How will Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni handle relations with China?
Giorgia Meloni - leader of a right wing party - has confounded her critics since becoming prime minister of Italy. She has taken on major diplomatic challenges and is currently enjoying attention as t...
30 Jan 202414min
What dangers lurk in the year of the dragon?
China's population is shrinking. The National Bureau of Statistics reports that it has fallen by about three million in two years. This puts pressure on the economy, as the number of people in work is...
23 Jan 202414min
How will Taiwan’s new president handle China?
China has sought to portray Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te Lai, also known as William Lai, as a dangerously pro-independence provocateur. The Chinese Communist Party has reiterated that there is ...
17 Jan 202413min
2024: A crucial year for US-China relations
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden have exchanged greetings to mark the start of the new year, noting the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said cooperation between China and the US ...
9 Jan 202415min
China pops open the champagne for US executives
China has been trying to persuade the world’s super wealthy that it remains a good place to invest. It throws parties where the finest champagne flows to show its enthusiasm for international business...
12 Dec 202314min
Does China need new pillars to support its economy?
In the early 1990s, China enjoyed a period of rapid economic progress, as the government emphasised the importance of so-called pillar industries, including construction. In this podcast, Rory Green, ...
5 Dec 202315min
The audacity of Chinese spies
The FBI claims that spying by China represents the "defining threat of this generation". It says a vast network of agents in China and abroad are gathering secrets on an unprecedented scale, spreading...
28 Nov 202314min
Xi Jinping's California encounter with Joe Biden
The overall assessment of the historic summit between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden seems to have been positive. There was a softness in Biden’s tone, and Xi seemed happy during and after their long meetin...
21 Nov 202314min
