Category: Asia
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RUSSIA AND CHINA HOLD JOINT NAVAL EXERCISES: how China pursues its national security strategy by expanding its naval presence
Written by Igor Zarodov (Russian expert on China and sinologist) A joint Russian-Chinese naval drill took place in the western part of the Arabian Sea. The naval forces of China at the joint naval exercises called “Peaceful Sea-2022” were represented by the guided-missile destroyer “Urumqi” and the complex supply ship “Taihu”. The exercise has once…
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Chinese developer EVERGRANDE is in trouble. Are we on the brink of another financial crisis?
People watching the stock markets have certainly noticed that the Chinese property developer Evergrande’s liquidity crisis shook stock markets in Asia, Europe and the US. On monday the shares of Evergrande fell by almost 10% and the bad trend will continue. (The shares of Evergrande have already fallen by 80% this year). Yesterday’s slump in…
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The unprecedented interference of the Chinese government into the private sector raises the eyebrows of Western investors
Image taken from Depositphotos Alibaba, Didi, Tencent, Baidu and other Chinese tech giants under rising scrutiny of CCP. The recent government crackdown on China’s tutoring educational sector in China caused selloff on China tech stocks. Xi Jinping’s policy…
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Escalation in Afghanistan. Taliban gains the power in the Central Asian republic amid the withdrawal of US troops
Shortly after the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the situation has worsened and the Taliban has begun its military operations. The Tajik government asks the CSTO to help resist Taliban pressure on the border with Afghanistan. Will Russia send troops to the Tajik border with Afghanistan? It was more than predictable that after the…
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China exports inflation: Why the prices of commodities matter? What is the response of Western countries?
As some media have pointed out recently, the post pandemic global economy is struggling with rising inflation. In some countries it takes the form of so-called “hidden” inflation, when only the prices of real estate properties are on the rise, but in some countries the prices are starting to grow in the retail segment as…
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative faces new challenges
Written by Marián Šeliga According to the latest report made by China’s National Development and Reform Commission, Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is facing an increasingly complex geopolitical environment. The initiative, which was first proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, has been recently largely criticized by Western countries. The latter convict Beijing of…
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EU imposes sanctions against China. Brussels acts in concert with its western allies.
(Photo: Deposit Photos) If anyone in China or abroad believed that after Biden’s inauguration as the US president the overall situation in Sino-US relations would improve or at least there would be change of the deteriorating trend in those relations, recent events have completely destroyed even the most optimistic hopes for the better. The US and…
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