Xi Jinping
- Analysis
- China relations
Xi Jinping is feted in Pyongyang as Kim Jong-un swivels to Moscow
In a rare visit to Pyongyang, Xi and Kim talked up China-North Korean ties, even as Kim draws closer to Vladimir Putin.
- Lisa Visentin
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- Opinion
- North Korea diplomacy
The Chinese president has arrived in North Korea. The world is watching
Xi Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang for talks with Kim Jong-un. Much hinges on this.
- Peter Hartcher
- Opinion
- Inside China
‘China Shock 2.0’ could destroy Europe as we know it
Europe’s leaders are waking up to a terrifying danger.
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Chinese spies infiltrate LinkedIn with fake profiles and job offers, Five Eyes allies warn
An unprecedented joint notice was issued about the threat of attempts by Beijing to use networking sites and online job platforms to recruit assets.
- Alex Wickham
- Opinion
- Donald Trump
While Xi gets smart, Trump and Putin are showing the world what dumb power can do
The world is paying a high price for illegal wars of hubris which did not need to be waged. Meanwhile, China marches on without firing a shot.
- Peter Hartcher
- Opinion
- India
Young people are revolting. India’s ‘cockroach’ campaign is just the latest example
Powerful Asian leaders like Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping are preoccupied by the prospect of young people upsetting the social order. They have legitimate cause for concern.
- Peter Hartcher
- Opinion
- Inside China
Xi says he has a ‘similar personality’ to a powerful world leader. It isn’t Trump
The West has imposed widespread sanctions against Russia in an attempt to isolate Putin over his illegal invasion of Ukraine. They have been unsuccessful.
- Clinton Fernandes
Wedged between China and the US, Australia’s salesman-in-chief performs delicate balancing act
Australia, as a middle power, has found itself in between two capricious giants whose leaders have proven themselves willing to weaponise trade for their own ends.
- Lisa Visentin
Wealth effect: You earn the money, we take it
Successive Liberal governments bought older, wealthier voters with tax concessions and handouts. The Albanese government is now confronting the demographic reality.
- Analysis
- China relations
Vladimir Putin flies in to meet Xi Jinping, but there’s only one man calling the shots
The Russian leader has been welcomed to Beijing with the same red carpet pomp bestowed on Trump days earlier. But while Putin and Xi share an unmatchable bromance, the US-China relationship matters more to Beijing.
- Lisa Visentin