We had been travelling for an hour-and-a-half when we came to the end of the second subway line and Wei ushered me across the platform and on to a driverless train for another 20 minutes. He had introduced me to some of Beijing’s more far-flung parks in t... See more
The Trump administration is talking to the Cuban government about a diplomatic deal. But Florida politics could persuade the president to use force instead. Can Cuba come in from the cold? Cuba confirmed on Monday that a delegation from the US state depar... See more
When 18 former students from University College Dublin (UCD) arrive in Beijing on Wednesday, it will for most of them be their first visit to China for half a century. The last time was in September 1976 when they came as members of a 24-strong UCD Soccer... See more
Pedro Sánchez’s speech at Beijing’s Tsinghua University this week caused a stir, not so much on account of what he said as for the way he said it. The Spanish prime minister delivered some home truths to his Chinese hosts but he did so within a framing of... See more
We were just inside Jingshan Park in Beijing when we heard the singing – loud, rousing and full of fervour – and at the top of a set of stone steps we found them, a choir of mostly older people conducted by a short, bright-eyed woman who waved her baton a... See more
