Belt and Road

The first time I encountered members of Hong Kong’s student union was in late April 1989, when I attended an early meeting of our own, unofficial Beijing version. We were planning a big march to Tiananmen Square, calling for democratic reform. They were there…

Retired Gen. Jim Mattis, whose resignation sent shockwaves through the US military and its allies last year, opted to answer questions about political leaders like President Trump obliquely at a Tuesday think tank event. But he wasn't so tightlipped on anothe…

According to the Trump administration, America is winning the trade war with China. However, the Middle Kingdoms economic machine may be slowing but President Xi Jinping is unlikely to sue for peace anytime soon at least not on terms acceptable to American in…

Carbon-heavy development in countries part of China's Belt and Road Initiative could render the Paris climate goals unreachable, according to a new analysis on the gargantuan global infrastructure project released Monday. The massive network of ports, railw…

Carbon-heavy development in countries part of China's Belt and Road Initiative could render the Paris climate goals unreachable, according to a new analysis on the gargantuan global infrastructure project released Monday. The massive network of ports, railwa…

CARBON-HEAVY development in countries part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative could render the Paris climate goals unreachable, according to a new analysis on the gargantuan global infrastructure project released Monday. The massive network of ports, railwa…

Japanese and African leaders Friday stressed the importance of "affordable" investment in the continent, in an apparent swipe at China whose Belt and Road policy has been accused of saddling poor countries with debt. A joint statement wrapping up a three-day…

As a distillation of Chinese thought, one can scarcely do better than read The 36 Stratagems (also known as The Secret Art of War). Written and recorded for posterity by a generation of anonymous scholars, this short essay survives as an important source of i…

Japan’s prime minister on Thursday warned African leaders against accumulating too much debt, in an apparent reference to Chinese infrastructure projects. Addressing leaders from several African nations at a development conference in Yokohama, Shinzo Abe sai…

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is visiting China for the fifth time in three years since taking office. He has arrived in Beijing seeking to salvage his China policy.The main issue in Sino-Philippine relations remains the settlement of contradictions in…