POLITICS —
POLITICS —
VATICAN AND CHINA —
Chiaretto Yan: “I dream of Pope Francis and President Xi Jinping shaking hands to mark a turning point for world peace”
di M. Chiara Biagioni“Once again, Pope Francis has shown his great love for China and for the people of China!” In this interview…
WAR IN UKRAINE —
Xi Jinping visit to Moscow. Francesco Sisci: “The peace accord must be multilateral”
di M. Chiara BiagioniThe ‘diplomatic mission’ of the Chinese president to the Russian capital ended this morning with an unprecedented 12-point ‘peace plan’…
ASIA —
China Covid protests. Sisci: “The people are losing confidence in their leadership”
di M. Chiara BiagioniFrom Beijing to Shanghai to Nanjing, protesters took to the streets in at least six Chinese cities over the weekend,…
G20 IN BALI —
Biden/Xi Jinping meeting. Sisci: “A restraint system to avoid unchecked downward spirals.”
di M. Chiara BiagioniYesterday’s meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali, Indonesia, on the sidelines of the…
CHINA —
Xi Jinping re-elected president of everything. Sisci: “There is a general feeling of extreme uncertainty”
di M. Chiara BiagioniThe 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in China came to a close on Saturday. On Sunday,…
DIPLOMACY —
Holy See-China Provisional Agreement extended. Chiaretto Yan (from Beijing): “Church in China is moving in the right direction”
di M. Chiara BiagioniSpeaking to SIR, Mr. Chiaretto Yan, visiting Professor at the Beijing National Seminary and Chinese member of the Focolare Movement,…
TAIWAN —
Italian missionary in Taipei: “Our situation cannot be compared to Ukraine’s, but there are concerns”
di M. Chiara Biagioni“Our situation does not compare to Ukraine’s, because there is no interest in starting a war now”, an Italian missionary…
INTERVIEW —
Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan. Francesco Sisci: “China, an aggressive tiger to be put in a cage or a paper tiger to be ignored?”
di M. Chiara BiagioniTensions are running high not only in Europe with the war in Ukraine but also in the Asian region. Military…
POLITICS —
EU Parliament: resolutions on the protection of human rights in Hong Kong, Brazil and Tajikistan. To China, “withdraw accusations against card. Zen”
ECONOMY —
China’s “buying spree” raises concerns. But if it stops it could be worse
di Paolo ZuccaWhat would happen in China if part of the country’s population (1.4 billion people) could not afford to eat on…
ASIA —
World Day of Prayer for the Church in China. But arrests continue
di M. Chiara BiagioniThe World Day of Prayer for the Church in China is being celebrated today, May 24. Pope Benedict XVI instituted…
