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Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that ​Moscow continues to support Beijing over Taiwan, as Russia keeps a close eye on Japan's "accelerated militarization," the TASS state news agency ‍reported. China and Russia have forged close ties in ‍recent years and declared a "no limits" strategic partnership days before Russian President Vladimir Putin sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022. China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has not renounced using force to ‍bring it under its control. Beijing has offered Taiwan a "one country, two systems" model, similar to Hong Kong, though no major political party in Taiwan supports this. Russia ‌has repeatedly said it opposes Taiwan's in

The China-Japan crisis stems from the structural tension between China's ideological framework, which centers Taiwan in regime legitimacy and national identity, and Japan's strategic perception that directly links the Taiwan scenario to national security. Tensions between Japan and China escalated sharply in November 2025, plunging the two countries into one of the most serious diplomatic crises in recent years. The crisis was triggered when Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaiçi, stated that a potential Chinese attack on Taiwan could threaten Japan’s survival and provoke a military response. Beijing responded with unusual severity by imposing flight and tourism restrictions, banning imports of Japanese seafood, canceling cultural exchanges, and increasing military activity arou

South Asia’s strategic location, fragmented politics, and regional rivalries make it an ideal testing ground for the GSI’s flexible, norm-driven approach. In 2025, South Asian governments confronted mixed signals about China’s Global Security Initiative (GSI). While Beijing promoted the initiative at major regional forums, Nepal stopped short of endorsing it, reflecting broader skepticism among smaller states wary of Chinese security outreach. Such reticence points to ongoing debate over the GSI’s meaning and utility in a region marked by strategic reordering and intensifying great-power rivalry. Launched by President Xi Jinping in April 2022, the GSI was presented as a response to a destabilizing, alliance-driven international security order. Framed around princi

China, Russia and Iran began a week of joint naval exercises in South Africa's waters on Saturday in what the host country described as a BRICS Plus operation to "ensure the safety of shipping and maritime economic activities." BRICS Plus is an expansion of a geopolitical bloc originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – and seen by members as a counterweight to U.S. and Western economic dominance – to include six other countries.  Though South Africa routinely carries out naval exercises with China and Russia, it comes at a time of heightened tensions between U.S. President Donald Trump's administration and several BRICS Plus countries, including China, Iran, South Africa and Brazil.  The expanded BRICS group also includes Egypt, Indon

Chinese President Xi Jinping will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on a state visit starting on Sunday, signaling Beijing's intent to strengthen ties with Seoul amid strained relations with Japan over Taiwan. The visit marks the second meeting between Xi and Lee in just two months, an unusually short interval that signals China's keen interest in reinforcing ties with Seoul and boosting economic collaboration and tourism, analysts say. Relations between China and Japan are at their chilliest point in years after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested in November that a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military ​response from Tokyo. Xi's invitation to Lee for a state visit is a calculated move aimed at deepening bilateral relations especially bef