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China ramps up tensions with Britain over Jimmy Lai conviction
23 Dec 2025 08:49 GMT
… China has lashed out at Britain and the US for … British citizen, and the UK has led statements from governments … with representatives of the US, UK and other Western nations over … s meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing next month. The …
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Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping 'Will Capitalise' On Donald Trump's 'Cognitive Decline', Expert Warns
22 Dec 2025 15:39 GMT
In the high-stakes theatre of global diplomacy, a leader's greatest asset is often their perceived strength. However, as 2025 draws to a close, a different narrative is beginning to take hold within the corridors of power.
While the White House …
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The second China shock is coming – and the UK’s response is too timid | George Magnus
23 Dec 2025 07:07 GMT
… appeal to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to help stop the war … is with Europe and the UK.
Since 2022, export volumes out … doubtless become more assertive.
The UK response so far has been … significant driver of global and UK growth, which it is not …
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A film festival silenced — and the global reach of China’s repression
23 Dec 2025 21:38 GMT
… , to smaller towns in the United Kingdom and Australia, Chinese and Hong … environment for critics of President Xi Jinping. Human rights activists and lawyers …
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Tariffs tested India’s diplomacy amid uncertain global outlook
23 Dec 2025 23:39 GMT
… free trade pacts with the UK, Oman and New Zealand, deeper … bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xi stressed that the two …
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Tariffs, from market crash to the Supreme Court bench
23 Dec 2025 13:43 GMT
… trade deals. First with the UK, then with several Asian countries … 90 days, then again after Xi Jinping and Donald Trump meet in …
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China’s durian craze has turned this tropical fruit into a tool of diplomacy
23 Dec 2025 13:19 GMT
… King Ibrahim offered Chinese president Xi Jinping two boxes of premium durians … .
According to Chatham House, a UK-based international affairs thinktank, Trump …
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China’s phony conviction of Jimmy Lai is a warning
23 Dec 2025 10:06 GMT
… ’s treaty agreement with the UK and the CCP’s … ;s release on humanitarian grounds. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans … Trump also asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to free Lai. With Lai …
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In retrospect: Three shocks that shook the world in 2025
22 Dec 2025 22:39 GMT
… ’s acquiescence to Chinese President Xi Jinping has triggered a flood of … where the EU and the United Kingdom now wander aimlessly. A new …
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What Trump promised — and delivered — with 'Liberation Day'
22 Dec 2025 18:51 GMT
… slightly lower rate for the UK — he has largely stuck to … Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands following a bilateral …