Asia

OPINION: Xi to Ze
Ukraine
OPINION: Xi to Ze
Timothy Ash considers the latest call to be just about buying time for Putin, as it would be too weak from China's perspective to risk a regime change in Russia.
By Timothy Ash
Apr. 27, 2023
Reflections on the Xi-Putin Summit
War in Ukraine
Reflections on the Xi-Putin Summit
With the war not going as planned, Putin would take any peace deal he could get. Ukraine has more options and will forestall talking peace until the Spring offensive plays out, writes Timothy Ash.
By Timothy Ash
Mar. 23, 2023
Ex-NATO chief urges democracies to unite during Taiwan visit
NATO
Ex-NATO chief urges democracies to unite during Taiwan visit
Former NATO Chief Calls for Unity to Confront Autocracies
By AFP
Jan. 4, 2023
Made-in-China Mess
China
OPINION: Made-in-China Mess
November 28, 2022 What in the world is wrong with China? Months of draconian “zero-Covid” lockdowns have failed and the disease continues to surge, disrupting lives and livelihoods.
By Diane Francis
Nov. 28, 2022
US, Chinese Defense Ministers Discuss Russia’s War against Ukraine
War in Ukraine
US, Chinese Defense Ministers Discuss Russia’s War against Ukraine
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and General Wei Fenghe, Minister of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China, at a meeting in Cambodia discussed Russia’s war in Ukraine. That’s according
By UkrInform
Nov. 22, 2022
Macron to Push Xi to ‘Pressure’ Russia on Ukraine
War in Ukraine
Macron to Push Xi to ‘Pressure’ Russia on Ukraine
France’s President Emmanuel Macron will urge his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to “pressure” Russia to return to the negotiating table over the war in Ukraine, a French official said Monday, Nov. 14.
By Bohdan Nahaylo
Nov. 14, 2022
Taiwanese Man Dies Fighting in Ukraine War
War in Ukraine
Taiwanese Man Dies Fighting in Ukraine War
A Taiwanese man who volunteered to fight in Ukraine has died on the battlefield, Taipei’s foreign ministry said, believed to be the first person from the island killed in the conflict. The ministry sa
By AFP
Nov. 6, 2022
Refusing to be Putin’s Cannon Fodder: Tajiks Resisting Kremlin’s Manipulation EXCLUSIVE
War in Ukraine
Refusing to be Putin’s Cannon Fodder: Tajiks Resisting Kremlin’s Manipulation
Residents of Russia’s Central Asia territory, and specifically Tajiks, who hail from neighbouring Tajikistan, have been recruited at rates far higher than ethnic Russians for Putin’s war in Ukraine. K
By Liubov Skichko
Nov. 5, 2022
Xi Cements Control Over China, but Huge Challenges Await in Third Term – Analysis
China
Xi Cements Control Over China, but Huge Challenges Await in Third Term – Analysis
Xi Jinping has secured near total control over China’s Communist Party but experts warn his unchecked power is a huge risk, with a debt-ridden economy and a US rivalry also presenting major challenges
By AFP
Oct. 23, 2022
Xi Secures Historic Third Term as China’s Leader
Russia
Xi Secures Historic Third Term as China’s Leader
Xi Jinping secured a historic third term as China’s leader on Sunday Oct. 22 and filled his inner circle with close allies, achieving after a decade in power complete dominance over the ruling Communi
By AFP
Oct. 23, 2022
India’s Modi tells Putin: This is ‘not the era for war’
War in Ukraine
India’s Modi tells Putin: This is ‘not the era for war’
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin hit yet another diplomatic setback at the hands of a supposed friend Friday, Sep. 16, when India’s leader openly criticized his war on Ukraine as harking from another
By Bohdan Nahaylo
Sep. 17, 2022