Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photos at the Office of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 14, 2025
CHINA’S President Xi Jinping warned there are “no winners” in a trade war today as he kicked off a diplomatic tour of south-east Asia.
President Xi also repeated China’s commitment to global trade, contrasting it with tariffs slapped on many nations by United States President Donald Trump.
Although President Trump has paused some tariffs, he has kept in place 145 per cent taxes on China, the world’s second-largest economy after the US by nominal GDP, or largest adjusted for purchasing power parity.
ROGER McKENZIE argues that the BRI represents a choice between treating humans as commodities or as equals — an essential project when, aside from China’s efforts, hundreds of millions worldwide are trapped in poverty
The colonial mindset behind the governance of the UN is the reason for its inertia when it comes to conflict resolution, argues ROGER McKENZIE – but can China’s Global Governance Initiative point in a new direction of global equality?
As the Alliance of Sahel States and southern African nations advance pan-African goals, the African Union must listen and learn rather than parroting the Western line on these positive developments, writes ROGER McKENZIE
