Focus topics


Feature
•

Risk of bloc formation: BRICS versus G7

Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening ceremony of the BRICS Summit
The German government wants to persuade the other member states at the G7 summit to refrain from pillorying China too much. The USA, in particular, sees things differently. The clash is predictable. Meanwhile, Xi Jinping is holding a counter-event with the BRICS summit, at which Vladimir Putin is welcome.
By
Felix Lee
Image of Felix Lee

The Western world stares at an eight-day marathon of events over the next few days, including the EU summit in Brussels, the G7 meeting in Elmau, and the NATO summit in Brussels. And as far as the war in Ukraine is concerned, the participating leaders agree, at least in principle: Russia is the aggressor in this conflict. The country is sanctioned, and Russian President Vladimir Putin is ostracized.

Continue reading now

… and get free access to this Professional Briefing for a month.

Continue free reading

Are you already a guest at the China.Table? Log in now

Related

    Li Qiang wants to regain the trust of the business community in Boao
    Von der Leyen shows clear lines toward Beijing
    Tsai wants to strengthen the alliance with the US
    Former President Ma’s family visit to the mainland
Be our guest at the China.Table. Try it for free now, no automatic renewal.
Try it for free