All Articles By Fancesco Sisci, Columnist at Asia Times

China and geopolitical revolutions that go viral

by Francesco Sisci March 11, 2020April 4, 2020

China’s Coronavirus and America’s will to change

by Francesco Sisci February 26, 2020April 4, 2020

China, Italy, World

فيروس كورونا وقصة إنتاج اللبن في مدينتين

by Francesco Sisci February 14, 2020February 18, 2020

Coronavirus and a tale of two milks, in Italy and China

by Francesco Sisci February 9, 2020April 4, 2020

China

China under structural siege

by Francesco Sisci January 26, 2020April 4, 2020

China, United States, World

China trade: Blame Zhuangzi

by Francesco Sisci December 18, 2019April 4, 2020

China, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, World

In search of an alternate Chinese system of trade

by Francesco Sisci December 16, 2019April 4, 2020

China, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, World

China trade: what a 200-year crisis reveals

by Francesco Sisci December 15, 2019February 18, 2020

China

China’s debt and bureaucracy spell big trouble

by Francesco Sisci November 25, 2019February 19, 2020

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Russia, World

Hong Kong takes China out of the Soviet shadow

by Francesco Sisci November 4, 2019February 18, 2020

China, Hong Kong

Beijing could be on the verge of a Hong Kong victory

by Francesco Sisci October 24, 2019February 18, 2020

China, Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s failing revolution

by Francesco Sisci October 7, 2019February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, Hong Kong

Hong Kong needs a ‘Qiao Shi solution’

by Francesco Sisci August 20, 2019February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters / Tyrone Siu

AT Finance, China, Chongqing, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

The 19th National Congress: all Xi’s men

by Francesco Sisci September 26, 2017

China's President Xi Jinping inspects honour guards during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, October 14, 2015.
Reuters/Jason Lee

Bangladesh, Beijing, China, South Asia, World

China’s middle class and its growing dilemma

by Francesco Sisci February 9, 2017February 18, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas heads a Palestinian cabinet meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 28, 2013. REUTERS/Issam Rimawi/Pool/File Photo

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Mexico, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, World

Note to Abbas: Wake up, China is reshaping the Middle East

by Francesco Sisci January 15, 2017January 15, 2017

Pain of defeat. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's face says it all. Photo: Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi

European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Middle East, Russia, World

The difficult Italian job for Germany

by Francesco Sisci December 11, 2016December 11, 2016

Pope Francis has 'mastered the art of containing people without making structural changes.' Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Can the Vatican and political reforms save China?

by Francesco Sisci December 6, 2016December 6, 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to supporters through a bullhorn during a campaign stop at the Canfield County Fair in Canfield

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Trump’s temptations for war in Asia

by Francesco Sisci November 14, 2016November 15, 2016

Putin attends a meeting with members of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights in Moscow. Photo: Reuters / Yuri Kochetkov.

Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russia can only survive as a global Eurasian bridge

by Francesco Sisci October 28, 2016October 27, 2016

Pope Francis meets people in a youth centre dedicated to Pope John Paul II during his visit to Sarajevo. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Russia, World

The Pope’s soft power vs. Putin’s war of religions in China

by Francesco Sisci October 22, 2016

China's President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of B20 Summit ahead of G20 Summit, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, September 3, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song

Chengdu, China, Chongqing

Expect a power struggle at China’s next party plenum

by Francesco Sisci October 19, 2016

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reviews the honour guard before a meeting with Japan Self-Defense Force's senior members at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, September 12, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Can Japan guide China’s difficult development?

by Francesco Sisci October 13, 2016

Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Europe must unite in the face of a rising China

by Francesco Sisci October 5, 2016October 18, 2016

Pope Francis is welcomed by Vatican State Secretary Cardinal Parolin before boarding a plane at Fiumicino airport in Rome

Beijing, China, France, Hong Kong, Middle East, World

Vatican seeks warmer ties with China

by Francesco Sisci August 30, 2016August 30, 2016

Beijing, China, World

Xi signals new party stance on religion via subtle change in words: Sisci

by Francesco Sisci April 26, 2016April 4, 2020

European Union, Middle East, Syria, World

Pope Francis expands his global influence from Bernie Sanders to the Muslim world

by Francesco Sisci April 18, 2016

Beijing, China, France, World

Online letter threatening Xi shows party foes still oppose reforms

by Francesco Sisci March 23, 2016

Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

On Merkel, Syria, refugees, and saving the European Union

by Francesco Sisci March 18, 2016March 18, 2016

Beijing, China, France, Middle East, Russia, World

Chinese govt officially acknowledges thaw in Vatican ties

by Francesco Sisci February 26, 2016February 26, 2016

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