From Mao to Trump: China’s economic roller-coaster since 1949
AFP | After remarkable growth and change for decades, most economists believe China's economy is entering a period of slower, steadier growth. The world's second-largest economy...
China’s economy grew at slowest pace in 28 years in 2018
AFP | China's economy grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades in 2018, losing more steam in the last quarter as it battles...
Wife of Chinese ex-Interpol chief seeks asylum in France
AFP | The wife of the former Chinese Interpol chief being held in his home country on corruption charges has applied for asylum in France,...
Shaping the new world order: The battle for human rights – Dr. James M. Dorsey
Dr. James M. Dorsey | China is leading the charge in a bid to undermine accepted concepts of human rights accountability and justice. The Chinese...
Asian markets boosted by fresh China-US trade hopes
AFP | Asian markets rallied Friday as another broadly positive week drew to a close, with investors cheered by a report that the US was...
China takes lead in some military tech: Pentagon
AFP | China is on the cusp of fielding some of the world's most advanced weapons systems -- and in some cases already has surpassed...
China to collect samples from moon this year
News Desk | China will launch a probe to collect samples from the moon around the end of this year, a space official said on...
China, Canada diplomatic row escalates with death sentence
AFP | A diplomatic spat between Beijing and Ottawa intensified on Tuesday as Canada warned its citizens of the risk of "arbitrary enforcement" of laws...
Turkey can’t leverage US-Russia tensions in Syria forever
M K Bhadrakumar | Turkey has so far played Washington and Moscow off against each other over the Syrian situation by leveraging its importance as...
The new Arms Race in the 21st century – Dr. Zafar Jaspal
Dr. Zafar Jaspal | The bipartisan nuclear arms control framework constituted during the Cold War is in the process of expiring. On 20 October 2018,...
The New Cold War may never arrive – M K Bhadrakumar
M K Bhadrakumar | An old Italian friend and a noted Sinologist based in Beijing representing a Vatican paper, Francesco Sisci wrote apropos an article...
Russian army starts patrols around Manbij in North Syria
AFP | Russian military police have begun patrolling around the Syrian city of Manbij, a spokesman said, moving into an area once held by US-backed...