

EU Alarmed at Chinese Arms Shipments to Russia
“Very relevant consequences” could follow, the head of the European Parliament’s China delegation said in response. “Beijing has been warned.”
“Very relevant consequences” could follow, the head of the European Parliament’s China delegation said in response. “Beijing has been warned.”
Chinese analysts paint the 7.2% increase as a “reasonable and restrained boost amid military spending sprees by many other countries around the world.”
China and Russia have both stated their aim to replace what they see as a unipolar world—dominated by U.S. interests—with a multipolar one.
The White House has warned that China’s attempts to exert its influence worldwide, as it has just done with what was traditionally a U.S. regional ally, were “not conducive” to the international order.
Unsurprisingly, Taiwan was the most tense subject of conversation.
For all their apparent unity, Russia’s contribution to our present chaotic moment is increasingly ruffling Beijing’s feathers. It is much bothered by the continued forestallment of the Ukrainian war’s end.
Understanding international law as a field of competition between great powers, China is moving to “upgrade its legal toolkit” in order to oppose foreign sanctions and interface, and strengthen its global position.
Many other countries decided to boycott the Beijing Olympics, Polish President Andrzej Duda met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and attended opening ceremonies.