North Korea is highlighting its improved relations with Russia by extensively covering Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu s visit to Pyongyang during the North s July 27 “Victory Day” ceremonies, marking the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement.
North Korea is highlighting its improved relations with Russia by extensively covering Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu s visit to Pyongyang during the North s July 27 “Victory Day” ceremonies, marking the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement.
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Offering quiet support to President Vladimir Putin since his renewed invasion of Ukraine in February, China is growing increasingly uncomfortable as Russia s war effort struggles. As the war drags on, China risks alienating European powers that now regard Russia as the preeminent threat to their security. Such alienation poses a major threat to President Xi Jinping s interests in that it risks undermining his long-term strategy to degrade and eventually displace the Western alliance structure. This displacement is the necessary ingredient for China s emergence as the new global hegemon.
China's military exercises around Taiwan present a significant escalation to its campaign of intimidation. Can the United States diffuse the situation short of war?