’s claim to Taiwan. But current economic and political forces may make him unlikely to court a crisis.
China Halves Covid Quarantine Time for International Arrivals
The time will be cut to seven days in a facility, followed by three days of home isolation.
After Years of Acrimony, China and Australia Cautiously Reach Out
The arrival of a new government in Canberra has set the stage for ministerial talks and overtures for easing tensions. Plenty still divides the two nations.