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Explained: How Xi Jinping-Vladimir Putin meeting marks the beginning of the China-Russia axis

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine – backed openly by China’s economic power – is just the first geopolitical product of a restored Russia-China axis and the return of two states whose ambitions haven't been sated by the post-cold war peace

‘A new era’: 5 key takeaways from Vladimir Putin-Xi Jinping summit

Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for dialogue, while Russian president Vladimir Putin praised China's peace initiative for Ukraine and said it could form the basis of any future settlement if both Kyiv and the West are ready for it

The Rise and Rise of Xi Jinping: When the Chinese president slept in caves and hauled grains

When Xi Jinping took power in 2012, observers predicted he would be the most liberal Communist Party leader in China's history. More than a decade later, the predictions have come crashing down, demonstrating how little was known about the man who is now China's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong

Wordplay, blank signs, music: How is China voicing its dissent against the zero-COVID policy?

On Sunday, protesters in multiple cities, including Beijing, held up blank A4-sized sheets of white paper in a show of solidarity and a nod to China's lack of free speech. While others chanted slogans, sang the national anthem, and shared memes about the ongoing World Cup in Qatar

China: Extreme nationalism may have resultant fallouts

With growing tensions in Taiwan strait, the Chinese President is facing a tremendous challenge in dealing with the situation, one that involves not only appeasing nationalist feelings in China but also managing the financial expenses and diplomatic fallout with the United States

Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit amid Chinese angst to have long-lasting repercussions

This comes as the Chinese side put strong opposition to military cooperation between US and Taipei as China considers Taiwan as its province despite decades of separate governance

Explained: The ‘One China’ policy which is at the crux of Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

The ‘One China’ policy is the basis of Sino-US relations. As per this agreement, signed in 1979, Washington established formal ties with China rather than the island of Taiwan

China's manufacturing sector continues to suffer amid COVID curbs, weak global demand

Slowdown raises the risk of politically volatile job losses, adds to challenges for Beijing ahead of a CCP meet where Xi is expected to award himself a third five-year term as party leader

Ahead 20th Congress of Chinese Communist Party, all is not well in the Kingdom of Xi

There is no doubt that less than six months before the crucial 20th Congress, which should see Xi Jinping ‘re-elected’ for five years, all is not smooth in China

‘The chairman of everything’: As Xi Jinping tightens hold on China, grip on economy slipping

The Chinese president has upended tradition to restore strongman rule in China and tighten Communist Party control over the economy and society