Serbia will conduct military training exercises with China this month, becoming the first-ever EU candidate to do so as the two countries take a new step toward deepening military cooperation.
China's public stance of neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine war is facing scrutiny as reports emerge suggesting a shift in Beijing's position.
China is reviving an ekranoplan design dubbed the "Bohai Sea Monster," echoing the Soviet "Caspian Sea Monster", a vessel that skims the sea at jet-like speeds. Meanwhile, the U.S. has experimented with own version, the Liberty Lifter.
After a devastating war with Israel exposed the weakness of its air force, Iran is reportedly turning to China for advanced military hardware. But Beijing’s reluctance -- and Moscow’s inaction -- highlight the limits of Tehran’s alliances and the depth of its strategic isolation.
Living next to the Chinese-owned Zijin mines, villagers near Bor in eastern Serbia and Panjakent in western Tajikistan face the same threat: poisoned air, degraded farmland, and no recourse. At the same time their governments deepen ties with Beijing.
The European Union says China, including Hong Kong, is responsible for "approximately" 80 percent of the circumventions of sanctions against Russia even though Beijing continues to deny it.
Successive US administrations have long lobbied European allies to shoulder their fair burden for joint defense, but US President Donald Trump has taken a more bottom-line driven approach to NATO, publicly questioning why the United States should pay for the defense of rich European nations.
US military leaders are increasingly concerned that the United States faces the prospect of global flashpoints turning into prolonged, multi-front confrontations stoked by the United States' main adversaries -- Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.
The United States and China have agreed to a 90-day cut in reciprocal tariffs levied on an array of traded goods after weekend talks in Switzerland made progress in narrowing differences between the two countries.
Russia's recent upgrade to ties with the Taliban have been followed by Indian overtures. China is already circling. “The great powers are starting to compete among themselves to recognize a terrorist organization,” says one Afghan analyst.
This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at how Iran is seeking to reassure China that, even with a nuclear deal in place with the United States, Beijing will remain a key partner for Tehran.
The discussions to lift the sanctions come as Beijing tries to make inroads against the backdrop of an unfolding trade war with US President Donald Trump’s administration.
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