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The US has denied any plans to lift the sanctions on China’s defense minister.

In an apparent reversal of President Joe Biden's remarks made a day earlier while in attendance at the Group of Seven meeting in Japan, the US said that it had no intentions to ease sanctions on the Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu. Speaking to journalists on Monday in Washington, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller flatly denied that the US administration was considering easing the sanctions against Li. Because of the restrictions, China has declined military Secretary Lloyd Austin's invitation to see Li at a military symposium in Singapore next month. When asked whether the State Department was thinking about removing the sanctions, Miller said, "No, we are not. Biden "made clear that we are not planning to lift any sanctions on him or on China generally," the president s...
Russia’s Prime Minister Arrives in China, Signaling Close Relations
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Russia’s Prime Minister Arrives in China, Signaling Close Relations

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has begun a two-day trip to China as Moscow looks to strengthen commercial relations with Beijing in the face of increasing isolation from the rest of the world due to its involvement in the conflict in Ukraine. Mishustin said that his country's farmers were prepared to considerably boost agricultural exports to China during a Russia-China business summit on Tuesday in Shanghai, according to the Russian news agency Interfax. The US, Australia, Canada, the European Union, New Zealand, and the UK have all imposed sanctions on the Russian politician. He also stated that trade with China has assisted Russia in reducing its "dependence on the dollar." He said that greater trading in the native currencies of the two countries has also helped this e...
Arrival of the Russian Prime Minister in China for discussions with Xi and businessmen
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Arrival of the Russian Prime Minister in China for discussions with Xi and businessmen

Mikhail Mishustin, the prime minister of Russia, arrived in China for a trip during which he will meet with President Xi Jinping and sign a number of agreements on trade and infrastructure. Igor Morgulov, the ambassador of Moscow to China, and Zhang Hanhui, the senior representative of Beijing to Russia, met Mr. Mishustin when he arrived in Shanghai late on Monday. The Kremlin said that Putin will attend a Russian-Chinese business summit, go to a petrochemical research facility in Shanghai, and speak with "representatives of Russian business circles." According to Bloomberg, the meeting has invited a number of Russian businessmen who have been sanctioned, including those from the crucial fertiliser, steel, and mining industries as well as Alexander Novak, the deputy prime ministe...
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China’s increased security presence in Central Asia and its effects

Regional and international parties have voiced concern about China's growing security presence in Central Asia. As Beijing's economic and political sway over Central Asia grows, so has its security footprint, which has repercussions for regional security dynamics, stability, and human rights. Analyzing the variables affecting China's security participation in Central Asia, its security cooperation plans with regional allies, and the impacts of its growing influence on the region and beyond are critical in this context. China is increasing its security presence in Central Asia. (Illustrative Image)Chinese security presence in Central Asia is growing (An Illustration)Central Asia is a region of strategic significance for China due to its enormous natural resources, necessary transportati...
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Consequences of China’s expanding security presence in Central Asia

Concern is being expressed by regional and international parties over China's expanding security presence in Central Asia. Beijing's security footprint has grown more apparent as it increases its economic and political influence in Central Asia, with implications for regional security dynamics, stability, and human rights. It is crucial in this situation to assess the factors influencing China's security involvement in Central Asia, its strategies for security cooperation with regional allies, and the effects of its expanding presence on the area and beyond. In Central Asia, China's security presence is expanding (Representational Image)Chinese security presence expanding in Central Asia (Illustrative Image)With its abundant natural resources, vital transportation connections, and cruc...
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Analysis: Wickremesinghe’s Visit To Japan Indicates A Significant Shift In Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy

China may be replaced by India and the West as the leading development partner.Ranil Wickremesinghe, the president of Sri Lanka, will meet with Fumio Kishida and other Japanese officials during his visit to Japan from May 24 to 27. The visit is anticipated to mark a significant shift in Sri Lanka's foreign policy as it turns away from China and collaborates with the West and India to carry out its development goals. According to a press release from the Japanese foreign ministry, Kishida and Wickremesinghe would "exchange views on bilateral relations between Japan and Sri Lanka as well as regional and international affairs." According to the statement, Japan anticipates that President Wickremesinghe's visit would "further deepen the friendly relations between Japan and Sri Lanka." T...
US Vice President Joe Biden anticipates a “shortly” change in US-China relations.
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US Vice President Joe Biden anticipates a “shortly” change in US-China relations.

On Sunday, US President Joe Biden said the Group of Seven countries had agreed on a coordinated strategy toward China that called for diversifying supply chains to lessen dependency on one country, and he made a suggestion that he may soon meet with the president of China. "We don't want to sever ties with China. Biden said at a press conference that the G7 countries were more united than ever in their efforts to "resist economic coercion together and counter harmful practices that hurt our workers." We are aiming to de-risk and diversify our relationship with China. However, the US President said he anticipated a thaw in chilly ties with China "very shortly" following stresses brought on by an incident earlier this year when the US shot down a Chinese balloon that flew over key mil...
China and Saudi Arabia withdraw from the G20 conference in Kashmir.
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China and Saudi Arabia withdraw from the G20 conference in Kashmir.

 has become the latest country to pull out of a G20 meeting held in Indian-controlled Kashmir, in what is likely to be seen as a failed diplomatic attempt to normalise its hold of the disputed territory. China and Turkey have also boycotted the event, which began on Monday and is expected to end on Wednesday. Several reports indicated that Indonesia and Egypt were expected to also skip the summit. Indian authorities had billed the summit as a way to showcase the developments that had taken place in the region since Delhi revoked Kashmir's semi-autonomous status and imposed central rule on the region. As the current chair of the intergovernmental forum, India will be hosting several events in 2023 and the summit in Kashmir, focusing on tourism, is the firs...
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The Political Consequences of China’s Economic Decoupling

Southeast Asian countries provide attractive alternatives for businesses looking to move production out of China, but investors must be aware of the hazards.As the conflict between the United States and China continues unabated, more and more companies are rethinking their investments there and considering "decoupling" from the biggest exporter in the world. Companies from the U.S., the European Union, and other regions are searching for new markets to serve as industrial centers and commodities suppliers for a variety of reasons. While the COVID-19 outbreak brought attention to the dangers of depending on one nation for essential imports, Western companies doing business in China had been raising concerns about unfair business practices including IP theft and forced technology transfers ...
Guo Feixiong, a prominent political pundit, was given an 8-year term for “subversion” in China.
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Guo Feixiong, a prominent political pundit, was given an 8-year term for “subversion” in China.

Guo Feixiong, a human rights attorney and political commentator in China, was found guilty of "incitement to subvert state power" and given an eight-year jail term. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) demands the release of Chinese political commentator Guo Feixiong, who was recently given an eight-year jail term after serving more than twelve years in the past. Yang Maodong, a Chinese political analyst and human rights attorney best known by his pen name Guo Feixiong, was found guilty of "incitement to subvert state power" and sentenced to eight years in jail by a Guangzhou (southern China) court on May 11, 2023. Guo, 56, was covertly detained on 5 December 2021, and two days after his wife passed away from sickness, he was formally brought into jail on 12 January 2022. Guo was found g...