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China deepens economic ties with Russia as Western sanctions bite
China, the world’s largest oil importer, is laying the groundwork to pipe in Russian crude and other products that the U.S. and Europe are boycotting.
Gauging Beijing’s position in the Russo-Ukrainian War
Dingding Chen, a professor of international relations at Jinan University, joins the Sinica Podcast to offer his perspective on how Beijing views the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Could China’s rumored visit to India tip the balance of power?
A potential high-level diplomatic meeting between China and India on Friday would come at a critical time, as global political positions continue to recalibrate in reaction to the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Editor’s Note for Tuesday, March 22, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: A political meme on the Ukraine crisis, and thoughts on hypocrisy.
In the Global South, China is pitching its Ukraine stance as an antidote to Western hypocrisy
Amid the Ukraine war and the economic impact of massive sanctions on Russia, China is deftly connecting worries about international turbulence with Africa’s wider perception that it’s perpetually ignored. Here’s what that means for the future of China’s relations with the Global South.
Biden and Xi have a “constructive” chat — Editor’s Note for Friday, March 18, 2022
A note for readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: President Joe Biden and General Secretary Xi Jinping had a video meeting, and Ukraine was at the top of the agenda.
Biden and Xi to have phone call after Lavrov U-turn
In this week’s China-Russia update: Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will talk as China continues to send ambiguous signals about the Ukraine invasion, and more.
China’s soft power collides with Russia’s war on Ukraine
Maria Repnikova, an assistant professor at Georgia State University, joins the Sinica Podcast to discuss China’s media coverage and response to the war in Ukraine, and the impact of China’s pro-Russian tilt on Beijing’s soft-power ambitions.
Beijing rebukes U.S. claim that Moscow asked it for aid in war on Ukraine
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Chinese Politburo official Yang Jiechi met in Rome yesterday, amid reports that Russia requested Beijing for aid. The meeting did not clear anything up.
Editor’s Note for Monday, March 14, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Chinese stocks in Hong Kong tank, and a closer look at what Chinese people really think about Putin’s war in Ukraine.
China wraps up its most successful Winter Paralympics ever
China topped the medals table at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, but it has to share the spotlight with the nation with the second-most medals: Ukraine.
‘Let he who tied the bell on the tiger take it off’ — phrase of the week
China has maintained a neutral stance on the Ukraine crisis. But a phrase from a Song Dynasty Buddhist teaching makes its position on where the blame lies very clear.
Beijing supports ruble trade, amplifies Russian chemical weapons conspiracy theories: China-Russia weekly update
There is a tiny sliver of daylight between Beijing and Moscow when it comes to talking about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but it’s just a sliver.
Ukraine war sends nickel prices soaring and metal tycoon scrambling
A major Chinese miner and metals conglomerate and its “Big Shot” boss could lose $8 billion because of short bets they placed on the price of nickel.
Editor’s Note for Wednesday, March 9, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: War information and disinformation in Ukraine.
China tries to ‘square a circle’ in Ukraine
Evan Feigenbaum, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins the Sinica Podcast to discuss China’s difficult positioning over Russia’s war on Ukraine.
‘It’s going to be a wash’: The Pyrrhic victory of Russian sanctions
Western sanctions on Russia have presented some Chinese companies with an immediate market opportunity. In the coming years, the linkages will grow, stymying future U.S.-led efforts to sanction Russia — and China.
Editor’s Note for Tuesday, March 8, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: China continues its support for Russia, news from the annual “Two Sessions” gathering, and more.
Stability takes the spotlight at China’s ‘Two Sessions’
China is hosting its “Two Sessions,” the nation’s biggest annual political gathering. Throughout the long list of issues on the central government’s agenda, stability emerges as the guiding principle.
China censors anti-war comments during Paralympics opening ceremony
Meanwhile: the Chinese Paralympics team is off to an unbelievable start.
