Former ambassador to France Lu Shaye, who enraged many in Europe in 2023 when he questioned the sovereignty of former Soviet states and whether Crimea was part of Ukraine, had been appointed China’s ...

He could either be the Don of the Donbas and bag its riches, or he could become the Czar of Crimea and militarily dominate the Black Sea. So far, Putin has failed to do either. Although his armies ...

China has appointed Lu Shaye, former Chinese ambassador to France, as Beijing's special representative for European affairs, ...

President Trump’s tariffs hurt China, but his other actions have alienated U.S. allies, giving Beijing an opening to ...

US President Donald Trump has said he wants access to Ukraine’s mineral deposits in exchange for future military aid that ...

One China expert told Newsweek that the USAID funding freeze had handed an "enormous gift" to Beijing's push to influence the ...

The Trump administration’s decision to dismantle USAID has sparked concerns over America’s global influence, opening doors ...

Europe is finally realising it needs to take more responsibility for its own defence. But this realisation has come very late ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen open to Beijing ties in ‘era of hyper-competitive and hyper-transactional ...

The shuttering of the U.S. government’s marquee foreign aid agency — USAID — could have an enormous impact on Western allies ...

A similar spirit drives China's ambitions in the satellite broadband race, as ventures like Qianfan (also known as Thousand ...

Rare earths, which President Donald Trump hopes to secure from Ukraine as part of a deal for US aid, are strategic metals ...