The Latest Breaking News from Joseph Torigian

As mercenary troops bore down on Moscow on June 24, 2023, it likely wasn’t only Russian President Vladimir Putin and his governing elite in Russia who were looking on with concern. Over in China, too, there may have been some concerned faces.

An interview with Joseph Torigian, an Assistant Professor at the School of International Service at the American University, Washington D.C., where he talks about China’s course correction in world politics and international relations.

Washington (AFP) - The scale of China's military and political response to a visit to Taiwan by the top US lawmaker suggests the latest downturn in relations between the two superpowers could be deep and long-lasting, analysts say. 

Beijing (AFP) - Protests bubbling in big cities, dismal economic indicators and rampant discontent online -- China's zero-Covid policy is morphing from a propaganda victory to a political liability for President Xi Jinping.

Chinese President Xi Jinping bet that establishing a “no limits” friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin could prevent the U.S. from containing China. Now that agreement threatens to leave Beijing more isolated and alone.

Close ties between two leaders unlikely to differ much in short term, even if China distances itself from Ukraine war.