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In a speech laced with threats against Russia and with little about China, US President Donald Trump's address at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday may have given Beijing some reason for optimism. According to observers,
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China and Russia conduct joint sub patrols — should America worry?
While the exercise only involved two subs, the warning was clear: America should contemplate the prospect of confronting a China-Russia alliance.
China is willing to stand with non-Western partners firmly, but remains determined to avoid Cold War-style alliances.
Trump's subsequent push for trilateral "denuclearisation" talks involving China elicited a firm refusal from Beijing, underscoring challenges to extending the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) amid fears of a fresh nuclear arms race,
China hit back at the claim by Keith Kellogg that Russia's war in Ukraine would end very quickly if Beijing withdrew its support for Moscow, saying the trade relations are "normal" and that China has promoted peace talks.
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Pakistan and its key neighbours China and Iran have joined Russia in opposing the establishment of any “military bases in and around Afghanistan”, and called for respect of Kabul’s “sovereignty” and “territorial integrity”,
Leaked Russian documents show Moscow selling China parachutes and assault vehicles, potentially boosting Beijing’s airborne invasion plans for Taiwan.