After a quarter-century in which US imperialism sought to offset the drastic erosion of its relative economic power through a series of ruinous illegal wars in the Middle East, the Balkans and Central Asia, Washington now declares a new age of “great power competition” and is systematically ratcheting up..…

This against the backdrop of United States that is backing away from its defense commitments, China that is militarizing islands in the South China Sea, and North Korea that is testing nuclear weapons that could raze Japan. One of the last times Germany and Russia colluded, the result..…

Trump’s pull-out from the deal was met with intense criticism from world leaders, especially those of the other countries — Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia — that brokered the accord. . ..…

But the spokesperson, who has himself visited China twice and made trips to Germany and Switzerland to observe parliamentary procedures and inspect transportation systems, admitted that “China is number one among countries in terms of ‘party-to-party’ invitations.” . ..…

According to news reports, he railed against the EU, saying its trade practices were “worse” than China’s in a meeting with Macron Monday. And in his General Assembly speech the next day, he attacked Germany, saying it “will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not..…

He called Monday's decision by the five other signatories to the agreement who still support it — Russia, China, Britain France and Germany — to establish a financial facility in the European Union to facilitate payments for Iranian imports and exports 'a very good step forward.' . . . ..…

After a ministerial meeting of the Foreign Ministers of China, France, Germany, Russia and Britain with Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the EU foreign policy chief announced the setting up of the “legal..…

Germany calls for the boost of contacts and cooperation between the European Union and China on important international issues, Maas said, as quoted by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, .. He pointed out that Germany and China had similar positions on the issues..…