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15 October, 2024
The proliferation of stores purporting to sell Russian imports in China is raising questions of authenticity among consumers. Photo: AFP
Consumers

Can China’s consumers bear a glut of phoney Russian goods?

Spurred by stronger trade relations, stores selling Russian products have popped up in China – but many are doubting their authenticity.

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US-China relations

US urged to bolster Global South ties to counter China-Russia partnership

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Diplomacy

Opinion | Spurned by the West, Russia ally Belarus is extravagantly courting China

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Ukraine war

Some Chinese flights avoiding southern Russia after Azerbaijan Airlines crash

Flights to Georgia and Hungary seem to avoid Russia’s Dagestan region after plane carrying 67 allegedly shot down by Russian air defence.

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China is among the few countries still using Russian airspace for civilian flights since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

Russian leader Putin tells government and top bank to work with China on AI

President calls for further cooperation ‘in technological research and development of artificial intelligence’.

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China-Ukraine relations

China’s Xi Jinping to visit Russia in 2025, ambassador to Beijing says

China and Russia must keep up their ‘double resistance’ to the ‘double containment’ from the West, Igor Morgulov tells RIA.

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Science

China launches icebreaker to help forge path in research and Arctic influence

In announcing Tan Suo San Hao launch, state media says its Chinese engineers broke through foreign-controlled technological bottlenecks.

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China says its Tan Suo San Hao (Explorer Three) icebreaker is its first capable of scientific and archaeological research in deep and distant seas. Photo: CCTV
Ukraine war

Ukraine war: Zelensky thanks China for supporting territorial integrity

Ukraine urges China to leverage influence and ‘a strong voice’ regarding participation of North Korean soldiers in conflict: statement.

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Ukraine war

Russia’s overheated economy is squeezing one of its key China trading channels

Investment in Russia’s railways is to be slashed by nearly a third, complicating trade with China, state media reported.

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Ukraine war

Putin praises China, Brazil and South Africa for ‘balanced’ Ukraine peace efforts

During his annual press conference, the Russian leader says the trio have engaged in a ‘genuine’ effort to end the war.

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Vladimir Putin praised the initiative at his end-of-year press conference. Photo: AFP
China-EU relations

EU leaders avoid direct accusation over Chinese role in Russia’s war in Ukraine

A draft statement suggests leaders from the bloc’s 27 members will not accuse Beijing of crossing a major red line.

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The EU has warned that directly supplying the Russian military is a major red line for the bloc. Photo: Reuters
China-EU relations

Chinese names added to EU sanctions list over Russia’s war in Ukraine

For the first time, seven individuals and entities have been added to the bloc’s ‘fully fledged listings’ over support for Moscow’s war effort.

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Ukraine war

Xi Jinping tells Medvedev China seeks political solution to Ukraine crisis

China’s president says two countries should ‘promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction’.

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China-EU relations

EU to sanction China entities for role in supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine

The latest package will be the first time that targeted entities face direct sanctions for playing a role in the invasion.

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Rescuers carry the body of a person pulled from the rubble of a building that was hit by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Photo: Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia region/Handout via Reuters
India

India to boost defence ties with Russia amid efforts to diversify arms imports

Minister’s visit comes at a time of faltering defence ties with Russia as India shifts arms trade policy over regional security concerns, analysts say.

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Soldiers in Russian-made T-90 tanks march past during a ceremony to celebrate India’s Army Day in New Delhi. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Trump asks China to help bring Ukraine peace, says he ‘had communication’ with Xi

President-elect says in an NBC interview aired Sunday that he had an exchange with Xi last week.

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US-China relations

Sino-Russian Arctic cooperation need not trouble US yet, Pentagon official says

Even so, US Defence Department expert on the Arctic adds, ‘it’s important for us to be consistently monitoring how their intentions progress’.

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China-Middle East relations

Iran’s president vows greater cooperation with China and Russia

President Masoud Pezeshkian tells visiting Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing Tehran is committed to their 25-year deal.

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Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian told visiting Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing Tehran is committed to the 25-year agreement it signed with Beijing. Photo: president.ir
US-China relations

US should blunt ‘collaboration’ by China, North Korea, Russia: senior officials

Outgoing national security adviser urges Trump administration to expand defence cooperation with allies amid ‘dangerous’ global landscape.

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China economy

China-Russia flights to take off, with Beijing, Shanghai and Hainan on the radar

Additional direct flights from St Petersburg to Beijing and Shanghai are set to be added next year, while flights to Hainan will also resume.

Ukraine war

How Trump’s push to end Ukraine war tips his hand on China, Russia

US president-elect likely to encounter difficulties given the three countries’ aligned interests in challenging the West, analysts say.

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Illustration: Davies Christian Surya
China-Germany relations

Germany’s Baerbock slams China’s support for Russia ahead of Beijing trip

China is going against our core European interests by providing economic and military aid to Russia,’ Baerbock said on Sunday.

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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. Photo: dpa
China-EU relations

‘Walking on eggshells’: Europe squeezed from all sides as Trump 2.0 looms

The EU is grappling with tariff threats from the incoming US president, hostile ties with China, and the rise of the far-right.

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China-North Korea relations

What next for China as North Korea’s Kim vows ‘invariable support’ for Russia?

China is deeply concerned about Ukraine war and ‘very grave’ situation in Korean peninsula but may find its leverage tested, observers say.

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Yuan

As rouble plummets, how will Chinese merchants get money out of Russia?

About 150,000 Chinese merchants are active on major Russian e-commerce platforms.

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Currency exchange rates on display outside an exchange office in Moscow on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
China’s military drills

South Korea scrambles jets as China, Russia warplanes fly over Sea of Japan

Seoul says China-Russia patrol entered South Korean Air Defense Identification Zone.

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China has said its annual joint air patrols are part of a cooperation agreement with Russia and are not aimed at any third party, in line with international practice. Photo: AFP
China-EU relations

How a Trump-brokered deal for Ukraine war could shift China’s ties with the West

Some pundits say peace deal could ease Beijing’s tensions with EU, but mistrust remains over Russia ties, Taiwan and South China Sea.

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China trade

How are China and Russia teaming up to promote Arctic shipping route?

Arctic passages would allow Chinese cargo ships to avoid impact of hostilities in the Middle East on Suez Canal traffic.

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