Countering China: U.S. and Philippines Forge Closer Military Ties
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.
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.
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.
One only hopes that the current wave of political masochism in America will crest and that elites will understand that you cannot build a stable future by destroying the past or demonizing your heritage.
“Very relevant consequences” could follow, the head of the European Parliament’s China delegation said in response. “Beijing has been warned.”
The Belarusian president and his Iranian counterpart inked cooperation deals in various areas while comparing notes on how to navigate Western-imposed sanctions.
The comparisons between football and war may seem strained to some. But the parallels exist because sport is a direct inheritance from war, and is pregnant with values such as loyalty and emotions like fear.
When the Russian Ball was founded during the Cold War, many Russians in Washington who attended came from the first wave of émigrés who had fled the Revolution to become patriotic Americans fighting against the communist terror that had seized their country.
Fearing open war, Scholz appears to be looking for an off-ramp. Further talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin are necessary, according to the German Chancellor.