03 Jul 2024
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China and the Philippines are trying to work through their high-stakes dispute in the South China Sea (SCS).
On Tuesday, Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong met with Philippine Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Theresa Lazaro in Manila.
The focus: Managing tensions over the disputed Second Thoma...
July 5, 2024
Xi Jinping's vision of a multipolar world order has charmed the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). ICYDK: The SCO comprises China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, and (as of Wednesday) Belarus. Xi arrived in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, ahead… Read More »
July 5, 2024
China-EU trade tensions are heating up again. The latest: On Wednesday, the German economy ministry announced it would “look very closely” at a deal in which China’s Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Limited would supply turbines for an offshore wind… Read More »
July 5, 2024
Let no country be left behind in the AI revolution. (Especially China.) On Thursday, Premier Li Qiang kicked off the World AI Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai. Some context: First held in 2018, the summit is China’s effort to foster greater… Read More »