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Much to Expect from Chinese President's State Visit to Russia

The state visit vividly demonstrates the importance of China-Russia strategic partnership and how strong their partnership is, which also sends a particular message to the U.S. and their allies Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Russia will largely have symbolic meaning, confirming Russia's priority position among China's foreign policy partners and the special status of the bilateral relations. The symbolism of the current visit is that it is the ...

20.03.2023

China-Russia summit: What economic goals ahead?

The meeting between the leaders of China and Russia will present an opportunity to build on the strong momentum in boosting bilateral economic cooperation The visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Russia to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to feature a wide range of issues for discussion, with bilateral economic cooperation being one of the most critical areas that will need an in-depth analysis and an ambitious action ...

20.03.2023

Key Outcomes of CPC’s 20th National Congress

... General of the CPC Central Committee, the Politburo and its Standing Committee were elected. These events marked the end of the previous five-year cycle in China’s political process and the beginning of a new, already the third five-year cycle with Xi Jinping at the helm of China. Traditionally, CPC Congresses are perceived as milestones, symbolizing new stages in China’s development. This time there were no fundamental changes – on the contrary, the Congress confirmed the course of holding ...

28.10.2022

Made in China: Why Would China Export its Governance Model?

... the end of 2019, the topic of whether China seeks to export its development model to other countries, primarily developing economies, was widely discussed in the community of Chinese experts in the West. Some mention the statements made by President Xi Jinping in his numerous speeches about the advantages of the Chinese development model, which offers a new option to the current theories of governance. Others say that, in fact, China does not at all seek to export its political system to other countries ...

30.03.2020

From Apprehensions to Ambitions: The French Approach to China

Challenges and Opportunities of Cooperation between France and China General Secretary of China Xi Jinping’s tour of Italy, Monaco and France on March 21–26, 2019, caused a stir across Europe. What approach should be taken to projects being proposed under the Belt and Road Initiative? What threats are posed by China’s penetration into the ...

11.04.2019

Looking at Tiananmen Square through the Brandenburg Gate

... on the eve of the G20 summit in Hamburg in July 2017, Trump paid a demonstrative visit to Warsaw at the precise moment that Germany–Poland relations were experiencing yet another dip. Coincidentally or not, Merkel was rolling out the red carpet for Xi Jinping in Berlin. Six months prior to that, China had been announced as Germany’s largest trading partner for 2016 for the first time in history. Beijing’s interest in Berlin is not confined to China’s desire to further expand bilateral trade,...

30.08.2018

Hardball Diplomacy: Why Trump's Show of Force Leaves Beijing Unimpressed

... explained why Trump's "hardball diplomacy" left the Chinese leadership unimpressed. It was no coincidence that Donald Trump ordered to hit the Syrian government force's Shayrat Air Base on April 7 while hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping. Surprisingly, Xi remained silent in response to the show of force. "It's not known how Xi responded when Trump informed him of the missile strike, which occurred as they were finishing dinner," enterprise reporter for ...

17.04.2017

The Sino-US relations – Recalibration or Repetition?

“The Chinese grab for fossil fuels or its military competition for naval control is not a challenge but rather a boost for the US Asia-Pacific –even an overall– posture. Calibrating the contraction of its overseas projection and commitments – some would call it managing the decline of an empire – the US does not fail to note that nowadays half of the world’s merchant tonnage passes through the South China Sea. Therefore, the US will exploit any regional territorial...

18.11.2016

The Present and Future of the Chinese Authorities under Xi Jinping

Review of: China’s Core Executive: Leadership Styles, Structures and Processes under Xi Jinping. Edited by S. Heilmann and M. Stepan // MERICS Papers on China. No. 1. June, 2016. In June 2016, experts from the Mercator Institute of Chinese Studies (MERICS) in Berlin presented a collection of analytical essays titled China’s Core ...

14.10.2016
 

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