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Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) hugs Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at a signing ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on February 5, 2025.

Beijing visit sees Pakistan recommit to its China alliance

The two states are deeply engaged in developing a trade route that would help China avoid a naval blockade. Now they are looking to move beyond trade

Kaswar Klasra 10 February 2025

A handout photo made available by the press service of the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) welcomes Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) during their meeting in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 15 July 2021. Sergei Lavrov and Wang Yi arrived to Tashkent to attend the two-day International Conference 'Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities'. (EPA/RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT)

A Deepening Alliance of Convenience

Russia-China military cooperation continues to deepen. On August 9th the two sides kicked off five-day-long joint military exercises in China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The exercise includes…

Maia Otarashvili 13 August 2021

US America and China flags on chess king on a chessboard. (Getty)

Competition Can Be Good for the Developing World

The United States and China are locked in a contest for influence over the rest of the world. The new great-power competition looks in this sense very much like the one that took place during the…

Branko Milanovic 05 June 2021

China Pivots to Middle East as Trump Downsizes US Role

As President Donald Trump eyes the exit in the Middle East, his critics have excoriated him for abdicating a strong U.S. role in the region and clearing a path for Russia’s dominance. Yet in their…

Alice Su and Nabih Bulos 19 December 2019

The Silk Road Trap: How China’s Trade Ambitions Challenge Europe

Holslag claims that China poses a mortal economic threat to Europe and the West. The topic is timely, since the EUis currently considering following…

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Wang Yilin, Chairman of China National Petroleum Corporation, speaks during the Belt And Road CEO Conference as part of the second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) at China National Convention Center on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Getty)

Demystifying Belt and Road

InMay 2017,Beijinghosted the first Belt andRoad Forumfor International Cooperation. The summit, which gathered representatives of more than 100 countries, had been organized to promote Chinese…

Yuen Yuen Ang 31 May 2019

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), an enormous international investment project touted by Chinese President Xi Jinping, was supposed to establish Chinese soft power. Since late 2013, Beijing has…

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