Pelosi, Taipei and Beijing: US, Europe, Asia respond; what’s next for Xi Jinping?
What are the political and diplomatic ramifications of Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan? Post US Bureau chief Rob Delaney analyses how the House Speaker’s visit has changed US politics, the G7 reaction ...
5 Aug 202246min
The reality of Xi and Biden's call; US-China tensions and the Thucydides Trap
US-based Post journalist Owen Churchill goes beyond the "playing with fire" headlines to analyse what was discussed – and what was not – in the 2.5-hour phone call between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden, as...
29 Jul 202238min
Pelosi and Taiwan, Biden to call Xi; Indonesia invests in Beijing diplomacy
Post North America bureau chief Rob Delaney looks into the hype around US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s reported plans to fly to Taiwan, as preparations continue for US President Joe Biden’s vital cal...
26 Jul 202229min
Beijing and Sri Lankan debt; can the US enlist the Dutch in China tech war?
The Post's Beijing-based diplomacy correspondent Laura Zhou analyses Beijing's political and economic relationship with Sri Lanka, “debt traps” and the Hambantota port; tech desk editor Zhou Xin discu...
15 Jul 202224min
Shinzo Abe's complex legacy with China; Wang Yi and a new Australian paradigm
Post political economy editor Wendy Wu reports from Beijing on China’s reaction to the assassination of Shinzo Abe. Wendy analyses the complex relationship the former Japanese prime minister had with ...
12 Jul 202231min
Analysing the US-China G20 agenda; after four years of trade war - what now?
Grave warnings on China from the FBI and MI5 on the eve of the G20 conference in Bali: how will this affect the agenda? SCMP correspondent Mark Magnier and Beijing-based political economy editor Wendy...
7 Jul 202242min
Biden in Asia, Beijing's anger over Quad and Taiwan; what the IPEF means for Asian nations
Veteran SCMP diplomacy correspondent Shi Jiangtao reports on Beijing's response to US president Joe Biden's trip to South Korea and Japan, with angry phone calls to Tokyo, warnings to Jake Sullivan an...
20 Mai 202228min
A new President Marcos in the Philippines; the science of South China Sea fishing bans
What comes next after the historic election of Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jnr as the Philippines' new president, with Sara Duterte as his VP? Veteran analyst Lucio Blanco Pitlo III unpacks what to ex...
20 Mai 202232min
