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Asien Position zu China und Russland
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Asia seeks independent positions on Russia issue

While the West sharply criticizes China and Russia, the majority of Asian countries do not want to be drawn to either side in the power triangle between Russia, China and the West. This became evident from the joint statements between the United States and Pacific states during Joe Biden's first trip to Asia.

By Frank Sieren

Opinion

How to engage with China

Contrary to the prevailing narrative in the West, cooperation with China has been the rule rather than the exception for decades, according to Paola Subbachi, professor of international economics at the Queen Mary Global Policy Institute at the University of London. However, should G7 leaders decide to make "core values" the basis of international cooperation, this could well change.

By Redaktion Table

191228 -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2019 -- Photo taken on Dec. 17, 2019 shows the Shandong aircraft carrier at a naval port in Sanya, south China s Hainan Province. China s first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Shandong, was delivered to the People s Liberation Army PLA Navy and placed in active service on Dec. 17 at a naval port in Sanya. The new aircraft carrier, named after Shandong Province in east China, was given the hull number 17.  XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY LixGang PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN
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Armament: The third child will soon set sail

China's new aircraft carrier is as good as complete. Technologically, Type 003 is superior to its two predecessors. The Chinese navy is also expanding rapidly in other areas.

By Redaktion Table

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"Tank Man changed the world"

On the morning of June 5, 1989, a Chinese man became a hero and an icon of the struggle for freedom against the oppression of the masses. Because he stood in front of a rolling column of tanks, the international community christened him Tank Man. Time magazine raised the unknown man to the illustrious circle of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Thanks in part to him, societies in other parts of the world found the courage to revolt against dictatorial rulers.

By Marcel Grzanna