RAND questions China’s combat readiness but ignores 2020 Ladakh crisis
The PLA’s rapid modernisation and build-up aren’t about ensuring the CPC’s rule, as claimed by the report, but to extend its ...
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The China-Russia Relationship: A Marriage of Convenience
While China-Russia relations have certainly gotten closer since the 1990s, recent indicators may point to strains.
China’s unspoken question: who will succeed Xi Jinping?
The Chinese leader enjoys complete domination of party and state. But to maintain stability, he also needs to signal a ...
Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends G20 Foreign Ministers meeting in South Africa – Honours 35 Years of China’s Development Cooperation in Africa
Wang Yi’s visits to African countries maintains China’s solidarity and cooperation with Africa that goes back even before ...
Foreign Affairs1d
China Doesn’t Want to Lead an Axis
China and Russia’s 2022 proclamation of a “no limits” partnership with “no ‘forbidden’ areas” has had a far-reaching effect.
Xi Jinping’s succession dilemma: Uncertainty and political stability in China
Xi Jinping has not signalled a successor, raising concerns about China's political stability as he consolidates power and ...
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Update: Biden calls ex-President Jimmy Carter “extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian”
ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life ...
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What Is Xi Jinping Thought?
China has changed under Xi Jinping, with implications for the entire world. But few outsiders understand much about Xi’s ...