Tag: Xi Jinping

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The Decoupling of The US and China Keeps On Going

In October 2021, American political scientist Ian Bremmer published an article in Foreign Affairs titled “The Technopolar Moment“, where he pointed to the growing power of corporations in the field of information and computer technologies. At the same time, he spoke about the digital power that is now being distributed […]

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Why The Leader In Almost Every U.S.-Allied Country Has Low Approval Ratings

Here are the NATO member nations where Morning Consult monthly tracks the Approve/Disapprove percentages, the nation’s leader, and the Approve/Disapprove percentages as-of June 2024: Poland, Tusk, 48%/41% Italy, Meloni, 42%/52% Spain, Sanchez, 38%/56% Belgium, De Croo, 38%/47% U.S., Biden, 37%/56% Turkey, Erdogan, 35%/57% Sweden, Kristersson, 34%/53% Netherlands, Rutte, 34%/60% Canada, […]

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Why NATO Is Now in a Rutte

The news became public on June 20th that NATO has finally reached the necessary unanimity on whom its next Secretary General, or figurehead-leader (since ONLY the U.S. President controls NATO), will be: Mark Rutte, who has been Netherlands’ Prime Minister since 2010, despite having extremely low public approval ratings from […]

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Australia: A Place In Geopolitics (III)

Part II Canberra is potentially able to act as a mediator in the settlement of the territorial issue between China and Taiwan. A month before the meeting with General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Xi Jinping, a delegation led by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese went to Taipei for […]

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The Power Of The Chinese Yuan

Developing the narrative of the Middle East, it is impossible not to note the “soft power” of China, which is provided by the yuan. China provides financing for the construction of infrastructure by offering the following option: it issues loans to the state, and construction is carried out by Chinese […]