By Rhod Mackenzie
Iran officially became the ninth member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Previously, it was only an observer country in it. "Prime" polled experts about what effect the accession of Moscow's longtime partner - economic or political - will give, and who benefits mos...
By Maria Siow
Not all the members of the BRICS bloc of major emerging economies are getting behind the push to expand it, with India particularly “wary” of the plan, analysts say, as doubt lingers about whether the grouping could become a counterweight to existing regional alliances.
When the BRI...
Global Times Opinion
The US has been roping in its allies to escalate the chip war and high-tech crackdown against China, disregarding the potential damage the technological iron curtain may cause to global supply and industrial chains. But now the question is how long Washington can ignore the wa...
By Rhod Mackenzie
On July 4, the 23rd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held. President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech titled "Staying true to our founding mission and advancing unity and coordination to realize greater developmen...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The global economy is at the beginning of a new long-term Kondratiev cycle, which could lead to an increase in commodity prices as early as the end of this week, which will be “extremely good” for Russia, writes Bloomberg. The commodity supercycle, named after the executed Soviet...
By Rhod Mackenzie
China's response to attempts by the United States, Japan and Europe to cut it off from advanced technologies has effectively worked even before the formal date of entry into force of the measures announced by China. Export restrictions on some metals actively used in the semicond...