In its hubris, China is making the mistake that has doomed empires
Britain, Russia and America came to grief on the Afghan frontier. Beijing is following in their footsteps
Britain, Russia and America came to grief on the Afghan frontier. Beijing is following in their footsteps
Reports of a new outbreak in China demand an urgent response, different to the one during the Covid-19 pandemic
Tsinghua has been ranked the world’s 12th best higher education institution – but it is not in the same business as Oxford or Yale
The consequences of an ambivalent approach towards China are now becoming clear
Britain appears to be in wilful denial of the truth about China’s bellicose Communist regime
Parts of Siberia are already falling under the Chinese sphere of influence
China will never see Russia as its peer, and now it covets its resources – and coastline
While other countries are confronting the truth about Beijing's intentions, Britain risks finding itself on the wrong side of history
The Chinese Communist Party's propaganda machine went into overdrive to conceal the emergence of Covid
We need to be clearer as to what its red lines are. Give the CCP an inch and it could, quite literally, take a mile
A stagnant economy and falling birth rate will not be fixed by China’s failing leaders
Only a month after China’s leader consolidated his rule, the country's citizens may have reached a tipping point due to draconian lockdowns
Adopting Mao’s title as People's Leader crowns Xi as the latest communist god – but also implies the people are angry
The question is will the Human Rights Commissioner take it?
The Chinese dictator cannot abandon his policy of brutal lockdowns, whatever the cost, lest it undermine his quest for ultimate power
Xi Jinping has adopted Mao's mantle