Beijing Letter: Revival of conspicuous consumption a sign of shift in Chinese policy
Rehabilitation of golf and the return of Ferraris to the streets of Beijing come amid a sustained government effort to stimulate domestic consumption
Taiwan’s leader wants dialogue with China, but warns of need for stronger defences
Lai is taking more assertive approach towards Beijing, but there are fears over future US support for island
Donald Trump sounds more like a Chinese leader as he rejects the liberal world order
China’s view, echoed by Trump, is that states should govern themselves as they choose and other countries should mind their own business. This leaves the EU with a problem
China and US see opportunities from tariff crisis
Speedy settlement between Beijing and Washington could be bad news for the European Union
US and China agree to suspend almost all tariffs on goods for 90 days
American and Chinese officials seek to de-escalate tensions in Geneva
US-China negotiators prepare to lock horns in first post-tariff meeting
Sharp fall in China exports shows impact of tariffs but Beijing has options
Irish companies in China: ‘The Irish attitude to letting the hair down can really help’
Irish companies looking to set up shop in China say a budget of €1 million is needed to get going
India-Pakistan conflict: US no longer in a position to put pressure on both sides
Donald Trump’s White House is distracted by multiple crises of its own making
‘I’m scared of being terminated’: Domestic workers in Hong Kong vulnerable to exploitation
Many come from the Philippines and Indonesia, are highly qualified, but are often treated little better than servants
My personality type, he told me, is shared with Mao Zedong, Celine Dion and Satan
Beijing Letter: The party started slowly with half of the guests clustered on the floor looking anxious and avoiding eye contact
Xi Jinping’s refusal to kowtow to Trump now looks like a shrewd move
EU recalibrating its relationship with China as US president abandons allies
Asia markets rally as Trump hints China tariffs could be cut
Trump imposed a 145 per cent tariff on Chinese imports this month and Beijing responded with a 125 per cent levy on all US imports
How the Chinese manufacturer of your Christmas decorations is coping with tariffs
Most are optimistic about China’s chances of surviving a trade war with the US
Amnesty International has opened a Hong Kong section based overseas
Move comes two days after the opposition Democratic Party voted to start the process of dissolving itself