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mattis pinpoints 'increasing contempt' between americans as major

That's why we rewrote the strategy to acknowledge the reality of those nations — not the nations that we wanted to be dealing with, except Russia of Putin, the reality China of President Xi... ..

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germany must re-embrace america, europe

The pacifism and isolationism practiced by Merkel administration is the recipe that ruthless figures such as Putin, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and China's Xi Jinping depend on to impose their new order over western objections.. ..

china's head-of-state diplomacy breaks new ground

Xi made his first overseas visit this year March to three European countries Italy, Monaco and France, injecting strong impetus into China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership.. In June, visit to Russia where he and Russian President Vladimir Putin elevated China- Russia ties..

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panda diplomacy much better than mafia extortion of collapsing west

Following the official talks at Kremlin, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping went to Moscow Zoo to meet the giant pandas that have been handed to Russia by China as a sign of respect and trust.. ... This article was posted on Thursday, June 13th, 2019 at 6 39pm and is filed under..

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transcript: bernie sanders defines his vision for democratic socialism

Across the globe, the movement toward oligarchy runs parallel to the growth of authoritarian regimes like Putin Russia, Xi China, Mohamed Bin Salman Saudi Arabia, Rodrigo Duterte in Philippines, Jair Bolsonaro Brazil, and Viktor Orbán Hungary among others.. ..

china, russia to elevate bilateral relations

Xi's state visit is of historic significance as this year marks the anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China and the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia. This April, President Putin came to China to attend Second Belt and Road..

china-russia relations embrace golden era

In 2015, President Xi went to Russia to attend the anniversary of Great Patriotic War and President Putin came to China to attend the commemorative events marking the anniversary of the victory of Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and World Anti-Fascist War.. ..

the triumph of evil

It's difficult to understand why in Western media and among Western politicians there is Syria, Venezuela, North Korea, China, and Russia. Putin might be giving Washington for tat by horning in on Washington's armaments customers, and the decision to sell Saudis S-400 is blunder. ..

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what’s pushing russia and china into each other’s arms

China , though in more subtle ways, also regularly flexes its muscles as a global power. ... Related: Putin Accused of Having Thousands of Troops in Ukraine  . There are, though, reasons to question whether China and Russia can form a long-lasting commitment to each other. ..

france's most vocal war foe proves tireless

In the span of seven days January, he was in Ivory Coast on Saturday negotiating with warring factions Russia on Wednesday preparing for President Vladimir Putin's state visit to France and China on Thursday and South Korea on Friday to discuss North Korean nuclear threat. ..

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