Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade is 'dangerous and irresponsible', Beijing warns as Chinese tanker ignores the threat and Saudi Arabia calls on US to let ships pass ⊖⊖
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The US President threatened to stop 'any and all ships' from using the strait from Monday in an attempt to regain control over the shipping route after peace talks with Iran failed.
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China’s Xi recognizes Spain’s Sánchez as key interlocutor between Beijing and the EU ⊕
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The Chinese president committed to forging stronger ties with Europe and working to “reject the world's return to the law of the jungle.”
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Spain seeks closer China links amid global tensions ⊖
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Pedro Sánchez meets Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday 14 April 2026, aiming to strengthen political and trade relations at a time of global tension.
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Trump threatens 50% tariffs on China as report suggests plans for arms shipment to Iran ⊖⊖
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U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 50% tariff on China, after a report on Sunday that Beijing was preparing a weapons shipment to Iran.
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In the UK, Keir Starmer has few fans. I learned that in China it’s a very different story | Martin Rowson ⊖
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The prime minister’s meal in a Yunnan restaurant in Beijing has spawned a national menu. The man has, bizarrely, become a phenomenon
It’s always heartening when people agree with you. I had Keir Starm…
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‘Fortress China’ shows cracks as Iran war strains supply chains ⊖
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Energy, chemicals and helium supply under pressure despite Beijing’s push to build up economic security
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Behind China's 'active efforts' for an Iran ceasefire: Business trumps politics ⊖
The big risk for Beijing is that the Iran war drags down global demand for the exports that are driving China's economic growth.
China's Xi invokes 'threat' of Taiwan independence in first cross-strait opposition talks in a decade ○
Xi Jinping hosted Taiwan's main opposition leader in Beijing for the first time in a decade, ahead of a high-stakes meeting with Trump in May and Taiwan's presidential election in 2028.
China’s Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader unification an ‘inevitability’ ⊕
Meeting in Beijing with Chinese president first of its kind in a decade
Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader people on both sides of strait are Chinese in rare meeting ⊖
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Cheng Li-wun’s visit to Beijing has sparked controversy in Taiwan, with critics accusing her of being too close to China
In a rare meeting with Taiwan’s opposition leader, China’s leader Xi Jinping de…