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By Rhod Mackenzie

More than 700 years ago, the description of the Oriental world in The Travels of Marco Polo sparked curiosity among Europeans. Nowadays, the Western media describes China's cooperation with Italy under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a Trojan horse for "China's entry into t...

By Wang Yee

The Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Saturday co-chaired the ninth China-France High Level Economic and Financial Dialogue in Beijing with French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty Bruno Le Maire.

Under the strategic guidance of the two heads of stat...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Against the backdrop of sanctions, Russian agro- chemical companies intend to intensify supplies to African countries, increasing them several times over the next five years. African governments expect not only to import finished products, but also to create their own production...

By Denis Bolotsky

Guests from 49 African nations attended a two-day gathering in St. Petersburg, striking deals with Russian partners and sharing their rich culture.
As Russia's de-facto "second capital", St. Petersburg is used to hosting large-scale international events, but this year’s Russia-...

By Olga Samoflavlova

It was not something that Russia did that led to the rise in prices for fertilizers, energy resources and grain, but it was the short-sighted policy of Western countries back in the coronavirus years, President Vladimir Putin said. How exactly did the West disperse inflation,...

By Pepe Escobar

The geopolitical chessboard is in perpetual shift – and never more than in our current incandescent juncture.
A fascinating consensus in discussions among Chinese scholars – including those part of the Asian and American diasporas – is that not only Germany/EU lost Russia, perhaps...