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Natasha Jovanovich24.09.2023

When the Chinese presented the new model of their advanced 7 nanometer chip last week, the commentators in the West were forced to admit that they did manage to make a breakthrough in the field of microchip production which was a true blow right in the face of the US sanctions. Arguably, China is ridding […]

Natasha Jovanovich14.09.2023

‘From the very beginning, liberal hegemony was bound to fail — and it did.’ John J. Mearsheimer. Whilst mulling and musing over another geopolitical article to write, I have come across this superb quote ‘extrovert supremacy is hegemony of ‘the pushy and poised’, though used in a different context. The globe seems to be teetering […]

Sergey Stankevich23.04.2023

The movement of oil supplies from the Russian Federation from the European direction to China has accelerated sharply. With accelerating economic growth, China is changing its oil import strategy. Between November 2022 and January 2023, Chinese state oil companies refrained from explicit and bulk purchases of oil from the Russian Federation. Apparently, they had a […]

Sergey Stankevich29.03.2023

Taiwan received a blow from where it did not expect. Until now, the island has had diplomatic relations with only 13 countries, mostly poor and developing countries in Central America, the Caribbean and the Pacific. And here is minus one. The Honduras Foreign Ministry said it recognizes the People’s Republic of China as the sole […]

Sergey Stankevich03.03.2023

In China, the “Two Sessions” kicked off, marking the end of a bidecadal reshuffling of the country’s most powerful positions. After the landmark victory of the nation’s leader Xi Jinping at the 20th Congress of the ruling Communist Party in October 2022, he continues to consolidate power. The two sessions in March 2023 include: (1) […]

Sergey Stankevich02.02.2023

The US continues to try (apparently not very successful) to completely cut off, or at least hold China back in terms of access to advanced microelectronics. Especially to those integrated circuits that are used in the development of thermonuclear weapons and in their application. From time to time, it turns out that China has once […]

Sergey Stankevich26.01.2023

In the past year, the global car market as a whole sank: cars began to be bought less. But there is a notable exception. According to DIGITIMES research, annual sales of EVs reached 9.78 million units in 2022, which means an annual growth rate of 49%! 14 million EVs are expected to be sold in […]

Nicholas Erin09.11.2022

Ottawa has ruled three Chinese groups to get rid of their stakes in Canadian critical mineral companies after intelligence authorities reviewed their money posed a threat to national security. The announcement mirrors a notable hardening of Canada’s stance towards China. In particular, the government instructed Sinomine (Hong Kong) Rare Metals Resources, Chengze Lithium International and […]

Yuri Chekalin18.10.2022

Pyongyang’s nuclear capability is increasing, but international capacity or interest in dealing with them is limited. The details vary, but the picture is immediately recognizable: a salvo of missiles followed by chilling new rhetoric. This time, North Korean state media claimed that the recent flurry of tests simulated strikes against targets in South Korea and […]

Sergey Lazutin22.07.2020

Hong Kong’s National Security Law, COVID-19 outbreak and the shifting Poles of the Global Economy are all shocks that have come to the world from China. Hong-Kong, well-known all around the world as business cape and a wealthy harbor and one of the world’s famous multinational corporations checkpoint, now is experiencing the local pressure from […]

China

How China Took its Sweet Revenge on the US Apple

Hegemony of the Pushy and Poised

What’s with the Russian Oil?

Oh, You … Honduras

Movement of Tectonic Plates

Impossible to Close in an Open Global Market

Electrification of the World’s Vehicle Fleet

Chinese companies cut from holdings in Canadian critical mines

Armageddon and North Korea

China is the Birthplace of Global Challenges of the 21st Century

‘Journalism is the Cornerstone of Democracy! Is it Not?‘

The Future of Planet Earth

Born in Japan and Survive