China’s stunning new campaign to turn the world against Taiwan

FOR THOSE anxious about Chinese aggression towards the self-ruled island of Taiwan, there was a welcome signal at the end of ...

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Xi Jinping swings his “assassin’s mace” of economic warfare

The ink had barely dried on Donald Trump’s order to impose a 10% tariff on imports from China before its leader, Xi Jinping, ...

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Allies will not appease Donald Trump forever

THESE ARE heady times for supporters of President Donald Trump. In their telling, their champion has declared a new era in wh...

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Allies will not appease Donald Trump for ever

THESE ARE heady times for supporters of President Donald Trump. In their telling, their champion has declared a new era in wh...

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As adoptions collapse, demand for international surrogacy is soaring

WHEN SHAKIR MOHAMED and his male partner wanted to start a family in London, they looked to adopt a child. But faced with a l...

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A big, beautiful Trump deal with China?

IT SOUNDS ODD, but hints keep piling up that President Donald Trump is tempted by a big, beautiful deal with China’s Xi Jinpi...

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Trump unmasks American selfishness, say cynics

THESE ARE happy, “I told you so” times for foreign-policy cynics. In many world capitals the inauguration of an America First...

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