Asia
Britain’s bumbling foreign policy over Taiwan and Ukraine
by MARK CURTIS | 8 June 2022
TAGGED: China, Taiwan, Ukraine
Anger as Queen bags ‘generous’ gift from dictator
by PHIL MILLER | 2 June 2022
TAGGED: Azerbaijan, BP
Our Men in Manila
by TOM SYKES | 6 May 2022
TAGGED: Philippines
Britain’s occupied territory
by RICHARD NORTON-TAYLOR | 1 March 2022
TAGGED: Chagos Islands, Mauritius
Britain and Australia’s resource grab in Afghanistan
by ANTONY LOEWENSTEIN | 16 February 2022
TAGGED: Afghanistan, Australia
A little-known aspect of the disastrous Western occupation of Afghanistan was that UK and Australian companies sought to access the country’s $3 trillion worth of untapped minerals – with little regard for the welfare of Afghans.
Conservatives give £100m aid to ‘reduce poverty’ in China, while increasing it in UK
by MATT KENNARD | 27 January 2022
TAGGED: Aid, China
The UK government is spending £103m from its aid budget to promote ‘economic development’ and ‘poverty reduction’ in official enemy China while its austerity policies in Britain helped force 600,000 children into poverty.
To charm ‘seriously evil’ warlord, Foreign Office overlooked journalist’s murder
by PHIL MILLER | 9 November 2021
TAGGED: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Greenwashing genocide? The UK welcomes Sri Lanka’s notorious president
by ARCHANA RAVICHANDRADEVA | 3 November 2021
TAGGED: Sri Lanka
MI6 helped Bin Laden ally get medical treatment
by PHIL MILLER | 20 September 2021
TAGGED: Afghanistan, MI6, Pakistan