Why Joe Biden’s comments on Taiwan matter
The US president has said three times now that his country would defend the island from invasion. China is listening.
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US growth set to surpass China for the first time since 1976
Forecasts suggest US GDP will grow by 2.8 per cent this year, compared with just 2 per cent in China.
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North Korea’s Covid-19 catastrophe
With suspected cases surging past two million and the population unvaccinated, will Kim Jong Un accept international help?
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Biden tours Asia to reassure allies he is still focused on China
The US president will visit South Korea and Japan to reaffirm America’s regional policy in Asia.
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North Korea has finally been hit by Covid, and it’s not prepared
The country is believed to be completely unvaccinated, and many of its hospitals lack basic medicines, let alone ventilators.
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China’s repression of Uyghurs extends far beyond its own borders
Urgent action needs to be taken to combat Beijing’s transnational campaign against the ethnic minority.
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Hong Kong’s authoritarian future is already here
The selection of the former security chief John Lee as the city’s leader signals its repressive new reality.
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China’s global coal machine won’t be stopped so easily
China has pledged to stop funding coal plants around the world but loopholes mean new ones are still being built.
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