By Rhod Mackenzie Russia is rapidly increasing the amount of its food exports to China. The growth rate is exponential in both terms of weight and revenue. If this rate of growth persists, Russia’s exports of agricultural products to China will double to £10 billion by 2030. Which food products have seen a significant increase […]
By Rhod Mackenzie The Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, reported TASS on the morning of 17th October. Putin will stay in the Chinese capital for two days, until 18th October, during which he will meet with Xi Jinping and participate in the Chinese III International […]
By Rhod Mackenzie The current relationship between Russia and China did not develop because of events in today’s world and were not the result of the current political conditions in the world; they have however been developed carefully and calmly over the last two decades, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with the China […]
By Rhod Mackenzie Historically, investments into the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have been denominated in US dollars. Nevertheless, high interest rates as well as escalating geopolitical tensions have prompted the adoption of alternative approaches by an increasing number of investors, to avoid exposure to the US currency. According to analysts, the new forthcoming phases […]
Global focus just shifted from Ukraine to Palestine. This new arena of confrontation will ignite further competition between the Atlanticist and Eurasian blocs. These fights are increasingly zero-sum ones; as in Ukraine, only one pole can emerge strengthened and victorious.
Kit Knightly “We need a new approach to digital identity”, so say the authors of an “Agenda Article” for the World Economic Forum, published on the 28th of September. Digital ID has been in the news a lot lately, obscured for the past week in the mist of the Israel-Hamas situation. Last month the United …
Illustration: Liu Rui/GT A simultaneous war with China and Russia is a strategic nightmare that sober American strategists such as Henry Kissinger have been warning the US to avoid at all costs, and it is also a topic that some US media outlets have become more and more fond of talking about in recent years. […]
This week’s News on China. • China supports the creation of a Palestinian state • China-Russia trade growth • Tourism exceeds pre-pandemic levels • Breakdance on the rise
By Rhod Mackenzie The export of goods from China to the United States decreased by 16.4%, and its imports from there decreased by 6% according to data published by the General Customs Administration of the People’s Republic of China based on the results of the first three quarters of 2023. What is the explanation for […]
If programmable CBDCs are introduced, your own digital financial footprint will be used to control you, as even democratic countries slip towards Chinese-style social credit systems, warns Laura Dodsworth.
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