Why Does China Need News Today

Chinese President Xi Jinping is preparing for only his second trip abroad of 2023 to attend the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa next week. What’s so important about the meeting that Xi feels the need to attend personally? Sputnik reached out to veteran China watcher Thomas W. Pauken II for answers.

Beijing’s recent efforts to establish closer ties to the constellation of pacific islands has prompted regional powers Australia, New Zealand and the US to... 06.06.2022, Sputnik International