Antoaneta Becker

As the West calls on China to join an oil embargo on Iran, the Asian giant continues to stick to the middle road.

President Hu Jintao says China and West engaging in cultural war, and the Chinese should increase cultural production.

As the US dollar’s value continues to drop, China looks to invest in gold for stability.

Newly rich Chinese go to Europe to buy luxury goods and property but Chinese officials want them to spend more at home.

In Libya alone, China had to repatriate 36,000 workers at a cost of $3bn, leading to scepticism about risky investments.

Historically, a European has led the international financial body, but emerging economies want that to change.

Although relieved with bin Laden’s death, many Chinese are scared where Washington will focus its attention next.

Territorial disputes between China and Japan leave some countries nervous, as Asian leaders meet in Vietnam.