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Talks in Iran Highlight Security Challenges with Afghanistan
Representatives from China joined counterparts from several Central and South Asian countries in Tehran to map new approaches to Afghanistan. However, the Afghan delegation did not attend. In addition to the host Iran, the talks included Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and ...
U.S., Japan Hold Joint Air Exercise After China-Russia Patrols
Japan said Thursday it held a joint air exercise with the United States in a show of force, days after Chinese-Russian patrols in the region and following weeks of diplomatic feuding between Tokyo and Beijing. The Japanese joint chiefs of staff ...
Japan, NATO Share ‘Grave Concern’ Over China, Russia Flights: Tokyo
NATO chief Mark Rutte and Japan's defence minister shared their "grave concerns" about recent joint patrols by Chinese and Russian aircraft, Tokyo said. The incident on Tuesday came as Japan-China relations worsen after comments by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about Taiwan ...
South Korea Scrambles Jets After Russian, Chinese Planes Approach
South Korea said it had sent up fighter jets on Tuesday after seven Russian and two Chinese military aircraft entered its air defense zone. The Russian and Chinese aircraft entered the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) around 10 am local ...
China’s Top Diplomat to Visit Russia for Security Talks
China's top diplomat Wang Yi will visit Russia next week to attend security talks, Beijing's foreign ministry announced Friday, as the United States renews its push to end the war in Ukraine. Wang will travel to Russia for a routine China-Russia ...
Bolivia’s Lithium Mines Drive U.S. Rapprochement, Chinese Commentator Says
On his first day in office, Bolivia’s new president, Rodrigo Paz Pereira, made a historic move, ending a 17-year diplomatic deadlock with the United States. On Saturday, he announced the full restoration of ties, including the exchange of ambassadors. The high-level U.S. presence at his inauguration underscored ...
Ukraine, China’s Critical Mineral Dominance, on Agenda as G7 Meets
By Marion Thibaut G7 foreign ministers gather in Canada Tuesday for meetings expected to focus on Ukraine and find consensus on a path forward to end the four-year-old conflict. Options to fund Ukraine's war needs ...
Chinese Scholars See Russia’s Venezuela Strategy as a Model of Hybrid Power Projection in the U.S.’ Backyard
Amid the ongoing deterioration of U.S.–Venezuelan relations, one analysis from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Institute of Latin American Studies, offers a valuable perspective on how Russia extends its global influence through selective partnerships in Latin America. By focusing on ...
India Forced to Pay Russia in Yuan, Handing China an Unexpected Win
China stands to gain from a surprising twist in global energy trade: India, long a rival and major oil importer, is now being forced to pay Russia for crude in Chinese yuan (RMB), a move that strengthens the yuan’s global role and indirectly supports China’s currency in ...
China Deepens Mining Ties in Tajikistan to Secure Critical Minerals
By Bruno Kalouaz In a labyrinth of tunnels running beneath 4,000-meter peaks, Tajik miners are scrabbling to secure antimony, one of the metals at the centre of a worldwide race for rare minerals. The silver ...
Zelensky Says China Could Force Russia to Stop Ukraine War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN Security Council Tuesday that China could pressure Russia to end the war in his country, following a U.S. call for Beijing to stop buying Moscow's oil. China is not a party to the conflict, ...
SCO Summit Review: Xi, Modi & Putin Present a United Front
This week's Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin signaled China’s ambition to redefine global governance. Leaders from more than 20 countries endorsed the Tianjin Declaration, pressing for a multipolar order, tighter security cooperation, and expanded economic integration.