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Taoiseach starts 2026 juggling competing diplomatic pressures while the backbenchers grumble back home
The Irish Times view on The Gadfly: Ireland’s little-known best-seller
Micheál Martin and Xi Jinping had both read Ethel Voynich’s tale of Italian revolutionaries
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US president makes clear in interview he will be the arbiter of any limits to his authority
China wants to import more Irish food and a stake in Irish wind energy, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin says during visit to China that premier Li Qiang wants a more open trading environment
Irish colleges teaching Chinese students is not a security risk, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin says programmes run in China by Irish colleges are good for students and institutions in both countries
Xi Jinping says Irish novel The Gadfly sustained him during traumatic teenage years
Chinese president and Micheál Martin discover shared interest in revolutionary novel by Ethel Voynich
Taoiseach declines to criticise US over capture of Venezuela’s Maduro
Micheál Martin spoke after a meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing
Taoiseach talks with Xi in Beijing expected to focus on EU-China relationship and trade
Micheál Martin's official visit will be the first by a sitting Taoiseach since Enda Kenny’s in 2012
Xi Jinping vows ‘unstoppable’ unification of China and Taiwan following military drills
US intelligence increasingly concerned over advancing capabilities of China’s armed forces
Taiwan still on high alert after China’s latest military exercises around island
‘Justice Mission 2025′ saw China fire dozens of rockets towards Taiwan and deploy a large number of warships and aircraft
China launches live-fire drills around Taiwan, simulating blockade of key ports
Move comes after US announced $11bn arms deal for the island
Beijing’s lack of criticism of latest US security strategy reflects warmer relations
Credibility of US security guarantee in Pacific left in question by disdainful comments about Europe
China’s trade surplus tops $1tn for first time
Exports soar despite tensions between Washington and Beijing
Martin Wolf: The fracturing of the world economy spells danger
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Hong Kong fire: At least 55 people dead with hundreds missing, authorities say
The complex where the fire started is made up of eight 31-storey towers containing 2,000 apartments
Trump speaks to Xi and Takaichi as rift between China and Japan deepens
Tokyo and Beijing in standoff following Japanese prime minister’s remarks about Taiwan
Cop30: The heat is on in Brazil after world leaders set out stalls at climate summit
China sends reminder of green agenda in advance of formal start in sweltering Brazilian city of Belém next week
Xi and Trump look ready to move relations to less confrontational mode
Most important announcement at summit was Trump’s confirmation that he will visit China next April and that Xi will go to the US later next year
Donald Trump says rare earths dispute ‘settled’ after meeting China’s Xi Jinping
US president describes talks with Chinese premier in South Korea as ‘an amazing meeting’
Donald Trump to meet Xi Jinping and ‘expects to reach great deal’ on tariffs with China
US president in South Korea for first meeting with Chinese counterpart since reelection to White House
South Korea mulls $350bn US investment - the price of avoiding Trump’s tariffs
September immigration raid on Korean Hyundai workers in US has made firms nervous to commit
US and China agree not to further escalate tit-for-tat trade war and hold further talks
Kuala Lumpur framework will allow Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to signal thaw in relationship but most big issues remain unresolved
US and China agree framework of trade deal ahead of Donald Trump-Xi Jinping meeting
Talks between US and Chinese officials covered export controls, fentanyl and rare earth metals
Donald Trump vs Xi Jinping: who holds the stronger hand?
As tensions escalate, our correspondents examine the contrasting styles and strategies of the two leaders ahead of a pivotal summit
Chips are down for Europe after landing in the crossfire of US-China trade war
European Union’s substantive trade issues with China has already wiped out renewable energy companies and now threatens car industry
China ‘on course’ to hit growth targets despite weak numbers for third quarter
China and US signal that negotiators to resume talks aimed at de-escalating trade dispute
Taiwan’s new opposition leader vows to mend ties with Beijing
Cheng Li-wun’s victory reshapes Taiwan’s opposition politics, setting up a new confrontation over the island’s ties to China
China’s property slump hits economy as trade tensions with US heighten
Four years in, the unprecedented drop in the value of their homes is a psychological as well as an economic shock to many
Trump team views trade through the looking glass
Outburst by treasury secretary Scott Bessent against latest Chinese moves show chronic lack of self awareness
New export figures suggest China could weather escalation of trade war with US
On Friday, Donald Trump threatened to impose an extra 100% tariff on Chinese goods
Jung Chang: ‘People risk their lives to come to the West. Nobody tries to go to China’
The Chinese-born author on why she can not return to her native country under Xi Jinping, how her view of Mao changed, and why she does not see the Communist Party as a monolith
India wary of China’s bid to tip balance of power in south Asia
For New Delhi, long-standing fears of being 'encircled' by China have never seemed more real,
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