Diplomacy

Companies also worried about the political atmosphere and the increase in negative views about China across the continent

British diplomats hope that if the dispute with the EU over the protocol is settled amicably and the NI executive is restored before next Easter, it could pave the way for a state visit by Biden to London in 2023

In essence, China poses an existential threat, not just economically, politically, and militarily, but also ideologically.

Beijing has tried to hold a balanced position but Russian leader may force it ‘to stay somewhat further away’ from him, one Chinese analyst says

‘China’s strategic and economic influence has grown, so has their sense of vulnerability’

The trips would be the first in three years by European leaders to China after three years of Covid-enforced absence

President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart, Joe Biden, in a phone call on Thursday against “external interference” in Beijing’s dealings with the island.

The US ignored China’s warning of ‘yao guan’ in 1950 about intervening in the Korean war, resulting in strained relations until the 1970s