... have signed agreements with the AES countries in areas such as mining, industrial construction and others.
While Russia focuses primarily on food security (Moscow
shipped
50,000 tonnes of free grain to the Sahel in 2023) and developing the digital economy, China and Turkey are making inroads into energy production and mining precious and rare-earth metals. Moreover, Niger’s agreement to bring the extraction of these resources under the Confederation’s control reflects the trio’s willingness for deeper ...
... the 21st century, the whole idea of junior and senior partners looks outdated and even archaic. True international partnerships are based on mutual respect, empathy and a carefully calibrated balance of interests
When the current dynamics of Russia-China relations is discussed, the conversation often boils down to the concept of a "senior-junior partnership." A popular view—especially in the West—is that with more cooperation between the two nations, Russia is gradually, but inevitably,...
... in common with American values. The rise of the PRC is a problem and a challenge for the United States. China's overseas projects, such as the Belt and Road project, are a means of economic expansion for the Celestial Empire that must be contained. China's economy itself is unfair because it ignores market values and develops at the expense of others, including the United States. China's technological growth is also a problem for the United States because it is used for military and political purposes, ...
... modernization. The session focused on domestic matters with the stated goal of completing the current stage of socialist modernization by 2035, building a high-standard socialist market economy and modernizing the country's system and capacity for governance.
China, as the second largest economy, has played a significant role in the world economic development. Therefore, decisions made in Beijing directly or indirectly affect all of us. When foreigners analyze the proceedings of the session, they do it not because of an idle curiosity,...
... strengthening humanitarian ties, and people-to-people cooperation represent a unique example of the constructive dialogue taking place between these two truly sovereign states. Further confirming this dynamic was Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China on May 16–17, 2024.
Moscow and Beijing relations managed to move beyond historical grievances, political differences and territorial disputes, entering a new responsible stage of building a new type of partnership that is based on mutual respect,...
... standards in most European Union member states. Consequently, the most powerful European countries do not consider it necessary to sacrifice economic relations with China in order to serve their domestic political objectives.
It should be noted that in China there is a strong belief that the economy plays a significant role in global politics. This is reflected in Chinese foreign policy, which is influenced by Marxist thinking, where the economic “basis” is seen as more significant than the political “superstructure”. This viewpoint ...
Can Moscow make a meaningful contribution to an improvement in China-India relations?
Obviously, the future of Eurasia largely depends on China and India. These two nations demonstrate remarkable resilience in their economic, technological, political, cultural and spiritual growth and maturation. Undoubtedly, their ...
... combination of strategic opportunities, risks and challenges with the rise of uncertain and hard-to-predict factors.” The Chinese leader urged to prepare not for “bad weather” but for a “storm.” For this purpose, the risks for the Chinese economy, the source of which is in the Middle East, should have been minimized, because confrontation with the U.S. looks highly likely.
Gulf countries’ stance toward China
Nikolay Surkov:
De-Escalation for the Gulf—Success and Challenge for China
The Arab monarchies of the Gulf are increasingly being held hostage to U.S.-China competition, with each country building the partnership in its own unique way.
According ...
The trip is likely to be quite special and important
In mid-May Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will fly to China on an official state visit. A sceptic would say that this visit is not really a big deal: the Russian leader and his Chinese counterpart, Chairman Xi Jinping had bilateral meetings at least forty times since 2013, when Xi was first elected as Chairman ...
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serious damage to their own economies on account of huge debts to China. The same concerns are raised about yuan deals, and there are
fears
that China needs them not only to boost its influence, but also solidify financial dependence of other nations on China’s economy and its public institutions.
China actively
refutes
such statements, emphasizing that debt forgiveness or easing of credit terms, in fact, go quite smoothly and on the basis of preserving bilateral relations. For example, with the assistance ...
