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By Rhod Mackenzie

The summer was not as dire for the Chinese economy as it has been portrayed in the Western Media. Reports claimed that the Celestial Empire almost faced an economic crisis. However, the third quarter saw 4.9% growth in the world's second-largest economy compared to the same perio...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia is rapidly increasing the amount of its food exports to China. The growth rate is exponential in both terms of weight and revenue. If this rate of growth persists, Russia's exports of agricultural products to China will double to £10 billion by 2030. Which food products ha...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, reported TASS on the morning of 17th October. Putin will stay in the Chinese capital for two days, until 18th October, during which he will meet with Xi Jinping and partic...

By Rhod Maceknzie

The US government intends to introduce fresh measures this week to further impede Beijing's acquisition of cutting-edge chips and production equipment. These latest restrictions aim to bolster the prohibition measures set in place precisely one year ago, in October 2022. Specific...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The current relationship between Russia and China did not develop because of events in today's world and were not the result of the current political conditions in the world; they have however been developed carefully and calmly over the last two decades, President Vladimir Put...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The export of goods from China to the United States decreased by 16.4%, and its imports from there decreased by 6% according to data published by the General Customs Administration of the People's Republic of China based on the results of the first three quarters of 2023. What i...