Zhao Ziwen

But new research indicates that cooperation between the two nations to crack down on the drug’s trafficking can disrupt its supply chain and reduce overdose deaths. A paper by the Peterson Institute for International Economics this month found that a […]

Donald Trump’s return to the White House is expected to cast a cloud over the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), but Washington’s bipartisan consensus on countering China will ensure the grouping’s continuing importance, observers said. The framework – between the US,

In talks with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in the Chinese capital on Saturday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also voiced Beijing’s commitment to Tehran’s participation in Beijing-led multilateral frameworks as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Brics. “The two

Beijing has pledged to continue to promote close communication “in various fields” with Seoul despite its current political turmoil, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yeol on Tuesday. The 30-minute call marks the first publicly-acknowledged

China’s ties with Syria are being tested by the sudden downfall of Beijing-friendly Bashar al-Assad, but analysts predict China and the new government in Damascus will take a pragmatic approach to cooperation and investment. Syrian rebel forces captured Damascus on

China should proactively engage with Donald Trump early in his second presidency, but must be prepared for a “hard bargain” and to “shoot back” if need be, a noted Chinese academic and policy adviser has said. “This is going to

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said Indonesia should join Beijing in leading the Global South as the country’s new leader Prabowo Subinato visited the country this weekend. “As large developing countries and key members of the Global South, China and

In the Middle East, scepticism continued to hang over the US presidential election amid doubt that the results could significantly impact the region, especially the war-torn Levant, a reflection of long-standing disappointment in Washington’s foreign and domestic policies. A series

China’s top envoy in Bangladesh praised the “courage and wisdom” of the country’s student protesters while meeting representatives of the movement, some of whom have joined Dhaka’s interim government. Yao Wen, the Chinese ambassador to Dhaka, met the student representatives

Chen Yu-hsuan, a 44-year-old from Taiwan believed to be working in the Philippines, was arrested in Seoul on Sunday, Hongxing News reported. She is suspected of being behind the deaths of a Chinese citizen, surnamed Xia, and a Chinese-American businessman