29 h. ago Opinion | China and Russia Bolster Their ‘No Limits’ Alliance

Opinion | China and Russia Bolster Their ‘No Limits’ Alliance  The Wall Street Journal

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1 week ago While China exudes confidence, Russia is held back by yearning

When President Xi Jinping hosted his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin earlier this year, the choreography was familiar: smiles, handshakes and talk of a “multipolar world order”. Yet beneath the symbolism lies an imbalance impossible to miss. China radiated the poise of a civilisation sure of its trajectory; Russia exuded the defiance of a power seeking reassurance. The meeting, intended to display Eurasian unity, instead...

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1 week ago Opinion | While China exudes confidence, Russia is held back by yearning

Opinion | While China exudes confidence, Russia is held back by yearning  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago Despite their strong ties, Russia and China are emotional opposites

When President Xi Jinping hosted his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin earlier this year, the choreography was familiar: smiles, handshakes and talk of a “multipolar world order”. Yet beneath the symbolism lies an imbalance impossible to miss. China radiated the poise of a civilisation sure of its trajectory; Russia exuded the defiance of a power seeking reassurance. The meeting, intended to display Eurasian unity, instead...

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1 week ago Opinion | Despite their strong ties, Russia and China are emotional opposites

Opinion | Despite their strong ties, Russia and China are emotional opposites  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Why advances in conventional weapons tech should worry China, Russia and US

In nuclear war, the long-held assumption of mutual assured destruction no longer exists. Welcome to the age of permanent strategic instability, where superpowers mix fast and accurate nuclear and non-nuclear missiles in the same arsenal. The risk of war is greater than many realise. The scale of catastrophe is also significant. A potential nuclear winter is estimated to amount to billions of deaths from starvation after years of global crop failures. Such risks and consequences are disastrously...

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3 w. ago Opinion | Why advances in conventional weapons tech should worry China, Russia and US

Opinion | Why advances in conventional weapons tech should worry China, Russia and US  South China Morning Post

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