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The Fate of the BRICS Depends on Xi and Modi
Forget about everything that you've heard about this week's BRICS summit in Johannesburg because none of it matters. The fact that Putin didn't go in person seems important, right? No, not really. What about the idea of a dollar-killing BRICS currency? ...
China, India, and the Awkwardness of the SCO
By Saniya Kulkarni There has been much scrutiny of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit two weeks ago – especially around the fact that it was entirely virtual. Compelling arguments have been put forth on both sides, the advantages and disadvantages ...
Indian PM Modi Arrives in the U.S., China Expected to be High on the Agenda in Talks With Biden
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on Tuesday for a quick stopover before heading to Washington for a high-profile state visit that will include talks with U.S. President Joe Biden. Modi signaled just before he left that China will ...
Q&A: What is Mahmoud Abbas Trying to Achieve in Beijing?
We asked Jony Essa, The China-Global South Project’s Mideast editor, to unpack the significance of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s visit to China: What message is this visit sending? Abbas is sending a message to the ...
Scholar: Tense Sino-Indian Relations Now the “New Normal”
China's ties with India suffered a major blow when the two countries engaged in a brief, violent skirmish along their disputed border in the Ladakh/Tibet Autonomous Region in 2020 -- triggering a surge of mutual distrust that continues to roil ties to the present day.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: What’s of Note So Far?
By Saniya Kulkarni The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers Meet is currently underway in Goa, India, a week after the Defence Ministers Meet concluded in New Delhi. It is a busy summitry season for India, which is presiding over the ...
Publicly, China Says It’s Not Worried About Closer Japan-India Ties
The Chinese Foreign Ministry did not formally respond to this week's Japan-India summit, but as is so often the case, Beijing leveraged the sharp-tongued CPC-run Global Times newspaper to speak on its behalf. And if Monday's editorial is anything to go ...
How Significant Is China’s Role in the Saudi-Iran Rapprochement?
By Chris Alden, Felix Brender and Lukas Fiala Saudi Arabia’s and Iran’s decision to restore diplomatic relations has taken many observers by surprise. Even more so, the fact that Beijing was presented as the mediator bringing to an end the seven-year hiatus ...
It May Not Look Like Much, But This Handshake Between Xi and Modi is a Big Deal
They looked at each other, smiled, shook hands for an uncomfortably long time, and even exchanged a few pleasantries. It may not look like much, but this brief interaction between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at ...
The SCO Reaches the Mediterranean
By Leonardo Bruni Iran joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has led to a flurry of analyses from across the wider Mediterranean. Divergent perspectives emerge between foreign media coverage, which emphasize international security implications, and what domestic Iranian media reports that ...
China and India’s Steadily Deteriorating Relationship
It wasn't that long ago that many people thought the longtime rivalry between India and China had begun to subside. In fact, Xi Jinping traveled to India in 2019, his second visit as president, for a profile, seemingly amicable summit with ...
The China-Mediterranean Observer: How China looks at the Med
The most interesting articles published in Chinese media in August revolve around the future of the Iranian nuclear deal and, more broadly, Iran’s role in the Middle East. Chinese experts also commented on the end of France’s Operation Barkhane in Mali, as well as the rising great ...