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Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand are confirmed to become BRICS partner countries starting January 1, 2025, according to Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov. “One of the important results of the summit was the establishment of the category of BRICS partner countries and ...
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A few months ago, China looked like it had all its Mideast diplomacy figured out. Israel and the U.S. were taking heavy hits in the court of global public opinion over the devastation caused by the war in Gaza.
Philippines Says To Acquire U.S. Typhon Missile System
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With an Eye on China, U.S. Moves to Ramp up Military Engagements With Fiji
The United States and Fiji have started work on a key agreement that could see American troops ramp up their presence in the Pacific nation, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Saturday. Austin is the first sitting U.S. defense secretary to set ...
Chinese ambassador to South Africa Wu Peng together with Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen mark the first shipment of stone fruit to China that will enter the market duty-free. Image via @SAgovnews
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Pakistan to Present CPEC Project Wish List to China
Pakistan has compiled a wish list of more than seventy projects for the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) development zone. The list will be handed over to Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang, during a meeting next month, according to Pakistan’s Ministry of Planning, Development, and ...
China Pledges More BRI Cooperation as Sri Lanka Swears in New Leader
Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president on Monday, after winning a rare second-round election over the weekend. The Marxist-leaning leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (People’s Liberation Front) party won on a ticket of economic reconstruction ...
China FM Slams ‘Indiscriminate Attacks’ on Civilians in Talks With Lebanese Counterpart
China's top diplomat Wang Yi expressed support for Lebanon and condemned what he termed "indiscriminate attacks against civilians," Beijing's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Meeting his Lebanese counterpart in New York, Wang said: "We pay close attention to developments in the ...
Pulling China In: The Political Goals and Project Needs Behind Latin America’s Loans From China
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