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Chinese President Xi Jinping first unveiled the massive Belt and Road Initiative in 2013. Since then, Beijing has pledged nearly a trillion dollars for investment dozens of countries from the Indo Pacific across the Eurasian landmass. As American policymakers continue to work out the best way to counter this plan, they must keep a sharp eye on Eastern Europe, Djibouti, and Kazakhstan, the “buckle” of the initiative.

No question that “kitchen table” domestic policy issues (for example, immigration, health care and infrastructure) will dominate President Trump’s first State of the Union address tonight. That’s to be expected — and understandable. But no less important to the interests of this country are a raft of nettlesome foreign policy and national security challenges that — shall we say — occupy the opposite side of that same State of the Union coin.

‘Socialist core values’ a focus for Beijing as Tsinghua academic outlines four areas of risk for China: technical; economy; social; and politics.

The EU should set up routine naval patrols in the Taiwan Strait to assert itself better in the region, Josep Borrell has said Read Full Article at RT.com

There was fury across Europe and beyond after Lu Shaye, China’s ambassador to France, questioned the legal status of Ukraine and other countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union. It was merely the latest episode of Chinese diplomacy’s rapid unexpected disassembly.