POLITICAL ANALYSIS —
The attempted assassination of Slovak Prime Minister Fico has brought to the fore the problem of a highly polarised and…
DEMOCRACY —
Taiwan heads to the polls. On Saturday 13 January, the de facto independent island, which China wants to ‘reunify’, will…
POLITICS —
VATICAN AND CHINA —
“Once again, Pope Francis has shown his great love for China and for the people of China!” In this interview…
WAR IN UKRAINE —
The ‘diplomatic mission’ of the Chinese president to the Russian capital ended this morning with an unprecedented 12-point ‘peace plan’…
ASIA —
From Beijing to Shanghai to Nanjing, protesters took to the streets in at least six Chinese cities over the weekend,…
G20 IN BALI —
Yesterday’s meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali, Indonesia, on the sidelines of the…
CHINA —
The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in China came to a close on Saturday. On Sunday,…
DIPLOMACY —
Speaking to SIR, Mr. Chiaretto Yan, visiting Professor at the Beijing National Seminary and Chinese member of the Focolare Movement,…
TAIWAN —
“Our situation does not compare to Ukraine’s, because there is no interest in starting a war now”, an Italian missionary…
INTERVIEW —
Tensions are running high not only in Europe with the war in Ukraine but also in the Asian region. Military…
POLITICS —
