Day: February 13, 2022

China on Friday raised grave concern over the AUKUS deal and said it would further escalate regional tension, provoke an arms race, and will threaten regional peace and stability. In a series of tweets, Representative of the Chinese Government on Korean Peninsula Affairs Liu Xiaoming said that the trilateral security […]

But the summit also showed that Xi remains constrained by forces outside of his control. While offering his fellow autocrat some support, Xi does not want to risk damaging China’s already strained relations with Europe, particularly given growing concerns about China’s rapid economic slowdown. China’s exports to the European Union […]

If you would like to receive China Brief in your inbox every Wednesday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: Beijing prepares to kick off the Winter Olympics —with all involved inside a bubble, FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks on the bureau’s maligned China Initiative, and a viral […]

Ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics 2022, the chief of the Medical Expert Panel for the multi-sports event on Thursday, stressed the importance of keeping the virus under control even after the game ends. Citing the press conference of Dr Brian McCloskey, chief of the Beijing 2022 Medical Expert Panel, news […]

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne criticised the joint statement issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping following their meeting on February 4. The joint statement released after the Putin-Jinping meeting, according to Payne, sets forth a vision of the global order that is at odds […]

Similarly, during Wang’s time in Colombo, Sri Lankan officials took the opportunity to request debt restructuring and new concessional trade schemes. The visit also came as Sri Lanka begins to play its India card against China. Last year, Sri Lanka banned fertilizer imports from China, and Beijing’s angry response led […]