A Chinese flag is illuminated by sunshine in the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in 2016.
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With a public inquiry into Chinese interference about to begin, China may feature prominently in the Canadian news cycle in 2024 — meaning a genuine thaw in Canada-China relations isn’t in the cards.
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Xi’s New Year address wasn’t about threatening Taiwan – there’s more going on than we think.
Posters of presidential candidate William Lai and his running mate, Hsiao Bi-khim.
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A candidate from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party looks set to win the presidency despite Beijing’s pressure and rhetoric.
Daoism, which emphasizes harmony with nature, can inform individuals on their relationship with the environment.
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A scholar of Daoist rituals explains how the indigenous tradition of China understands the human body as being part of the larger cosmos.
A US navy ship on manoeuvres in international waters in the South China Sea.
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China has learned a lot from the Ukraine war that could help it prepare for a conflict with the west over Taiwan.
Created in 2014, the G5 Sahel security alliance is about to be dissolved after members pulled out.
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Foreign powers’ interest in the Sahel is driven by its natural resources and strategic location for security and illegal migration control.
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The World Bank used a tool known as purchasing power parity to make its calculations. An improved methodology suggests China’s pro-market reforms increased rather than shrank extreme poverty.
People walk under a light projection at a shopping mall in Beijing.
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China has a lot of vacant retail space, including many underused shopping malls. An urban policy scholar describes how the Chinese are rethinking what the mall is for.
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Trends of global power tensions, open war, democratic decline and extreme job market fluctuations are likely to continue in 2024
A Lotus Sutra scroll praising the manifold mercies of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.
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For many Buddhists today, both in East Asia and across the world, the Lotus Sutra offers religious support for various gender identities.
One of Ivory Coast’s new stadiums.
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Geopolitical tactics are already on display.
David Cameron meeting with Xi Jinping during a visit to China in 2018.
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The foreign secretary wanted to embrace Beijing when he was prime minister but times have changed.
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As China winds down it demand for Australian resources, we will be forced to reply once again on economic reform, and the easy options have been taken.
George W Bush used the phrase “axis of evil” to define his foreign policy in a 2002 speech.
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So far, the revival of the ‘axis’ appears to be largely coming from Republicans, rather than the White House.
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Young Taiwanese women in particular seem reluctant to have babies these days – and there may be quite a few reasons for that.
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Understanding China’s perspectives on ocean governance – and where they come from – is vital to forging a path forward on disputes over contested waters.
Customers try out Huawei’s Mate 60 and Mate 60 Pro+ series smartphones during the Huawei new product launch conference in Beijing in September 2023.
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Chinese technology advancements cannot be contained, and the country is increasingly an education and research powerhouse.
Xi Jinping shakes hands with Chinese construction workers at a Belt and Road Initiative site in Trinidad and Tobago in June 2023.
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More autocratic governments, growing urbanization and emerging technologies will bolster the spread of Chinese influence around the world, an expert on emerging economies explains.
Kenyan anchovy products are tested in Hunan, China.
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Several key events highlighted the growing ties between China and Africa.
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Discussions about potential bans highlight the tension between Western countries and China over the app.