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Sino-Russian Relations on Display at the Zhuhai Aviation Summit
This article is part of a series of articles authored by young, aspiring China scholars under the Future CHOICE initiative. During the week commencing November 11, representatives from over 50 international military enterprises gathered at…
Caught in Contradiction: China’s Uneasy Role in the CRINK Alliance
China faces a complex diplomatic landscape as it balances strategic partnerships that could undermine its international image. As a key player in the so-called CRINK bloc – i.e., China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea…
Surrounded by BRICS: The Future of the Black Sea and the South Caucasus
At the 16th BRICS summit that took place in Kazan from October 22 to October 24, 2024, leaders from the Black Sea and the South Caucasus regions highlighted their broader geopolitical and geo-economic ambitions through…
Establishing New Financial Frameworks: BRIC by BRIC
BRICS+ Summit: Independent Payment System The recent BRICS+ summit, as highlighted by the Kazan Declaration, has marked what the Kremlin hoped would be a pivotal moment in the trajectory of the global financial order.…
NATO’s New Mission: Keep America In, Russia Down, and China Out
This article was originally published in The Diplomat and is republished here with the permission of the authors. NATO has been taking its lessons from the Euro-Atlantic area to prepare for contingencies in the…
Panel Discussion: European Security in the Shadow of the Sino-Russian Entente
In June, as part of the Conference on Czech Eastern Policy hosted by the Association of International Affairs (AMO) in Prague, the CHOICE team organized a panel discussion on European security in light of…
Why the EU Must Keep Talking with China about Russia
It seems that recently, there have been growing doubts as to whether there is still a need to talk to China about Russia and their ‘no-limits’ friendship. This was noticeable during Scholz’s visit to China, whose request to Xi Jinping to put pressure on Putin to withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine was met with harsh criticism. While Scholz’s visit deserves to be scrutinized, mainly because his stance undermines the EU China agenda, including the German China strategy, his comments on Ukraine should not be assessed so negatively. Raising the Russia issue and asking China to put pressure on Putin is an important factor in the Western delicate deterrence-assurance game with Beijing.
Voice for CHOICE #37: Debunking Myths Around Sino-Russian Relations with Thomas Eder
While it is true that China has served as a crucial economic support for Russia during thewar in Ukraine, it has not fully compensated for the decline in Russian export revenue from the EU.…
Russia in the Eyes of the Chinese Social Media Users
The Chinese internet discourse reveals that while Russia is mostly supported in its war against Ukraine, the views of China’s northern neighbor are more diverse than usually recognized.
China Probes the Ground for Negotiations in the Russian-Ukrainian War
China has conducted a second round of shuttle diplomacy to “seek political settlement” to what it calls the “Ukrainian crisis.” Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Eurasian Affairs Li Hui visited Russia, the EU headquarters in Brussels and also Poland, Ukraine, Germany, and France, trying to gauge the outlook of a negotiated settlement – one that would favor Russia.