Spared on US President Trump’s first day in office, a wary Beijing waits
With the experience of Mr Trump’s first tenure in the White House still very much alive, the Chinese leadership is under no illusion that there will be much of a honeymoon…
Tan Dawn Wei
‘Great prospects’ for Singapore and Shanghai to draw closer: SM Lee, Shanghai CPC chief
Both cities already have strong economic links, with more than 4,000 Singapore companies in the city alone.
Singapore-China ties ‘especially valuable,’ says Senior Minister Lee in meeting with President Xi
SM Lee is on a six-day official visit to China to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Singapore and China’s flagship government project, Suzhou Industrial Park, and to meet…
Trump’s choice of China hawks signals rough seas ahead for Sino-US ties
While China has had the experience of dealing with Trump and his shock-and-awe approach and is better prepared to take the hits this time around, it needs to brace itself for a…
‘It’s like a variety show’: Chinese media mocks Biden-Trump debate
Videos and posts that took aim at the two presumptive presidential candidates’ ages, the episodic personal attacks and name-calling, as well as their blame game, were allowed to…
China’s Parliament wraps with a dominant Xi and new push for tech supremacy
As the 5,000 or so lawmakers and delegates return to their stations, provinces, and regions, they will hunker down to implement Mr Xi’s call to ramp up tech innovation and…
Xinjiang to accelerate energy output as Red Sea crisis wears on
The north-western autonomous region, which has rich resources in oil, natural gas, coal and minerals, plans to build large-scale oil and gas production, processing and storage…
Baby boom expected in China during Dragon Year not enough to save fertility crisis
“The auspicious connotations of the Year of the Dragon may motivate those who intend to have children to act on it, but for those who are reluctant, it may not be very…
China’s Xi Jinping installs new Rocket Force leadership amid major purge
The appointments reinforce recent reports that the previous commanders of the Rocket Force were under investigation by the authorities.
China removes foreign minister Qin Gang; Wang Yi gets old job back
The Foreign Ministry purged its website of Mr Qin’s biodata and his speeches shortly after the announcement.