What happened? On 20 April, China hosted the Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan titled "The World in COVID-19 and Beyond: Working Together for Global Development and Shared Future." President Xi Jinping delivered the keynote address and stressed promoting multilateralism...
China: A careful strategy on Russia and Ukraine What happened? On 18 March, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a video conference to discuss the crisis in Eastern Europe and other bilateral issues between the countries....
North Korea: Pyongyang tests its second hypersonic missile What happened? On 6 January, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the state media, reported North Korea testing of the second 'hypersonic missile' on 5 January. The KCNA stated: "The successive successes...
[caption id="attachment_33290" align="alignleft" width="300"] Why did Chinese shoppers hold back spending even ahead of Covid wave?[/caption] China in Africa: FOCAC celebrates two decades of mutually beneficial relationship What happened? On 29 and 30 November, the People's Republic of China and...
[caption id="attachment_32792" align="alignleft" width="300"] US President Joe Biden[/caption] What happened? On 16 November, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden held a 3.5 hour-long virtual meeting to address the issues of dissension between the two countries. On 16...
[caption id="attachment_31900" align="alignleft" width="300"] Beijing Xi Jinping gave a speech at the Central Party School.[/caption] Europe: The impending energy crisis What happened? On 6 October, European gas prices saw a record increase. The Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez said: "We are...