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The nation’s brief recognition of Taiwan is a case study in corruption and checkbook diplomacy, leaving a black mark on public opinion. Can relations make a new start?

With Russia preoccupied, Serbia will be looking for a new champion – and China has shown its willingness to oppose the U.S. at every opportunity.

An inaugural invite for Taiwanese President Tsai underscores the complicated background of Honduras-Taiwan ties.

The US private sector’s response to the Xi-Biden Summit must be neither overlooked, nor underestimated, because China...

To the international order by doing so brics nations hope to bend that order more in their direction that means development models and funding mechanisms aligned to their needs instead of those of western nations. china in particular has good reason to prefer open trade its belt road initiative is connecting global markets the checkbook diplomacy behind it has been on full display in recent days. but before they can leave brics nations must protect themselves against global economic shifts with ...

Being challenged. the confidence in the order in the stablished order it is not as strong as it used to be so its time for the brics to fear for its commitment to the international order by doing so brics nations hope to bend the global economy in their direction that means development models and funding mechanisms aligned to their needs instead of those of western nations china in particular has good reason to prefer open trade its belt and rolled initiative is connecting global markets the che...

Jerusalem? which geography of jerusalem? this solves nothing. the chance to make this part of a larger package, the administration kicked that away. they didnt even do something by their own rights that might have -- theres no theres a considerable downside. >> julie pace has a question. >> richard, to pick up on davids point. the administration certainly does seem to be making a bet on the saudis hoping they can influence the palestinians going forward and the anger were seeing will die down. i...

These numbers, you know, talk about checkbook diplomacy, this is checkbook diplomacy on a grand scale, zain. >> and you know, by doing this, china kind of gets its hoofs inside countries by giving them money and those countries kind of owe them. is that part of chinas strategy as to why theyre doing this? >> thats pretty much part and parcel. this what is its all about. china first of all has a huge appetite for resources to actually fuel its extraordinary economic growth. it needs everything. i...

Which are governing together in the coalition facing off against each other but thats only part of it there is not a lot of support in germany for increased defense spending and that has everything to do with this countrys past as you remember checkbook diplomacy was long the favored german approach the idea. germany writes checks but it doesnt project military force in the world a majority of germans are still very very wary of seeing german soldiers for example engaged in out of area missions ...