Am Sonntag wird Narendra Modi in Tianjin auf Xi Jinping treffen. Anlass genug, um sich einmal die hochkomplexe Beziehung zwischen Indien und China anzuschauen. Im #BeijingBriefing habe ich dafür Mumbai-Korrespondentin Natalie Mayroth eingeladen: open.spotify.com/episode/4FXK1y…

Wie es ist, nach Nordkorea zu reisen...? Hör es dir an - in der neuen Folge #AsienCopyPaste mit Felix Lill: tinyurl.com/4s8mc9sc

Always a delight to meet President Putin!

Donald Trump, the world’s greatest unifier.

Chinese side just published its readout from Xi-Putin talks. The war in Ukraine? Not even mentioned.

would love to collect some voxpox in the streets of Beijing to ask taxpayers about how their money is spent 😃

Militärparade in Peking: „China inszeniert sich als dezidiert antiwestlich – das ist eine Kampfansage“ welt.de/politik/auslan… via WELT

In June 1983, Xi Zhongxun, the father of Xi Jinping, hosted Kim Jong-il, the father of Kim Jong-un, in Beijing. They watched a performance by Peng Liyuan, who years later would marry Xi Jinping.

During the group photo Putin and Kim secured the top spots: right and left to Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan.

Pretty iconic images coming from Beijing right now. (And quite rich material for future 서조선 memes)

Interesting fashion detail: While Kim and Putin are wearing western ties and jackets, Xi is sporting his anthracite Mao suit.

Finally these two found where they belong.

Im #BeijingBriefing war diese Woche Klaus Bardenhagen zu Besuch. Klaus hat mit mir über die komplexe Historie Taiwans gesprochen, die kulturelle Identität der Bewohner - und wie sie mit der wachsenden Bedrohung aus Peking umgeht. Viel Spaß beim Hören! open.spotify.com/episode/41ILRm…

The South Korean public is angry but not overly so. According to a recent Realmeter poll, roughly 59 percent described the raid as "excessive" while 31 percent said the measures were "inevitable" and that they understood the U.S. government. Source: en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202509…