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GEOPOLITICS 
March 13, 2022 Was China Betting on Russian Defeat All Along?
By Csaba Barnabas Horvath China has been seen by many as the most important ally of Russia in the invasion of Ukraine. However, after nearly two weeks of fighting, confusing episodes have been culminating around China’s attitude to the war. Regarding both the UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, China has abstained rather than voted […]
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March 11, 2022 China closes legislative session amid Ukraine, virus worries
China is wrapping up the annual session of its rubber-stamp legislature against the backdrop of Beijing’s controversial position on the war in Ukraine and a COVID-19 surge.
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March 7, 2022 China warns US not to ‘add fuel to the flames’ in Ukraine
China has warned the US against any moves that “add fuel to the flames” in Ukraine as Russia continued its attack for the 11th day.
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March 2, 2022 China ready to ‘play a role’ in Ukraine ceasefire
China signalled it was ready to play a role in finding a ceasefire in Ukraine as it “deplored” the outbreak of conflict in its strongest comments yet on the war.
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OPINION
January 25, 2022 The Geopolitical Dimension of the Silk Road
It is undoudtable that China is the new rising world power with a long-term strategy of economic and political expansion. The geopolitically crucial area of Eurasia is a new field of competition as China seeks to revive the “Silk Road”, a trade route that leading to Europe and from there to the rest of the […]
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WORLD
December 24, 2021 China locks down 13 million people after city records 211 COVID cases
China has put 13 million people in the city of Xi’ian into lockdown in a bid to control a spike in coronavirus cases.
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December 4, 2021 China and Laos open $6 billion high-speed rail link
VIENTIANE (Reuters) – A $6 billion high-speed rail line connecting China with its Southeast Asian neighbour Laos opened on Friday, a milestone in Beijing’s ambitious Belt and Road infrastructure plans.
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December 2, 2021 Russia and China are attacking US satellites with lasers and jammers ‘every day’ says top general
United States’ satellites are constantly under attack, and China may become the dominant space power by the end of the decade, according to a Space Force general.
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December 1, 2021 China becomes single greatest focus for MI6 as country accused of large-scale espionage operations against UK
China has for the first time become the single greatest focus for MI6, with its chief warning the risk “is real” of a miscalculation by Beijing through underestimating western resolve to push back.
