China’s paradox of power
Western countries must be careful not to create new dependencies on China as they are weaning themselves off Russian energy supplies amid Moscow’s war on Kyiv, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg… Read more »
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Specter of 1936 haunts Beijing Olympics
Beijing would try “like Germany in 1936” to “use the spectacle” of the upcoming Olympic Games “to win a propaganda victory for its system of strict controls,” according to philanthropist… Read more »
‘Massive credibility problem’ hits China’s sharp power
Even more than his predecessors, Xi Jinping operates in the shadows. China has published many volumes of excerpts from his speeches. Only recently, however, has a rare leak of secret… Read more »