Xi Jinping
Iranian naval commander killed in airstrike, Israel claims
Israel’s defence minister said Commodore Alireza Tangsiri was responsible for bombing operations that have blocked ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz.
- Mario Parker and Arsalan Shahla
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- Opinion
- Trade wars
Trump rushes to save his war on the world
While America was waging war in Iran, the US president began preparing for a renewed assault on America’s trading partners.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Analysis
- China relations
Trump demand for Beijing’s help with Iran lands flat
The US president threatened to delay his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping unless Beijing helped to police the Strait of Hormuz. His officials soon backtracked.
- Lisa Visentin
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
If Trump’s America is not winning this war – and it’s not – who is?
US credibility is harmed, its power in the Indo-Pacific is drained and its munitions stocks are depleted. Yet the president can’t say what his goal is.
- Peter Hartcher
Robot dogs and humanoid bartenders: In Beijing, the future is now
As China hurries to beat the US in a technological arms race, it is throwing billions at developing machines for everything from warfare to making coffee. But is it too much, too soon?
- Lisa Visentin
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
Trump’s war is the most dangerous double-edged gamble I can remember
If the US president’s war against Iran is really about the containment of China, it is a hell of a risk.
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
- Opinion
- Inside China
China’s latest plan to dominate global trade
China’s latest five-year plan seeks to cement its grip on artificial intelligence and other high-tech sectors and expand exports that are already destabilising other economies.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
China’s latest blueprint aims to close US technology gap and break old habits
President Xi Jinping has put his country on track for its lowest growth target in three decades as he gets ready to welcome Donald Trump later this month.
- Lisa Visentin
Trump’s removal of another Xi friend complicates planned summit
American strikes on Iran come during a delicate period when officials in China and the US are trying to steady relations before Donald Trump arrives in Beijing on March 31.
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Trump has not restrained predators Putin and Xi. He’s joined them
As the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, there are five geopolitical and strategic lessons to be learnt for nations like Australia.
- Peter Hartcher