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05.25.17The China-Russia Summit Will Focus on North Korea – but It’s Really about Western Influence in the Region
Independent
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi makes an official visit to Russia on Thursday and Friday for meetings with key officials, including his counterpart Sergey Lavrov. The timing, which coincides with the Nato and G7 summits of Western powers,...
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04.26.17Why China’s New Aircraft Carrier Is Significant
ABC
China on Wednesday launched the navy’s second aircraft carrier, its first to be entirely homebuilt.
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03.10.16Why China Is Interested in Ukraine
Diplomat
The country’s strategic vision is reflected in the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative announced in 2013.
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02.27.15Chinese Diplomat Tells West to Consider Russia’s Security Concerns over Ukraine
Reuters
China's ambassador to Belgium urged Western powers to "abandon the zero-sum mentality" with Russia.
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12.15.14China’s Lost Generation Finds Itself in Ukraine
Bloomberg
A working class high-school graduate who scored abysmally on China's college entrance exam, Mei now owns his own business, claims title to three-quarters of an acre of land, lives in a split-level house, and is married to an eighteen-year-old...
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09.02.14Rosneft Proposes Chinese Company Take Stake in Russian Oilfield
Financial Times
Rosneft is proposing that China take a stake in one of its largest oilfields—a deal that would deepen energy ties between Moscow and Beijing at a time when the future of western companies in Russia is uncertain.
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09.02.14China Opposes Proposed EU Sanctions Against Russia
Reuters
EU proposed sanctions against Russia over accusations Moscow was sending troops into Ukrainian territory, saying the European Union's push to draw up more measures would only complicate the crisis.
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04.16.14Why Ukraine Crisis has China in a Bind
CNN
Concerns that Chinese hardliners could seek to use Crimea as a precedent for moves against disputed territories in the Asia-Pacific should not be overplayed.
Caixin Media
04.08.14
Crimea Rattles the Chinese Dream
At the Sochi Winter Olympics, President Xi Jinping professed his affection for Russian letters. Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, and other literary giants made up the reading list of his youth, and his generation was raised on a diet of Russian culture...
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03.11.14Is China Siding With Putin in the Ukraine Crisis?
Businessweek
For now, the Chinese government’s solution seems to be simple: obfuscate.
Conversation
03.10.14
Should China Support Russia in the Ukraine?
Alexander V. Pantsov: The Chinese Communist Party leadership has always maintained: “China believes in non-interference in internal affairs.” In the current Ukrainian situation it is the most we can expect from the P.R.C. because it is not able to...
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10.04.13China-Ukraine: No Massive Farm Deal... Yet
Financial Times
Contrary to a flurry of Monday news reports, China has not inked a massive agriculture investment giving it ownership of some 5 per cent of land in Ukraine, itself home to some of the world’s richest soil. But China and...