Xi Jinping skips BRICS Summit for the first time amid speculation of political turbulence in China and divisions between member nations over trade and strategic interests

This pivot comes after nearly three years of factory-gate deflation and growing pressure from US tariffs and trade tensions.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet with China’s leader Xi Jinping on an upcoming trip he said Friday would focus on closer business ties. Albanese departs Saturday for the trip that includes stops in Beijing,

China has been a fierce critic of sweeping U.S. tariffs that Trump announced on April 2. He later delayed the implementation of most but China, which has said it will respond with its own tariffs on U.S. imports, now faces a deadline next month to negotiate a deal.

The notion that Xi Jinping is about to be toppled is a distraction from the real cleavages in Chinese politics.

A summit of leaders from the BRICS group of major emerging economies kicks off in Brazil Sunday – but without the top leader of its most powerful member.

You can reach Shane by emailing [email protected] The U.S. president was recorded speaking at a private fundraiser in 2024 about his conversations with Putin and Xi. "With Putin I said, 'If you go into Ukraine,

The coming years will test China's political system as never before. The CCP must balance the need for strong, centralized leadership with the imperative for institutional resilience and adaptability.

A staff member works at a new material firm in the Hongqi Canal Economic and Technological Development Zone of Linzhou city, Central China's Henan province, March 19, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- From steel mills adopting AI-powered systems to textile factories deploying cutting-edge automation,

Authors warn that normalising the humanoid technology could lead to ‘indiscriminate killings and accidental deaths’