SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
At first glance, the planned BRICS expansion seems unlikely to radically reshape the geopolitical status quo. But against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and mounting tensions between China and the US, the move may well have wider implications for the existing global order, writes Rachel...
By Wang Jinyan
Since the founding of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, a dialogue initiative jointly set up by China and the League of Arab States in 2004, China-Arab relations have been scaling new heights.
As important players of the Global South, China and the Arab States have been str...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Andrei Rudenko, expressed confidence that all issues regarding settlements between Russia and China, including those related to the financial messaging system (SPFS), will be resolved.
Rudenko denied any indication that Chi...
By Rhod Mackenzie
According to Kommersant, NOVATEK will not be able to start shipping LNG from the Arctic LNG-2 project before March, waiting until the project fleet is replenished with at least one Arc7 ice-class LNG tanker. US sanctions are significantly slowing the project, with buyers so far r...
By Timofei Bordachev
Russian policymakers, it seems, are operating under the assumption that country’s interaction with its most important partners, in terms of its development and stability in Eurasia, cannot be dependent on the dynamics of the conflict between Russia and the West.
Moscow’s cur...
By Rhod Mackenzie
On February 6, the CSI 300, China's main index, rose by 3.5%. The following day, the rally continued, albeit with more modest growth of only 0.5%. Bloomberg reports that investors are hopeful that the Chinese government's support will stabilize the situation in the stock markets,...
