The difference between Putin's statements and those of Chinese general highlights that the alliance between the two countries that many Russia and West are now talking about is both more and less than it appears. ... Chinese were and still are particularly strident on this..…
Get our free ebook on how the Soviet Union became Putin's Russia. . . . . . English and Chinese dominate . Meanwhile, Chinese may be the most widely-spoken language, but is only the joint-third most widely spoken third language. ..…
The Tertiary Education Union, reflecting the nationalism of the trade union bureaucracy, demanded further cuts in August, saying universities were “over-reliant” on Chinese students. . ... Shortly before the election, sections of the media, backed by NZ First and supporters of..…
Washington had plunged into a massive ground war to, it believed, confront a monolithic communist bloc, led by the Soviet Union and China. ... The Soviets and Chinese engaged in a brief but violent border war in 1969, and U.S. policymakers moved swiftly to widen the Sino-Soviet split..…