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Seventy countries have recently backed “all Chinese efforts” to take the island | International

China’s foreign policy, particularly in this region, often appears contradictory. But according to the former PM, it’s part of a broader but so far unsuccessful strategy.

Fiji’s prime minister has called on China to retreat from the South Pacific as an investigation by The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and 60 Minutes uncovers a police sting showing Beijing’s desire to operate overseas.

Learn about China's evolving approach to global governance and how it has shifted strategy under President Xi Jinping related to trade, the belt and road initiative, and the coronavirus pandemic.

A Saudi-led coalition is expected to enter Yemen war cease-fire talks with Houthis after China intervened to impose concessions to the rebels.

After hours of talks, the two leaders emerged with agreements to cooperate. Biden even said he and Xi agreed that they should be able to pick up the phone and talk with one another whenever they want.

Xi Jinping wants Joe Biden to constrain Taiwan’s democracy for him | China

Chinese aircraft and warships practised on Saturday for an attack on Taiwan, island officials said, in retaliation for a visit there by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

The US House Speaker landed in Taiwan late on Tuesday night, defying threats of retaliation from Beijing and criticism that her trip was reckless and provocative.

Footage shared by Philippines officials at a press conference showed a Chinese boat “directly and intentionally rammed the Philippine vessel”.

The country’s confrontational “Wolf Warrior” style of diplomacy may have pleased Xi, but it won China few friends overseas.

Anwar Ibrahim said he was untroubled by China’s rise, claiming the risk of conflict in the South China Sea had been exaggerated in a departure from comments by Penny Wong. 

The West should be more worried about how Xi Jinping reacts to his country sinking into an economic mire. It’s time to prepare for a new cold war.

Measures include making it easier for Taiwanese people to live and work in China, but the plan comes amid major military exercises

China’s state council has proposed imposing Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” policy on the island. It’s the first concrete proposal for Taiwan in two decades.

Whether it could conquer the island is another question | China