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“Westlessness” of the West, and debates on China during Munich Security Conference

16:38 23.02.2020

“Westlessness” of the West, and debates on China during Munich Security Conference

The Munich Security Conference, which traditionally brings together heads of state and government, foreign and defense ministers in February, is usually expected to bring some kind of intrigue. This time round, the role was claimed by the conference report, titled “Westlessness,” whose main message was the loss by Western countries …

New strategy of US counter-intelligence: real and unreal threats

12:23 18.02.2020

New strategy of US counter-intelligence: real and unreal threats

The newly published US Counter-Intelligence Strategy for 2020-2022 puts Russia and China at the top of the list of countries that pose a threat to the USA. “Russia and China are operating throughout the world, using all power instruments at their disposal against the United States, resorting to a wide …

Chinese coronavirus and the world: rational fear and discrimination

11:07 11.02.2020

Chinese coronavirus and the world: rational fear and discrimination

The outbreak of the Chinese coronavirus infection has generated such an avalanche of comments and forecasts that they are difficult to classify. The Chinese coronavirus may have a more devastating impact on the global economy than the financial crisis of 2008-2010, experts from Moody's rating agency say. According to a …

US-North Korea denuclearization talks: Pyongyang opts for higher stakes

13:14 20.01.2020

US-North Korea denuclearization talks: Pyongyang opts for higher stakes

The year 2020 is witnessing radical changes to the denuclearization talks between the United States and North Korea. In the second half of last year the talks faced a final deadlock following North Korea’s repeated statements of discontent over the US’ refusal to cancel sanctions against Pyongyang and stop military …

US vs China: “era of great-power competition”

11:58 23.12.2019

US vs China: “era of great-power competition”

With the year 2019 already on the way out, its preliminary results can already be summed up, and one of the main takeaways is the systematic effort by the United States to deter China by waging a trade and economic war on it and using technological boycott and military-political pressure.US …

US-China Trade Truce: Cautious Optimism or Reasonable Pessimism?

10:39 25.10.2019

US-China Trade Truce: Cautious Optimism or Reasonable Pessimism?

China and the United States have achieved tangible progress in their recent round of trade talks. This has given rise to cautious optimism about the possibility of striking a deal, writes the Chinese edition of Global Times. “Top-level economic and trade consultations in Washington proved successful in areas such as …

Russia-India-China: new challenges and opportunities

11:47 18.09.2019

Russia-India-China: new challenges and opportunities

Russia, India and China will soon be marking the 20th anniversary of their trilateral dialogue-consultation format (RIC). The idea was proposed (primarily in a scientific sense) by Yevgeny Primakov (who served as Russia’s foreign minister in 1996-1998, and in the 1990s, foresaw the strengthening of Russia, India and China, which …

How to turn the page on WW II in Asia

13:33 14.09.2019

How to turn the page on WW II in Asia

In the run-up to the 74th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific Russia and Japan are recalling the most overarching problems of their relations – namely the so-called territorial issue and the conclusion of a formal peace treaty between the two countries.Progress in and an …

China's Defense Policy: questions and answers

11:09 01.08.2019

China's Defense Policy: questions and answers

The Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China has published a paper titled the White Paper “National Defense in New Era”. The document is designed to become a response of the Chinese leadership to other countries’ fears over the growing military power of the PRC. The …

Sanctions as a double-edged weapon: the Chinese response to American arms supplies to Taiwan

13:22 20.07.2019

Sanctions as a double-edged weapon: the Chinese response to American arms supplies to Taiwan

The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Geng Shuang, said that China, in response to American supplies of $2.2 billion worth of military hardware and equipment to Taiwan would impose sanctions on American suppliers of arms to Taiwan. "The sale of weapons to Taiwan is a …

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