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China’s nuclear arsenal triples, reshaping global strategic balance
BEIJING (Realist English). Since 2020, China has tripled its nuclear warhead stockpile to an estimated 600, a dramatic departure from...
Cosco moves to reshape $23bn global ports deal with demand for major stake
HONG KONG (Realist English). Cosco, China’s state-owned shipping giant, is seeking a 20–30% stake in a proposed $23bn ports acquisition,...
China to drop Tibetan as core subject in university entrance exam
BEIJING (Realist English). China will remove the Tibetan language as a core subject in the national college entrance exam (gaokao)...
China-Europe Railway Middle Corridor surpasses 20,000-train milestone since 2013 launch
BEIJING (Realist English). The Middle Corridor of the China-Europe Railway Express has reached a key milestone, surpassing 20,000 cumulative train...
China urges South Korea to reject ‘decoupling’ in first call with new foreign minister
BEIJING/SEOUL (Realist English). Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on South Korea to resist economic "decoupling" and pursue a...
China showcases AI ambitions at WAIC, positioning itself as global tech partner over U.S. dominance
SHANGHAI (Realist English). China has used its largest artificial intelligence event since the rise of homegrown champion DeepSeek to signal...
Job anxiety drives Chinese students to choose practical majors over elite universities
HUNAN (Realist English). After falling short on China’s notoriously difficult national college entrance exam in June, Lu Jie secured a...
China shuts over 40,000 kindergartens as birth rates collapse
BEIJING (Realist English). China has closed more than 40,000 kindergartens over the past four years as a steep drop in...
Taiwan’s military trains in metro stations and city streets as Han Kuang drills enter urban phase
TAIPEI (Realist English). In a dramatic shift in military readiness, Taiwan’s armed forces brought the country’s annual Han Kuang exercise...
Iran warns US-backed Zangezur corridor deal between Baku and Yerevan could destabilize South Caucasus
TEHRAN (Realist English). The political deputy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Yadollah Javani, sharply criticized the recent US-brokered agreement...
Iran vows to block so-called Zangezur corridor, calls US project a threat to South Caucasus stability
TEHRAN (Realist English). Ali Akbar Velayati, senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said...
Peace with Baku–Turkish occupiers is an illusion
YEREVAN (Realist English). No piece of paper and no external guarantees will ensure peace between Armenia and the Baku–Turkish occupiers,...
Trump narrows Fed chair shortlist to Hassett and Warsh
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Donald Trump has confirmed that Kevin Hassett and Kevin Warsh are the leading candidates to succeed Federal...
Peace with Baku–Turkish occupiers is an illusion
YEREVAN (Realist English). No piece of paper and no external guarantees will ensure peace between Armenia and the Baku–Turkish occupiers,...
“Russia is with you”: Moscow sends humanitarian aid to refugees from Artsakh
STEPANAKERT (Realist English). As part of the “Russia is with you” initiative, a decision has been made to deliver humanitarian...
More than protection: Inside the hidden power of Russia’s FSO
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Federal Protective Service of Russia (FSO) is surrounded by even more legends than the Federal Security...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
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