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Carlos Martinez
A man crosses a street in Havana, May 25, 2026
Features / 4 June 2026
4 June 2026

CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak

FRAUGHT PROCESS: A member of HS2 staff walks through the Chilterns tunnel of the new line
Features / 23 May 2026
23 May 2026

The HS2 debacle exposes what happens when public infrastructure is handed to private contractors – especially when set against China’s state-led high-speed rail success, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a state dinner with President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026, in Beijing
Features / 16 May 2026
16 May 2026

Beijing’s latest response to Washington’s economic coercion suggests major powers are no longer willing to play by Western rules, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

Women wave Cuban flags during a rally calling for the end of the U.S. blockade against the island nation in Havana, Cuba, April 7, 2026
Latin America / 11 April 2026
11 April 2026

CARLOS MARTINEZ reports on China’s role in helping Cuba develop self-sufficiency in renewable energy, which would shield it from the sort of pain Donald Trump is inflicting with his oil blockade

China embassy demo
Features / 16 August 2025
16 August 2025

From anonymous surveys claiming Chinese students are spying on each other to a meltdown about the size of China’s London embassy, the evidence is everywhere that Britain is embracing full spectrum Sinophobia as the war clouds gather, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (left) speaks at a news conference with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine at the Pentagon, June 26, 2025 in Washington
Features / 28 June 2025
28 June 2025

The US’s bid for regime change in the Islamic Republic has become more urgent as it seeks to encircle and contain a resurgent China, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with French President Emmanu
Features / 7 March 2025
7 March 2025
CARLOS MARTINEZ condemns Europe’s failure to develop genuine autonomy from US hegemony, as leaders like Starmer and Macron cling to a declining imperial order rather than building good relations with the emerging powers
Taklimakan desert workers
Features / 28 December 2024
28 December 2024
Chinese socialist planning and action over decades have created the world’s greatest reforestation programme, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ, and now its lessons in fighting desertification and climate change are taking root worldwide
RED MILESTONE: Huge crowds dance at a parade for the 70th an
Features / 7 September 2024
7 September 2024
Despite relentless hostility, the People’s Republic of China has lifted millions out of poverty, and become a global leader in innovation and climate action, while pursuing peaceful development in a multipolar world, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the return cap
Features / 9 July 2024
9 July 2024
Brussels is following the US’s lead in slapping punitive duties on China’s electric vehicles, sabotaging Europe’s climate goals and economic interests to appease Biden’s anti-Beijing crusade, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the return cap
Features / 28 June 2024
28 June 2024
Brussels is following the US’s lead in slapping punitive duties on China’s electric vehicles, sabotaging Europe’s climate goals and economic interests to appease Biden’s anti-Beijing crusade, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ
CHINA BAITING: (L to R) MPs Tim Loughton (Con), Iain Duncan
Features / 29 March 2024
29 March 2024
Cyberattack allegations against China are nothing but another example of new cold war hysteria, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ