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On Tuesday, Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, concluded his two-day visit to Beijing. The purpose of his trip was to prepare for the upcoming visit of the Russian President Vladimir Putin to China, which was confirmed by the Kremlin on the same day. During the negotiations, much attention...
Russia and China are strengthening their partnership. During a meeting in Beijing,the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi discussed joint efforts to counter Western sanctions and the creation of alternative international institutions in the fields of economics...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Chinese Premier Li Qiang stated on Sunday that Beijing expects Washington to maintain fair competition and open cooperation, and avoid politicizing trade and economic issues.
Li Qiang met with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on S...
Nicholas Lardy, from the Washington-based Peterson Institute for the World Economy, is one of the few experts who believe that China can return to its pre-pandemic levels of rapid economic development.
In a Foreign Affairs article, he notes that China faced much more challenging obstacles on the p...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Ghost Of Nord Stream continues to haunt Europe. Russia has pivoted to Asia with its energy output,it has increased gas supplies to China through the Power of Siberia Pipeline and a second pipeline is planned,LNG supplies to Asia continue to increase and Europe is in a quandry...
These are difficult times for gas workers: the price of their product and the demand for it have plummeted due to the warm winter, and so have their incomes. But just recently the price of the 'blue fuel' broke records and gas companies' profits soared. The 2022 gas rush has led to a surge in invest...
