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Why does Zelenskyy accept China’s ‘neutrality’?
Writing from Kyiv, Ukrainian Sinologist Vita Golod explains why her country’s president has not criticized China for its moral support of Russia after Putin invaded last year.
Xi and Putin give a show of unity in Beijing
In speeches and a three-hour meeting at the Belt and Road Forum, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping did not mention the “no limits” partnership they announced just before Russia invaded Ukraine, but they thumbed their noses at the U.S. and showed the world they have each other’s back.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine lit a fire under China’s transition to green energy
While Beijing returned to coal to mitigate short term tight supplies and fluctuating energy prices, the conflict in Europe drove China toward a long-term commitment to self-sustaining renewables.
Editor’s note for July 11, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
The China Agenda this week
This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of July 10–16.
The Middle Corridor and China’s reorientation of Eurasian trade
The war in Ukraine provides an opportunity for the Middle Corridor to become an alternative to the Russian route. Initially, China has been hesitant to embrace the idea, but as the war protracts, the calculus is changing, and the Middle Corridor may be finally getting China’s attention.
Russia looms over the China Central-Asia Summit
Despite its greater presence in Central Asia, China will not displace Russia anytime soon.
Editor’s note for May 1, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Editor’s note for April 28, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Editor’s note for April 27, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China’s Xi holds first public phone call with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
After months of speculation about a call between Xi Jinping and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the two leaders finally talked today. The conversation was moral support for Ukraine, but Xi gave no indication that China’s tacit support for Putin would change.
Editor’s note for April 26, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
China’s diplomats are driving other countries to sympathize with Taiwan
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.
China’s close ties with Russia are all about China
China and Russia lauded the strength of their military cooperation this past week. But whether or not Beijing will offer military aid to Moscow in its war on Ukraine hinges on whether it serves China’s interests.
Editor’s note for April 18, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Editor’s note for March 30, 2023
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China and Russia’s ‘journey of friendship’ continues as battle rages in Ukraine
Putin and Xi speak about mutually beneficial cooperation, but Beijing’s ties to Moscow fuel tension with the West.
Editor’s note for March 22, 2023
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Editor’s note for March 21, 2023
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