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Sri Lanka seeks to navigate China-India rivalry and emerge from its economic crisis

Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, one month after visiting India on his first overseas trip since winning election in September

The Independent UK

Reeves says London is 'natural home' for Chinese finance and defends Beijing trip

Ms Reeves hailed the trip as a ‘significant milestone’ in Labour’s re-engagement with China, saying she had agreed deals worth £600 million over the next five years

Evening Standard

Reeves vows ‘action’ to meet fiscal rules amid rise in borrowing costs

Problems on the gilt markets have overshadowed the Chancellor’s trip to China.

The Independent UK

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UK Finance Minister Begins China Visit Amid Govt Bond Crisis

British finance minister Rachel Reeves began a visit to China on Saturday, seeking to revive dialogue with the world's number two economy as UK borrowing costs soar.

International Business Times

Trump Plans Meetings With Putin And Xi Jinping

President-elect Trump's plans to meet Putin and Xi Jinping to address conflicts and tensions, including discussions on Ukraine, NATO, and China's Panama Ca...

Top News

With Trump in the White House, China and Latin America may try to forge an even deeper relationship

Within days of Donald Trump’s election win in November 2024, China’s president Xi Jinping was at a ceremony opening a deep-water port in Peru as part of a “diplomatic blitz” through Latin America.

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Rachel Reeves heads to China to build bridges, but new golden era of relations is impossible

Seeking business partners is sound policy, but even in these darker geopolitical times the UK will still side with the US

The Guardian - UK

The maps that show how China’s military is squeezing Taiwan

China has increased its incursions into Taiwan’s airspace over the last year, part of strategic harassment that is taking a toll on the island’s resources

The Guardian - AU

Minister: UK must balance national security concerns over China with trade aims

Catherine West made the remarks as she defended Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ trip to China.

Evening Standard

Minister defends Reeves’ China trip after warrants issued for UK-based activists

The UK ‘must sometimes be involved’ with countries whose values ‘may not completely align with ours’, Foreign Office minister Catherine West has said.

Evening Standard

China sentences filmmaker to over 3 years in jail for Covid lockdown protests documentary

The 2022 protests against Covid lockdown and subsequent crackdown on people marked a rare show of dissent in China

The Independent UK

China’s economy took centre stage in Xi’s new year address, spinning slow growth as a ‘remarkable’ achievement

Chinese president Xi Jinping delivered his annual televised new year address on December 31, and commentators have been quick to share their interpretation. Some have emphasised Xi’s passing reference to Chinese reunification as a threat against Taiwan. Others have focused on Xi’s comments about China’s economy, framing them as a…

The Conversation

Why Trump’s blow-hot, blow-cold on China worries India

After a four-year-long border standoff, India and China arrived at a detente in October. But can it survive Trump?

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Paris museum accused of 'erasing' Tibet under pressure from China

Tibetans in France have been sounding the alarm over the Guimet Museum of Asian Arts' relabelling of its art and artefacts from Tibet, saying it has caved to pressure from China to "erase" Tibetan culture.

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Stocks Climb Before the Open on Tech Boost, U.S. Economic Data in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.56%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.73% this morning as trading resumed after the New Year’s Day holiday, with investors awaiting a new batch of U.S. economic data.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Russia and China: an old friendship poses new threats

Editorial: Over the holidays, this column is looking ahead at the urgent issues of 2025. Today, the expansion of the partnership between Beijing and Moscow

The Independent UK

Can India become the world’s third superpower? It faces huge challenges in 2025

If India is to realise its dreams of ranking alongside the US and China it must maintain high growth rates and ensure the benefits of development reach the population as a whole – no easy task, as Shweta Sharma reports

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Xi Jinping says no one can stop China’s reunification with Taiwan as they are one family

Taiwanese president Lai Ching Te says he hopes to have healthy and orderly exchanges with Beijing

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Xi Jinping Asserts Taiwan Reunification Cannot Be Stopped

Chinese President Xi Jinping's New Year address emphasizes Taiwan's reunification with China, sparking international interest and debate.

The Guardian - UK

Xi says China’s economy on course to expand by 5% despite Trump concerns

President seeks to allay fears that world’s second-largest economy will falter in 2025 because of high US tariffs

International Business Times

Xi Says China Must Apply 'More Proactive' Macroeconomic Policies In 2025

President Xi Jinping said China will put in place "more proactive" macroeconomic policies next year, state media reported, as he addressed a top political advisory body on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

How the world is getting ready to celebrate New Year’s Eve

From Paris to Tokyo

The Conversation

Five things at the top of China’s agenda for 2025

2024 has been a challenging year for China. As its government has tackled economic problems at home, internationally it has handled the complexities of an alliance with Russia. And, while China has continued to play a significant role in the global economy, there are five possible areas that could derail…

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Five challenges that will continue to shape India’s foreign policy in 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kuwait, his last foreign engagement of 2024, where he collected another “highest civilian honour” from an Arab state, helped Delhi work up some cheer into an otherwise sobering year for India's engagement with the world.

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