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6 days ago | 
scmp.com | Shi Jiangtao
When Chinese President Xi Jinping appears alongside Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Moscow’s Red Square on Friday, the annual Victory Day parade will have greater geopolitical weight. It will not only mark 80 years since the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II – it will signal defiance of Western pressure through military might and historical narratives, according to observers.
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1 week ago | 
scmp.com | Shi Jiangtao
Just a year ago, To Lam was mostly known as Vietnam’s public security minister and for his central role in the Communist Party’s anti-corruption crusade, dubbed the “blazing furnace”. But in August last year, less than three months after his appointment as president, he made a stunning ascent to general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
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1 week ago | 
scmp.com | Shi Jiangtao
President Xi Jinping’s new regional security model, unveiled shortly before his Southeast Asian tour last month, reflected China’s aspiration to emerge as a regional security provider while excluding external meddling, particularly from the US, observers said.
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1 week ago | 
scmp.com | Shi Jiangtao
Wang Shouwen, China’s former vice-minister of commerce and one of its chief trade negotiators during the first Trump administration, has taken on a lesser role at a semi-official commerce body. His new title at the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), the country’s largest non-governmental chamber of commerce, remains undisclosed, but the ACFIC website confirmed Wang had taken part in a study session as a member of its leadership team on Wednesday.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Shi Jiangtao
NowHe Made A Billion Building Houses For Florida’s “Marvelous Middle.” Now Things Aren’t So Marvelous. Daily Cover This homebuilder made a fortune catering to the middle and upper middle class. But as those consumers cut back on spending amid economic turmoil, Pat Neal has a new plan to emerge stronger. Pat Neal describes himself as a seagull.
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2 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Shi Jiangtao
Chinese and American observers have found rare common ground over the chaos radiating from Washington, amid Donald Trump’s renewed trade war with China and his destabilising foreign policy. At a Hong Kong event last week, several prominent China watchers from across the Pacific voiced concern over tariffs, the political upheaval in the United States, and the spectre of global instability as the US-led liberal world order unravels.
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3 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Laura Zhou |Shi Jiangtao |Lawrence Chung
Beijing on Tuesday expressed condolences over the death of Pope Francis and reiterated its willingness to continue improving relations with the Vatican. But experts caution that the future of relations remains uncertain, given unresolved critical issues including whether the Vatican will formally recognise Beijing over Taiwan, and with a landmark agreement on appointing bishops still largely dependent on the next pope.
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3 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Dewey Sim |Shi Jiangtao |Laura Zhou
Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping during his weeklong trip to the neighbouring countries. In Hanoi, hundreds of children waved flags as he appeared at the Presidential Palace. In Kuala Lumpur, an honour guard fired off a 21-gun salute. And in Phnom Penh, King Norodom Sihamoni broke protocol to greet the Chinese president at the airport.
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3 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Shi Jiangtao |Luna Sun
Donald Trump’s trade war may be a threat to China’s economy, but it may also offer a chance to improve relations with Europe and its neighbours in Asia, as well as “rehabilitating” its image internationally, according to analysts. Beijing has already started working to improve relations with these countries and forge alternative trade agreements and partnerships.
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4 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Shi Jiangtao
President Xi Jinping first spoke of “profound changes unseen in a century” reshaping the world during a meeting in late 2017 with senior Chinese diplomats and envoys. Over the years since then it has been dismissed by many as rhetoric. But several Chinese experts and policy analysts have recently said that Donald Trump’s turbulent return to power seems to have bolstered Beijing’s prophecy, signalling a seismic global reordering where American influence wanes and new powers rise.
