Xi, Lula To Deepen Brazil-China Ties
Before meeting with the Chinese president, Lula made an impassioned plea for the replacement of the U.S. dollar with other currencies for use in international trade.
Before meeting with the Chinese president, Lula made an impassioned plea for the replacement of the U.S. dollar with other currencies for use in international trade.
According to an internal government document, the suspect, 21-year-old Jack Teixeira, was employed full-time to work on military intelligence systems.
Given the steps taken by the U.S. and its allies in ‘China-proofing’ the Asian-Pacific region, a scenario of open conflict with the regional behemoth edges ever closer.
U.S. recognition, and its avowed protection, of Taiwan’s sovereignty is deemed provocative by Beijing, which one day seeks to incorporate the island—whether peaceably or by force.
The Serbian President said Kosovo Serbs would not vote in the upcoming elections, since Pristina declined to form a Community of Serbian municipalities.
Pope Francis called for rejoicing over the fact that “the Lord has built us a bridge to life” in defeating death, making it “the most important and beautiful day of history.”
The Dutch Foreign Ministry expressed concern over Marije Vlaskamp and her interviewee, Chinese dissident Wang Jingyu, having faced “such far-reaching intimidation.”
China views France as the keystone among European nations to draw closer to itself, as it seeks to lure others away from U.S. influence.
In Beijing, French President Macron and European Commission President von der Leyen tried in vain to sway Beijing into siding with the collective West over Ukraine.
Not accepting that future conflict between the West and China is “inescapable,” the French president urged Europe to commit to maintaining trade with China.
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