Geopolitics
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Sanchez and Xi pledge closer Spain-China ties in Beijing amid warnings over global order
**Madrid, October 4 — Spain-China Relations Intensify, Raising Concerns Within EU** Bilateral cooperation between Spain and China has…
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Japan Is Preparing For A Harder World
Tokyo, October 1 Japan’s 2026 Diplomatic Bluebook, released this week, declares the post-Cold War era has ended and…
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US Allies Seek Reassurance Ahead of Trump-Xi White House Summit
NEW YORK, September 21 — Secretary of State Marco Rubio met separately with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho…
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Trump Says Xi Understands His Taiwan Stance, but Gives No Detail of Summit Talks
BEIJING — President Xi Jinping “understands” President Donald Trump’s position on Taiwan, according to Trump’s own account of…
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Japan, US, South Korea Unite Against Economic Coercion After NY Talks
NEW YORK, September 24 — Japan, the United States and South Korea declared in a joint statement that…
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US Backs Japan, Korea, Taiwan Before Trump-Xi Summit
WASHINGTON, September 27 — President Donald Trump will host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House on…
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China Expels Generals Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli From Party and Military
BEIJING, September 26 — China’s ruling Politburo has expelled two of the country’s most senior military leaders, Zhang…
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Xi Tells Trump at White House Summit That the Thucydides Trap Can Be Overcome
WASHINGTON, September 26 — The story begins on the South Portico, late in the morning, with handshakes and…
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Nepal Seeks Role as Asia’s Economic and Digital Bridge: Khanal
NEW YORK, September 25 — Nepal’s foreign minister, Shishir Khanal, used a New York platform on Friday to…
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Trump hosts Xi Jinping at White House for state visit, talks and state dinner
WASHINGTON, September 23 — Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Washington this week for a state visit that…
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China’s Zhang Youxia, Once Xi’s Top General, Is Expelled From the Communist Party
BEIJING, October 17 — China’s Ministry of National Defense announced on Saturday that General Zhang Youxia and General…
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Xi Jinping Heads to Washington as China’s Most Hands-On Summit Diplomat
WASHINGTON, September 24 — President Xi Jinping of China arrives in Washington on Thursday for a summit with…
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Trump and Xi to Hold Washington Talks Thursday With Tariffs and AI on the Agenda
WASHINGTON, September 20 — President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to meet in Washington…
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Japan PM Takaichi Meets Trump, Zelenskyy and Guterres on First Day at UN General Assembly
NEW YORK, September 23 — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spent her first day at the United Nations…
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US Draft Letter Warns 35 AI Partner Countries of US-China Choice
WASHINGTON, September 21 — The United States is preparing to tell dozens of partner countries that they may…
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Retired Brigadier Urges Bangladesh and India to Pair Roads With Peace
DHAKA, September 19 — A retired Bangladeshi general has laid out why the roads and ports meant to…
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South Korea Hosts Central Asian Leaders to Boost Regional Clout
SEOUL, September 16 — South Korea hosts the first-ever presidential summit with the five Central Asian states on…
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Philippine Defense Chief Rebukes China Over Note at Seoul Forum
SEOUL — Philippines Defence Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro publicly rebuked China at the Seoul Defence Dialogue after a…
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North Korean Missile Test Leaves Asia Flights Running, but Tourism Risks Loom
Seoul, August 21 — The U.S. and South Korean militaries concluded their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises on…
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North Korea Fires Second Missile in a Week Ahead of US-South Korea Drills
On August 21, 2026, in the corridors of East Asia’s geopolitical calculus, a development has stirred quiet alarms:…
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North Korea Fires 10 Missiles After US-South Korea Drill Reduction
Seoul, October 15 — North Korea conducted a missile launch operation on October 15, 2023, firing 10 projectiles…
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Saudi Arabia Pulls Anti-Israel Textbook and Content From Curriculum, Study Finds
RIYADH, May 15 — Saudi Arabia quietly revised its educational curriculum this month, removing a statement from textbooks…
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U.S. Draft Letter Would Ask 35 Countries to Choose Between American and Chinese AI Initiatives
WASHINGTON, September 22 — The United States is preparing to tell dozens of partner countries that they may…
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US Military Buildup Around Iran Grew to Three Carrier Groups in 2026
MANAMA, July 14 — Tensions in the Persian Gulf are once again drawing international attention as the United…
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