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Following a visit to the PRC by the US Treasury Secretary

The visit of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to the People’s Republic of China from July 6 to 9 this year marked a significant development in relations between the two major international powers.The si gnificance of Janet Yellen’s trip to Beijing turns out to be more relevant, considering that it was given a low possibility a month ago, to the fact that it was accomplished. In light of the general strained condition of bilateral ties, the PRC leadership has demonstrated its willingness to engage in dialogue only with those members of the current US administration…
Vladimir Terehov

A wave of fake news about famine in today’s North Korea

In the second half of June 2023, a wave of claims hit the world media that North Korea was allegedly experiencing a famine comparable to the Arduous March of the 1990s. A BBC article supposedly based on covert interviews with anonymous sources straight from North Korea (DPRK) and a documentary film based on the same material were the driving elements. The BBC has been for months surreptitiously conversing with three North Koreans residing in the country, revealing “the disaster unfolding there since the government closed its borders…
Konstantin Asmolov

Egypt and India: a clear example of the multipolar character of today’s world

Two countries, Egypt and India, have become models of mutual cooperation and understanding, thus providing a remarkable instance of regional autonomy in an age when the international community is becoming increasingly polarized. These two nations joined forces in many areas, in a bid to create a unique model of regional independence and play a significant role on the global stage. And since both Egypt and India are members of internationally respected bodies including the SCO and, soon, BRICS (Cairo’s membership of the latter group awaits confirmation)…
Viktor Mikhin

Victims of US military action meet in Hanoi to discuss the disposal of hazardous chemicals

Fernando Gaillardo

What it will cost to militarize Japan

Бахтиар Урусов

Israel and Saudi Arabia - Will it be against or for the agreement?

Alexandr Svaranc

Comments on the replacement of South Korea’s Unification Minister

Konstantin Asmolov

The Syrian conflict is dragging on because of the West

Viktor Mikhin
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