China and Japan are on the verge of a breakdown
The war of words over Taiwan is escalating
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The China spies case’s million-dollar question
Why the case against two British men accused of spying for China was dropped
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Of course China is a threat
The government’s handling of the China spy case has been a “masterclass in ineptitude”. Keir Starmer must stand up to…
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Charles Powell: Britain has always had to deal carefully with China
Thatcher’s former private secretary reflects on his half century dealing with the Asian superpower
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Who is Jonathan Powell?
The national security adviser finds himself at the centre of events once again
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An Afghan hotel that has seen it all
Lyse Doucet’s The Finest Hotel in Kabul is a vivid and personal display of Afghanistan’s turbulent political history
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Arundhati Roy’s Mother Mary is a fierce chronicle of self-invention
The novelist and activist details how she fashioned herself out of collisions with her mother
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Jung Chang’s critical distance
In her sequel to Wild Swans, the exiled author reflects on China from her adopted British home.
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