China’s carefully staged display of unity with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un at a parade marking China’s victory over Japan in WWII projected strength abroad, but it also risks unintended consequences.
- Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Auburn University
Despite Beijing’s claims of neutrality, it may be quietly backing Iran while verbally denying such support, as it has with Russia and Pakistan.
A rare Trump–Xi phone call briefly eased US–China trade tensions. But future talks may increasingly play to Xi’s advantage.
La Chine a toujours considéré la Corée du Nord comme un tampon de sécurité et un voisin idéologiquement aligné. D’où son inquiétude en constatant que les liens entre Pyongyang et Moscou se font plus étroits.
China has traditionally viewed North Korea as a security buffer and an ideologically aligned neighbor it can dominate.
Trump’s tariffs may hurt, but this time China holds more cards − and could turn the pressure into a strategic advantage.
During the Nixon era, the US encouraged a split between the Soviet Union and communist China. But things have changed since the Cold War ended.
Tesla billionaire’s financial entanglement in China raises the prospect that he could be the odd man out when it comes to Trump’s Asia policy.
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