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PM Johnson Stirs the Pot with Suspension of UK Parliament
Few people in Britain had ever heard of the verb to "prorogue" before Aug. 28, and still fewer knew its meaning. By last...
Brexit D-Day looms for British parliament
The anti-Brexit forces will claim to be defending “parliamentary sovereignty,” while many Brexit supporters see prorogation as a necessary tactic to uphold the sovereignty of the people as expressed in the 2016 EU referendum vote to leave the EU.
China and Europe: Expanding Common Interests and Conducting Benign Competition
China’s views on Europe and its policy toward Europe are consistent.
Brexit, Elections, and the EU – UK’s Convoluted Mess
Theresa May’s long-awaited resignation announcement opened the race for her successor.
A Time of Reckoning
If May’s successor fails to deliver a smooth Brexit, it might spell the end of Britain’s ruling Conservative Party.
Why China-UK Collaboration on High-Speed Rail Makes Sense
Experienced, successful and efficient, China’s HSR network is the standard that UK’s rail should be aspiring to, just as Osborne envisaged four years ago.
BRI Endorsement Makes Gains in Europe
Italy’s joining of the BRI in March, has generated a positive demonstrative effect on other Western European countries.
Are China and the EU Partners, Competitors or Rivals?
Trade in goods between the two has risen to record-levels of over €1.5 billion a day, as of 2017, and China is now the EU’s second largest trading partner and the EU, China’s largest.
China and Russia in Central Asia: Is Cooperation Possible and in What Areas?
Central Asia (CA), located in the center of the Eurasian continent, is a potential transport bridge between Europea and the dynamic Southeast Asia. First of all, the potential of this region is associated with the development of its transit capabilities and its implementation can give a serious impetus to the development of CA states suffering from the land-locked geographic location, the economic crisis, weak economic diversification, and an outdated technological base. Russia traditionally plays an important role in the development of this region, historically, economically and politically associated with most of the states of this region, especially with the former Soviet republics of CA (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan), and China, which is interested in ensuring the transportation of goods to Europe and ready to make significant investments to create the necessary infrastructure for this under the initiative of the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB). Security Issue However, we should not forget that the practical implementation of these projects requires ensuring security in this region, especially given its geographical proximity to the states of the Middle East and Afghanistan. Threats to security in this region are mainly transboundary in nature, and the efforts of the states of the region themselves are not enough to overcome them. They need the help of external players to overcome the identified challenges and […]
Xi Jinping’s Historic Visit to Spain: A Trip 13 Years in the Making
The visit concluded with various agreements that stand to enhance the bilateral relationship in political, economic, geo-economic, educational, scientific, and business fields.
China-Spain Ties Have “‘Never Been Broader or Deeper’ as Today”
China and Spain’s relationship has never been purely about economics. Their strong historical ties, cooperation on people-to-people exchange and their joint efforts to protect wildlife have created a relationship that, according to President Xi, “has never been broader or deeper as today”.
In the Context of Globalization, in Which Direction Should APEC Head?
On the whole, APEC should continue to promote an open world economy and oppose protectionism and unilateralism. As a development trend, globalization has different distribution effects among different countries and groups.