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As we approach the sixth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit in Johannesburg, we try better to understand the main issues that surely will arise when Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma meet on December 4 to deliver the FOCAC keynote addresses along with African Union Chairman Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe.
After a US submarine was damaged by an underwater collision in the South China Sea earlier this year, China called the US “irresponsible,” accusing it of a lack of transparency about what its sub was doing 7,000 miles from home.
In its year-end press conference on Wednesday, the Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing said China was confident it has the upper hand in cross-strait relations.
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To quickly lower the risk of nuclear escalation, manage arms racing, and avoid a breakdown in future treaty negotiations, the United States, Russia, and China should consider five politically binding proposals to build transparency and confidence.