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China reaching deeper and deeper into Nepal
Dec 07, 2018 19:19A planned Himalayan railway connecting China to Nepal will give the landlocked latter nation a vital new trade route but also stir security concerns in neighboring India.
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Djibouti: The Casablanca of a new Cold War
Dec 07, 2018 08:12Nowhere in the world are there so many military bases run by rival nations in such close proximity than in East Africa's Djibouti, where intrigue is rife and espionage is “de rigueur”, says Swedish journalist Bertil Lintner in his report for Asia Times, titled: “Djibouti: The Casablanca of a new Cold War.”
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Russia moves on SE Asia, as US-China tussle and joust
Dec 06, 2018 07:48From trade deals to arms sales to nuclear cooperation, Moscow is making its case as a third force competitor in the strategic region, says Nile Bowie in his article for Asia Times titled: “Russia moves on SE Asia, as US-China tussle and joust”.
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“US must prepare for ‘horrendous,’ ‘devastating’ war with Russia and China”
Nov 20, 2018 16:38A bipartisan commission appointed by US Congress issued a lengthy report backing the Pentagon’s plans to prepare for a “great-power” war against Russia, China, or both, making clear that the Trump administration’s belligerent policies are shared by the Democratic Party.
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US-China talks signal worsening confrontation
Nov 15, 2018 08:14Talks in Washington last Friday between top-level US and Chinese officials further exposed the rapidly-developing divide between the world’s two largest economies as the Trump administration aggressively confronts Beijing across the board. US President Donald Trump is due to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Argentina at the end of November.
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Chinese president tells military to prepare for war
Nov 02, 2018 08:37In another sign of rapidly rising US-China tensions and the danger of conflict, President Xi Jinping has told his country’s military to prepare for war. His speech last Thursday to the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Southern Theatre Command was a response to the Trump administration’s aggressive actions not just in intensifying trade war, but overtly readying for military conflict with both China and Russia.
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Wall Street falls as US-China trade tensions rise
Nov 01, 2018 08:39There were major swings on Wall Street yesterday, with the Dow moving in a range of 900 points, in response to a report that US President Donald Trump is planning to impose a tariff on all Chinese goods if he does not receive a satisfactory trade offer from President Xi Jinping.
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The EU- Russia- China plan to avert Iran oil sanctions
Oct 29, 2018 10:20It may well be that the unilateral wrecking ball politics of the Trump administration are bringing about a result just opposite from that intended. Washington’s decision to abandon the Iran nuclear agreement and impose severe sanctions on companies trading Iran oil as of 4 November, is creating new channels of cooperation between the EU, Russia, China and Iran and potentially others.
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The latest developments in relations between the USA and China
Oct 23, 2018 13:34The change in the relationship between the two leading world powers (the USA and China) is a key factor in the situation, not just in the Indo-Pacific, but in the world as a whole.
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A coming US-China showdown in the South China Sea?
Oct 19, 2018 09:29The rising tensions between the US and China as a result of the Trade War started by the quixotic American president Donald Trump which has already taken the shape of a cold war, could spiral out of control into a military conflict in view of Washington’s intrusion into the traditional zone of Chinese influence.