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The India-Middle East-Europe transportation corridor may be the talk of the town, but it will likely go the way of the last three Asia-to-Europe connectivity projects touted by the west - to the dustbin. Here's why.
The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) is a massive public diplomac...
By Rhod Mackenzie
China has achieved a new success in its confrontation with the United States over chip production. In March, Huawei CEO Eric Xu said that the Chinese semiconductor industry would be "reborn" as a result of US sanctions. At the time, the businessman's words were seen as polemical...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The US's desperate attempts to isolate Russia and China through its intimidation,threats and sanctions have not provided Washington with the results they have craved.The rapid expansion of BRICS to 11 countries at their recent summit threatens to turn the political West into a g...
By Ivan Timofeev.
Sanctions have caused damage and continue to distort normal market relations, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Ivan Timofeev. But business continues to find alternative ways. The regime of Western sanctions against Russia is likely to continue for decades. Therefore, investi...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Chinese Sinopec Corp has already purchaed more than 30 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) ahead of winter in a tender for deliveries from October 2023 to the end of 2024. The results of the tender exceeded the plans of the Chinese energy giant, which had originally plann...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Beijing and Moscow will continue to strengthen their strategic coordination despite Washington's negative rhetoric. This was announced in a Global Times (GT) in an editorial published on Monday 18 September.
The newspaper was commenting on the Russian-Chinese consultations on s...
