Xi's message of openness clashes with reality at home
While Davos applauded Xi's call for open trade and investment, the elephant in the room was China's lack of regard for basic human rights.
While Davos applauded Xi's call for open trade and investment, the elephant in the room was China's lack of regard for basic human rights.
President Donald Trump will make defeating ISIS his top foreign policy goal, according a policy statement published on the White House website.
China-bashing is a regular feature of American presidential campaigns.
Chinese President Xi Jinping says "no country would emerge the winner from a trade war" as he mounted a strident defence of globalisation.
China's president is the poetry-spouting high priest at globalisation's annual jamboree, while the US is nowhere to be seen.
In an effort to limit air pollution and halt wasteful construction, China has suspended construction of 85 coal-fired power stations
The prime ministers of Australia and Japan have agreed to step up military co-operation against a backdrop of heightened regional uncertainty.
President-elect Donald Trump has said he will keep sanctions against Russia for "a period of time" but wouldn't commit to the "on China" policy.
Malcolm Turnbull has urged resistance to protectionism, reaffirming his commitment to the Trans Pacific-Partnership trade agreement.
Paul Keating has urged Australia to distance itself from incoming US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's dangerous position on the South Chin...
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