Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing Thursday for the first visit abroad of his new term as Russia’s president. Sputnik queried respected economic, international affairs and security observers to learn about the processes driving Russia-China cooperation, and why US efforts to hinder both countries’ development has only made them stronger.
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Billions of dollar, not just one billion, are needed to successfully implement this investment project, Thomas W. Pauken II, a veteran China and Asia-Pacific affairs observer and author, told Sputnik.
Taiwan’s residents will go the polls for general elections on Saturday as President Tsai Ing-wen of the ruling US-backed Democratic Progressive Party prepares to step down as her term comes to a close. The campaign has been accompanied by loud claims of interference from abroad. Sputnik asked a leading China watcher for his take on the close race.
US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt openly stated earlier this year that the United States’ goal is to “kill” the Arctic LNG 2 project, and that the US is “doing that through our sanctions, working with our partners in the Group of Seven and beyond.