Xi Jinping adopts ‘Helmsman’ title last used by Chairman Mao

Xi Jinping adopts ‘Helmsman’ title last used by Mao in latest sign he is consolidating power… as Australian general reveals he fears the country is set for WAR with China Chinese President Xi Jinping recently adopted the title of ‘helmsman’  Honorific description denoting supreme authority was last used by Mao Zedong The change was mentioned in … Read more

Why China’s bid to woo the world with vaccines is backfiring

China‘s Covid-19 vaccines were developed fast, rolled out rapidly around the world and proclaimed by President Xi Jinping as a ‘global public good’ to showcase his country’s benevolence. Hundreds of millions of doses have been despatched abroad after being sold to 28 countries and given away free to more than 60 poorer or strategically important … Read more

Climate Summit: Putin looks confused and sits in silence after Macron is cut off by technical glitch

Russian President Vladimir Putin endured an awkward moment during Thursday’s climate summit after he was left sitting in confused silence following a technical glitch. Putin was left looking bewildered as he was introduced while France’s President Macron was still talking and ended up sitting silently on screen, oblivious to the fact he was on air. … Read more

Vlad…come in: Putin looks confused and sits in silence after Macron is cut off by technical glitch

Russian President Vladimir Putin endured an awkward moment during Thursday’s climate summit after he was left sitting in confused silence following a technical glitch. Putin was left looking bewildered as he was introduced while France’s President Macron was still talking and ended up sitting silently on screen, oblivious to the fact he was on air. … Read more

China’s communist leader Xi Jinping claims to have ‘eradicated rural poverty’

Xi Jinping has claimed ‘victory’ over extreme poverty in China, marking the end to a near four-decade mission for the ruling communist party. The President gave an hour-long speech in Beijing on Thursday hailing the achievement, claiming it proves that China’s communist system is ‘the fundamental guarantee against risks, challenges and difficulties.’ But critics say … Read more

Dominic Raab accuses China of ‘industrial scale’ abuses against Uighur Muslims

Dominic Raab today accused China of ‘industrial scale’ human rights abuses against its Uighur Muslim minority as he hardens the UK’s rhetoric against Beijing. The Foreign Secretary used a speech to the UN to demand its investigators are allowed in to Xinjiang province, where the Communist regime has been accused of committing genocide. His speech to the UN … Read more

President Joe Biden says China’s Xi Jinping doesn’t have a democratic ‘bone in his body’

President Joe Biden signaled he is looking to reset U.S.-China policy from the Trump administration, saying the two nations can avoid a conflict, even as he said Chinese President Xi Jinping as lacking a democratic ‘bone in his body.’ Biden said he didn’t mean the line as criticism – but he leveled as his administration … Read more

President Joe Biden says China’s Xi Jinping doesn’t have a democratic ‘bone in his body’

President Joe Biden signaled he is looking to reset U.S.-China policy from the Trump administration, saying the two nations can avoid a conflict, even as he said Chinese President Xi Jinping as lacking a democratic ‘bone in his body.’ Biden said he didn’t mean the line as criticism – but he leveled as his administration … Read more