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China and Japan trade protests over airspace and maritime clash near disputed islets
BEIJING (Realist English). Tensions between China and Japan escalated this weekend after a new confrontation near the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands...
Xi Jinping launches diplomatic offensive against Trump’s anti-China trade bloc
BEIJING (Realist English). As the Trump administration gives U.S. allies a 90-day window to finalize new trade deals—excluding China—Beijing has...
China hits record oil output with 210 million tons
BEIJING (Realist English). China produced a record 210 million tons of crude oil in the first quarter of 2025 —...
US accuses Chinese satellite firm of aiding Houthi attacks on American warships
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A Chinese commercial satellite company with deep ties to the People's Liberation Army is supplying imagery to...
China’s March export surge beats forecasts, but imports decline signals fragile recovery
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s exports surged past expectations in March, offering rare positive momentum for a slowing economy. Yet a...
Results of Mishustin’s visit to China: the struggle for world leadership takes on more concrete features
BEIJING (English Realist). The visit of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to China has ended. This is one of the...
China targets foreign consulting companies in anti-spying raids
BEIJING (Realist English). Chinese authorities are conducting targeted espionage investigations against foreign consulting companies operating in the country, The Guardian...
New Delhi will not side with Washington against Beijing
WASHINGTON (Realist English). For the past two decades, Washington has made an enormous bet in the Indo-Pacific—that treating India as...
China wants a friendly Ukraine and a decent way out of the conflict for Russia — SCMP
BEIJING (Realist English). Without dismissing it outright, Brussels and Washington will now play down the significance of Xi Jinping’s hour-long...
Iran war exposes global reliance on fragile energy routes
LONDON (Realist English). The war involving Iran has exposed the global economy’s dependence on vulnerable fossil fuel supply routes, intensifying...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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