Blind, Chinese self-taught legal activist has been offered positions by both a human rights programme and a conservative pro-life think tank

While US is trying to reassure China’s neighbours, it is also struggling to convey to Beijing that it does not intend to block its rise

Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of US forces in the Pacific, confirms move by China’s navy, which could transform dynamic between the two nations

Yu Yongding explains: . . .despite China’s position as one of the world’s largest creditors, its net investment-income balance is deeply negative. In fact, China has run investment-account deficits for six of the last nine years, with preliminary statistics suggesting…