Xi Jinping
Opinion
Global economy
The world’s most important bromance needs to be rekindled
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump can’t let relations between China and the US deteriorate any further.
- by Karishma Vaswani
Latest
Opinion
Inside China
China is already in deep trouble. Trump will make things worse
China is considering a range of ideas to fix its economic mess. It may have to take more radical and painful measures if Donald Trump starts a new trade war.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
‘Shockingly cavalier’: Trump invites Xi Jinping to inauguration
No head of state has previously made an official visit to the US for the inauguration, according to State Department historical records - let alone an adversary.
- by Aamer Madhani
Opinion
China relations
He said, Xi said: Why Beijing may seek to exploit Philippine political divorce
The president and vice president of the Philippines are at each other’s throats. But the row is a potential proxy for a much more significant conflict.
- by Peter Hartcher
Worst G20 in years ends with whimper as host cancels final press conference
“This G20 summit will go down in the history books,” one official told the Bloomberg news service. “But definitely not as a shining example.”
- by David Crowe
‘Mr Putin could end this conflict today’: Albanese makes case for peace at summit without solutions
Leaders from the world’s biggest economies have split on how to end conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, highlighting the deep divisions at the G20 summit.
- by David Crowe
Analysis
G20 summit
How Xi worked the room at G20 while Biden went AWOL
Most leaders assembled for a group photo in Rio de Janeiro, the summit host city, but nobody appeared to notice that Joe Biden was running late.
- by David Crowe
‘Turnaround’: Xi talks up China ties in G20 talks with Albanese
The Chinese president has acknowledged the “twists and turns” in Beijing’s relations with Australia during a meeting that sought to cement a strategic partnership rocked by trade disputes.
- by David Crowe
Albanese confirms Xi meeting as he pushes G20 for tough talk on Ukraine, Middle East
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is warning about the loss of innocent lives and the damage to the world from growing conflicts.
- by David Crowe
Japanese troops in Top End sends clear message to China
Australia, the US and Japan have sent a defiant message to China by putting their increasingly close partnership on an alliance-style footing.
- by Matthew Knott
World leaders issue warning to Trump on trade, but not by name
The APEC summit has made a stand against new barriers, in a signal to the US president-elect to rethink his tariffs plan.
- by David Crowe
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