Attempts to stamp out such widely dispersed unrest by force risks becoming a giant game of Whack-A-Mole
By Ian Williams
‘We are willing and we are determined to defend ourselves’
By Ian Williams
The scope and strength of western sanctions seem to have surprised Beijing
By Ian Williams
At least Mao had a personality to make a cult out of. Dour, humorless Xi is a harder sell
By Ian Williams
The countries share a paranoia that the West is plotting to undermine them
By Ian Williams
Afghanistan is rich in resources. The Chinese Communists want to cash in
By Ian Williams
As the West agonizes over the ethics, China is rushing ahead
By Ian Williams
A seemingly endless property boom has seen rampant speculation and the building of ‘ghost cities’
By Ian Williams
The PRC certainly talks the talk on clean energy and sustainability
By Ian Williams
The humbling of the United States in Afghanistan fits nicely into the Chinese narrative of American decline
By Ian Williams
China General Nuclear should never have been allowed anywhere near such a critical piece of British national infrastructure
By Ian Williams
BRI projects are opaque, over-priced and riddled with corruption
By Ian Williams
The British university has shown itself to be truly world-beating when it comes to accepting Chinese money with few questions asked
By Ian Williams