China

Russia, climate change, long-term growth and domestic immigration have been Sweden’s preoccupations during its term

China’s importance in the central Asian region is growing while Russia’s is shrinking, but both countries share an interest in its stability

Leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan attended summit in Chinese city of Xi’an along with Xi Jinping

Stand-up joke about the army turns the spotlight on the role of comedy and intolerance of dissent

More and more young people in China are buying cats - and extravagant gadgets and services to help look after them

Industrial self-reliance appears to be the mantra for a policy that means Chinese manufacturing moves up the value chain while retaining control of supply

Occasion reflects Beijing’s expanding economic and diplomatic influence at a time waning Russian influence

Organisations like the G7, regardless of what happens in Ukraine, are going to have to learn to share the world stage more than they do now

Russian invasion of Ukraine and transition to clean energy also expected to be under discussion at leaders’ meeting in Hiroshima

Five Central Asian states vitally important sources of oil, gas and minerals for Beijing

Move would be a shift for the electric-car maker, which has largely eschewed conventional marketing

Minister for Agriculture is leading a trade delegation in China as part of efforts to boost Irish exports

Minister for Agriculture begins trade mission to Beijing and Shanghai

Bid to agree joint strategy towards Beijing that is wary but constructive

At kung fu school on Wudang Mountain, the daily routine is punishing

About 100 machines that did not meet testing standards in storage at cost of €75,000 so far

Martin says his speech to the Royal Irish Academy regarding Irish- Chinese relations was "very measured and balanced"

EU proposal to target Chinese firms suspected of supplying goods to Moscow for use against Ukraine ‘highly dangerous’

Many business figures have had their wings clipped under Xi Jinping, as the policy of ‘common prosperity’ takes hold

Micheál Martin accused of ‘interfering in China’s internal affairs’ because of his comments on Taiwan, Xinjiang and Hong Kong

Beijing Letter: James Zimmerman’s book tells the story of an extraordinary month-long hostage drama which began 100 years ago in a very different China

The Tánaiste has endorsed European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s call for diplomatic and economic “de-risking” from China, rather that a full-scale, economic decoupling

Micheál Martin sets out Ireland’s stance on global superpower at RIA speech

Micheál Martin says Russia has committed ‘gross violations of human rights’ and ‘potential war crimes’

As an ardent advocate of free trade, the State is likely to be among those calling for economic de-risking to be targeted

Jump partially driven by purchase of Silicon Valley Bank’s UK business

New to the Parish: Tiantian Wu arrived from China in 2016

Martin will give speech stressing Ireland’s pursuit of a positive relationship with Beijing while noting countries have different world views

Liren (30) becomes first Chinese man to become world chess champion after stunning Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi

China’s growing involvement with Ukraine is part of a wider effort to encourage engagement with Europe

A new book reveals that the modern West owes much of its cultural DNA to a wide range of non-European and non-white forebears

Beijing Letter: Many of these children are now in their 40s and living abroad but are the only people who can look after their parents

Unthinkable: Defending academic freedom is hindered by confusion about what exactly we are trying to protect

Ukraine’s allies have criticised China’s failure to condemn the Russian invasion

Few leaders in history have borne a heavier moral burden than those of today

Washington wants to revive some cold war era practices to ease tensions with Beijing

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the remarks were ‘unacceptable’

‘China has sided with Russia, politically’ says Lithuanian foreign minister

Reserve managers’ purchases rose 152 per cent last year and they expect to keep buying

Foreign minister insists both sides of Taiwan Strait belong to China and that this represents status quo