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Jun 05 2023 
Shangri-La Dialogue 2023: The heat was on
I have not seen such a major body of work, comments, analysis, and sheer volume generated on this Dialogue before now. In addition and despite being used to it, I remain absolutely gobsmacked at the lies coming from the West.
For China, this was the first major appearance of their new State Councilor and Minister… Continue reading
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Jun 01 2023 
The Chinese Concept: A Shared Future for Mankind
From Here Comes China Newsletter by Godfree Roberts
The concept of a community of shared future for mankind embodies five elements:
insist on dialogue and consultation to build a world of lasting peace
insist on co-construction and shared benefits to build a universally secure world
insist on win-win cooperation and build a world of common prosperity
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May 27 2023 
Danny Haiphong: The trend toward a multipolar world is defined by class struggle
These edited remarks were given by Friends of Socialist China co-editor Danny Haiphong at a recent webinar, The Empire Strikes Back: Imperialism’s Global War on Multipolarity. The full event can be viewed on YouTube.
Ed Note: My comments follow Danny’s Essay
In the post-Soviet era, it has become fashionable to strip all geopolitical developments of their class… Continue reading
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May 20 2023 
Here Comes China and Two Minute News
From our China group, this note:
Frans: “The Chinese are richer than we are”
Frans Vandenbosch writes from Beijing: “I’m in China now, for the first time since December 2018, before Corona. Before that I lived in Suzhou and Shanghai. Yesterday I was briefly in Shanghai, this morning I was in Nanjing, today and tomorrow in Suzhou. This… Continue reading -
May 19 2023 
China and Central Asian States sign Xi’an Declaration
According to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the summit participants approved a list of the results of the meeting and outlined a plan for the future development of relations
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan signed the Xi’an Declaration of the China-Central Asia Summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping told reporters about this on Friday.
“We jointly signed… Continue reading
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Apr 26 2023 
Xi Jinping speaks to Zelenski (Update: response by Maria Zakharova)
So Xi Jinping spoke to Zelensky. China is kicking its understanding of a peace process into a top objective.
These are the comments from China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying after President Xi’s phone call with Zelensky.
“On the Ukraine crisis, China always stands on the side of peace. Its core stance is to facilitate talks for… Continue reading -
2 Minutes News on China
And a little more from Godfree Robert’s newsletter:
For America to be displaced by an Asian people long despised and dismissed with contempt as decadent, feeble, corrupt and inept, is emotionally very difficult to accept. The sense of cultural supremacy of the Americans will make this adjustment most difficult. Lee Kuan Yew
Two-Track Diplomacy
Though our media are understandably reluctant… Continue reading
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Operation Joint Sword – Update
Saturday: surround the island. Sunday: realistic mock battle. What will they do today?
The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army on Saturday launched combat readiness patrol and military exercises around the Taiwan Island, which were scheduled to run through Monday. The patrols and exercises are taking place in the maritime areas and airspace… Continue reading
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Apr 10 2023 
Macron visits China
A very interesting weekend has gone by. Many small movements of all kinds were observed, but it depends on what is real and what is not. Geopolitically, nothing is really important except perhaps the talks to end the Yemen war and this will conclude positively for Yemen and the fact that Israel cannot any longer… Continue reading
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Alex and Alexander: Macron & Ursula, disaster trip to Beijing
Here is a number of headlines about the visit.
Macron went to China to discuss the war, Putin and Ukraine, but Xi did not hear him, writes the Western press following the visit of the French President to Beijing.
In particular, Macron tried to enlist the support of China both personally and publicly, which Xi did not… Continue reading
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Apr 06 2023 
Xi Jinping Holds China-France-EU Trilateral Meeting
Note: Fascinating. The two poodles came to China to try and coerce Ji Jinping to firstly please speak to Zelenski to continue the myth that there is someone there, and secondly to try and decouple in some way from Russia or if it all fails, please assist them to get out of the morass that… Continue reading
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Apr 06 2023 
Red Lines, Red Carpets: Who gets China Love
No Red Carpet
Emmanuel Macron arrived in China for a three-day visit. There was no welcome wagon. Xi Jinping or any other senior Chinese official did not welcome him as is the form for a visiting President or country leader on a visit to another country. The only Red Carpet was on the steps of the… Continue reading
