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China tightens silver export controls, raising alarm over supply chains
BEIJING (Realist English). China is set to tighten controls on silver exports from Thursday, expanding restrictions on a metal increasingly...
China launches large-scale military drills around Taiwan
TAIPEI (Realist English). China has launched a new round of large-scale military exercises around Taiwan, deploying army, naval, air force...
China protests Japan over ruling party official’s visit to Taiwan
BEIJING (Realist English). China has lodged a formal diplomatic complaint with Japan over a visit by a senior official from...
Russia boosts gas exports to China as Europe’s loss weighs on revenues
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia is expected to increase its pipeline exports of natural gas to China by around 25% this...
China completes first flight of CH-7 stealth drone
BEIJING (Realist English). China has successfully carried out the maiden flight of its latest long-endurance stealth unmanned aerial vehicle, the...
China’s slowdown deepens as retail sales and investment weaken in November
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s economic slowdown became more entrenched in November, with retail sales posting their weakest year-on-year growth since...
IMF urges China to accelerate shift toward domestic consumption, warns export-led model is “too big” to sustain without sparking global tensions
BEIJING (Realist English). China must “accelerate” its transition away from export-driven growth and strengthen support for domestic consumption, or risk...
Macron warns China that Europe may impose U.S.-style punitive tariffs if trade imbalance persists into 2026
PARIS (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron has issued his strongest warning yet to Beijing, saying the European Union will...
China’s exports rebound, but U.S.-bound shipments plunge for eighth straight month
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s exports returned to growth in November, outperforming market expectations, even as shipments to the United States...
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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