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Peter Martin

ARTICLES BY PETER MARTIN

US, India must work against threats to democracy, Antony Blinken says (Photo: Reuters)

'India-US determined to end Covid pandemic through Quad vaccine partnership'

2 min read . 28 Jul 2021

A file photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping (AP)

China has itself to blame for global backlash against its policies: US official

2 min read . 09 Jun 2021

Xi Jinping (Photo: AP)

Release of Xi’s speech on virus raises questions

4 min read . 17 Feb 2020

The confusion surrounding a planned WHO mission of experts to China shows how lingering mistrust between the world’s biggest economies could hamper efforts to combat a pathogen quickly spreading across the globe

US-China bickering threatens to hobble world’s virus fight

5 min read . 14 Feb 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves from a vehicle as he reviews the troops at a military parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of People's Republic of China. (Reuters)

Xi Jinping says no force can stop China’s rise

4 min read . 01 Oct 2019

Tensions between US and China have been rising as the US banned sales of crucial American technology to ZTE and is said to be probing Huawei Technologies. Photo: Reuters

China says won’t submit to US threats as trade talks begin

1 min read . 03 May 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping says in today’s world, the trend of peace and cooperation is moving forward and a Cold War mentality and zero-sum game thinking are outdated. Photo: AP

China’s Xi Jinping pledges greater openness amid Trump trade dispute

2 min read . 10 Apr 2018

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump each have reasons to believe the other might blink first. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump, Xi Jinping wait to see who blinks first as trade war heats up

4 min read . 05 Apr 2018

China said it will impose import taxes on the US, including a 25% tariff on US pork imports and recycled aluminium, and 15% tariffs on American steel pipes, fruit and wine. Photo: Bloomberg

US-China trade war: From Boeing to Soybeans, China has a long retaliation list

2 min read . 23 Mar 2018

Expectations are growing that China President Xi Jinping won’t hold back following Donald Trump’s plans to slap tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods. Photo: AP

The many ways China can hit back at Donald Trump, from taxes to probes

3 min read . 22 Mar 2018

In the short term, Xi Jinping is likely to continue the key planks of his first term: top-down and incremental economic reforms, rolling corruption sweeps and increased emphasis Communist Party orthodoxy. Photo: AFP

Xi Jinping is just getting started after biggest China shakeup in years

3 min read . 20 Mar 2018

Xi Jinping pledges an oath to the Constitution after being confirmed president for another term during the 5th plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,China on 17 March 2018. Photo: Reuters

Xi Jinping re-elected as China’s president, loyalist Wang Qishan vice president

3 min read . 17 Mar 2018

President Xi Jinping attends the fourth plenary session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on 13 March, 2018. Photo: AFP

China unveils ‘revolutionary’ plan to ensure party power

1 min read . 13 Mar 2018

China revolutionary plan gives President Xi Jinping more direct control just over the levers of money and power. Photo: Bloomberg

China unveils ‘revolutionary’ plan to ensure party holds power

1 min read . 13 Mar 2018

Last year, China’s military budget rose 7.1% to 1.044 trillion yuan ($160 billion), the slowest pace since at least 1991. Photo: Reuters

China refrains from releasing annual military spending target

1 min read . 04 Mar 2018

As the undisputed ruler of one-fifth of humanity, Xi Jinping is arguably the world’s most powerful leader. Photo: AP

Xi Jinping set to clear final hurdle in push for power to reshape China

4 min read . 01 Mar 2018

In 2017 as a whole, China’s overall trade with North Korea declined by more than 10% to about $5 billion. Photo: Reuters

Chinese trade with North Korea plunged by 50% last month

1 min read . 12 Jan 2018

US former secretary of state Hillary Clinton said that Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power creates anxieties about a more assertive Beijing. Photo: AP

Hillary Clinton hits out at Donald Trump, Xi Jinping in remarks at Beijing event

2 min read . 28 Nov 2017

Chinese president Xi Jinping’s trip highlighted shared ideological interests along with economic ties. Photo: AP

Xi Jinping’s globalist vision encounters suspicion in communist backyard

3 min read . 16 Nov 2017

China’s opening of banks and brokers to foreign control was the single most-important thing that happened while Donald Trump was in China. Photo: Reuters

China gave Donald Trump a win on trade and he didn’t even know it

4 min read . 11 Nov 2017