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India to Work with Central Asian Countries on Rare Earths

India has reportedly reached a collaboration agreement with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan for the exploration and development of rare earth minerals. The agreement, which was finalized at the recent India-Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi, follows recent reports that ...

Pakistan to Acquire Chinese Missile Defense System

The official X page of the Pakistani government announced on Friday that it had been offered a range of advanced Chinese weapons. They include the HQ-19 long-range air defense missile system. The system, made by China Aerospace Science and Technology ...

World Economy Nervously Watches U.S.-China Trade Talks

U.S. and Chinese delegations are meeting in London on Monday for their second round of trade talks. He Lifeng, China’s Vice Premier for Economic Policy, will lead the Chinese side, while the U.S. will be represented by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Trade Representative Jamieson ...

China Exports Slow as Trade War Takes Toll

By Peter Catterall Chinese exports grew slower than expected in May, according to official data Monday, as shipments to the United States tumbled amid global trade turmoil triggered by Donald Trump's tariff blitz. The figures ...

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Enters Japan’s Economic Waters: Tokyo

A Chinese aircraft carrier group entered Japan's economic waters over the weekend, before exiting to conduct drills involving fighter jets, Tokyo's defense ministry said Monday. The Liaoning carrier, two missile destroyers and one fast combat supply ship sailed around 300 kilometres ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

The Pain of Un-Polarity

“THE G2 WILL BE CONVENING SHORTLY!”
This post by U.S. President Donald Trump in the run-up to his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week may end up leaving a more lasting mark than the actual summit he attended.

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