The plenum has set out a bold reformist agenda but the country’s leaders have left no doubts about who is in charge and what they expect

Reforms announced at the Communist party’s plenum are an invitation to analysis and to a renewed push for further statistical detective work

European countries believe David Cameron mishandled meeting with Dalai Lama then dropped him too quickly and completely to make up with Beijing

China rattles its neighbours with a new air defence zone over contested islands, but it is seeking to muzzle public debate on the subject at home

With the Security Council deadlocked and relief efforts falling short, Syria seems to be the embodiment of failure on the part of the United Nations. But, in an environment like Syria, in which the prospects for diplomacy are dim, the UN must settle fo…

China’s official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) remained unchanged at 51.4 in November, suggesting that the economic momentum is stabilizing, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics. In the official PMI sub-indices, inventories of raw materials declined to 47.8, from 48.6 in the previous month, while inventories of finished goods increased by 2.3 basis points to […]

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The Obama administration has urged US commercial aircraft to comply with Beijing’s new controversial air defence zone, in a move that is likely to anger Tokyo and Seoul