US President Donald Trump unveiled a slew of trade, diplomatic, and mineral deals at a summit with Central Asia’s five leaders as Kazakhstan announced plans to join the Abraham Accords.
US President Donald Trump will host Central Asian leaders in Washington on November 6 for a high-profile summit where the region’s vast deposits of critical and rare earth minerals are set to take center stage.
The American and Chinese leaders have agreed to ease trade tensions, but many of the irritants driving their rivalry — from Taiwan to the war in Ukraine to nuclear doctrine — were largely untouched and poised to grow in the coming months.
Amid escalating global tensions, US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have concluded high-stakes talks in South Korea.
US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping say they have agreed to a “framework” ahead of an October 30 meeting as they meet for the first time in years to discuss trade, Beijing’s support for Russia amid the war in Ukraine, and tensions over the status of Taiwan.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Donald Trump to press China to end its support for Russia in its war against Ukraine when the US President meets his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, during a tour of Asia this week.
Major Chinese state oil companies have reportedly stopped imports of Russian crude oil in response to US sanctions. But Beijing has its own playbook to follow as it navigates the latest energy sanctions.
Brussels will host top officials from across Central Asia and the Caucasus as the EU aims to use its influence and pocketbook to push back against Beijing and Moscow.
The Kremlin has denied that China is providing it with battlefield information, saying it has its own satellites. But experts suggest that, in fact, Russia has a dire need for Chinese assistance.
From weapons manufacturing to stepped up prospecting for rare earths reserves, the ripple effects of Beijing's latest export controls on the minerals will be wide.
As Kazakhstan forges ahead with a plan to build up a state-of-the-art surveillance network, it's increasingly relying on Chinese hardware. That’s raising concerns among activists and experts that Astana will have new tools to track dissidents and enforce censorship.
A recently released 800-page cache of contracts and correspondence shows that Russia is helping China prepare its military for a potential invasion of Taiwan, according to an independent think tank that received the files and had them independently verified.
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