Russia and China have reaffirmed their opposition to foreign intervention in Syria and cemented their economic relationship during President Vladimir Putin’s eighth visit to Beijing. The leaders of both countries say they remain committed to UN envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan for Syria. President Putin’s three day state visit has extended foreign policy and military […]
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Russia and China strengthen diplomatic ties
18/07/2012By Karon Snowdon Russia and China have reaffirmed their opposition to foreign intervention in Syria and cemented their economic relationship during a visit to Beijing by President Vladimir Putin. It is his eighth visit to Beijing. The leaders of both countries say they remain committed to UN envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan for Syria. President […]
Central Asia tensions between Russia and China
18/07/2012The failure of Russia and China to sign a big gas supply contract last week has revived talk of the competitive tension between the giant neighbours. The two have argued for years over a final price for the sale of billions of cubic metres of Russian gas to China via two Siberian pipelines. The former […]
China and Russia extend business, military links
18/07/2012Russia and China have reaffirmed their opposition to foreign intervention in Syria and cemented their economic relationship during President Vladimir Putin’s eighth visit in 12 years to Beijing. The leaders of both countries say they remain committed to UN envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan for Syria. President Putin’s three day state visit has extended foreign […]
Territorial dispute between Japan and China is still going on
29/06/2012Tokyo is counting on U.S. support Beijing, September 16 (new region, Igor Scherbakov) – Japanese news portal MBS has distributed the information according to which, a few days ago near the Senkaku Islands (which the Chinese call the Diaoyu) the Chinese fishing vessel clashed with the Japanese patrol boat. According to the Japanese news agency […]
China and its territorial disputes: One approach does not fit all
11/05/2012By Andy Yee, Hong Kong International relations in Asia last year were characterised by conspicuous territorial disputes in the South China Sea — between China, the US and ASEAN — and the East China Sea — between China and Japan. No doubt, China’s growing territorial assertiveness is an important factor in these disputes, which are geographically close […]
China Promises to Rescue the EU… Again?
8/04/2012Written by Nasos Mihalakas, Contributor Amid all that is happening in the Arab world (escalating violence in Syria, and nuclear brinkmanship by Iran) as well as the never-ending epic saga of the Greek sovereign debt crisis, comes the delayed EU-China summit in Beijing. Held on Valentine’s Day, it was full of promises for mutual love, […]
Chinese Influence in Nepal Grows
5/04/2012A STRANGE cast of Western tourists, Nepalese pilgrims, Tibetan refugees and Chinese spies is forever circling the great stupa at Boudha in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital. As people walk clockwise around the building, as prescribed by Buddhist tradition, Nepalese plain-clothes security men mingle among them. Ever since protests in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, were violently suppressed […]
The Dynamic Change in China and Russia’s Military Diplomacy
29/03/2012Written by Ralph Winnie, Contributing Editor Photo: EPA/Anatoly Maltsev The Kremlin recently revealed that Moscow has pledged $640 billion in an effort to bring 80 percent of the Russian military establishment up to modern standards by 2020. Consequently, Vladimir Popovkin, Deputy Defense Minister in charge of arms procurement, recently suggested to the media that the […]
China’s Shale Gas Strategy
25/03/2012Written by Ralph Winnie, Contributing Editor Over the past twenty years, China has experienced dramatic economic growth, transforming itself from a basically agrarian society into the world’s second largest economy behind only the United States. Since the initiation of economic and political reforms in 1978, China has produced an average annual growth rate of 10 […]