Chinese diplomacy cannot be understood through the language of ideology alone. Behind Wang Yi’s measured tone and deliberate cadence lies a civilisational grammar shaped by two millennia of scholar-official tradition and moral bureaucracy. Where Western diplomats see negotiation, Beijing performs continuity and legitimacy, a ritual of culture, hierarchy and virtue.
Britain’s argument over China’s new embassy has become a mirror held up to its own insecurities. Commentators and newspapers now claim that Beijing plans to build spy rooms and tunnels under London to intercept...
Video via YouTube advance party arriving several aircraft Donald J. Trump lands in Britain this evening for a three-day state visit that will splice royal ceremony at Windsor with talks at Chequers. It is...
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has asked China to postpone joint naval exercises with Russia until after November’s Group of 20 summit, an unusual step by a government that has long defended its military partnerships...
How sabotage, austerity and Trump’s shadow left the continent exposed By Jaffa Levy Europe has slipped into a brittle bargain. In Berlin, ministers say the welfare state is “too expensive,” even as they prepare...
By Jaffa Donald Trump boarded Air Force One bound for Alaska repeating the same line he had clung to for weeks: Russia must accept a ceasefire or face consequences. Two hours before meeting Vladimir...