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By Rhod Mackenzie

The German chancellor Olaf Scholz's trip to China ended with a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The key topics of the negotiations were the conflict in Ukraine and economic cooperation.
The meeting between Olaf Scholz and Xi Jinping focused on resolving the conflict in...

By Rhod Mackenzie

China has disrupted the supply of raw materials to Europe for clothing Additionally, the production of gunpowder has been impacted.
China has long been known as the world's garment factory due to its strong and affordable light industry. This is thanks to vast cotton fields and...

By Rhod Mackenzie

It is remarkable how the Western media can create falsehoods and make baseless accusations against China. According to Bloomberg, China has allegedly supplied Russia with various components to manufacture cruise missiles, drones, optical parts for tanks, and armoured vehicles. Ho...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Sakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2 projects are significant for the Japanese energy sector, and the government intends to continue participating in them. This information is based on the Japanese Foreign Ministry's annual diplomatic report, known as the 'Blue Book'.

Regarding oil an...

The US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen concluded her visit to China by issuing a warning: if you persist in doing business with Russia, we will create difficulties for Chinese banks. Beijing responded with restraint, but made it did make clear that they also have a response. Observers are confident...

Relations between Russia and India have experienced a renaissance in recent years. In 2023, India became one of our leading trading partners; in ten months we reached a trade turnover of $55 billion (in 2022 it was $35 billion for the whole year). This country has already overtaken China to become t...