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At The Diplomat, Gabe Collins describes the uneasy balances of trade and demography in Russia’s far east, and the region’s importance to Sino-Russian and broader international relations. Russian media sources say...
Read MoreLeaked diplomatic cables from late 2007, newly released by Wikileaks, shed some light on the processes by which next year’s leadership succession was determined, as well as some juicier though perhaps less substantial...
Read MoreAn essay published by Caixin magazine describes the cases of two persecuted scholars, with thinly veiled allusion to contemporary China. Both men were imprisoned, accused of insanity and finally executed. Emperor...
Read MoreEvan Osnos’ Letter from China at The New Yorker accuses authorities of “papering over” enormous and growing inequality, rather than taking serious steps to address it. A couple of months ago, the Beijing...
Read MoreHu Jintao’s visit to Moscow this week saw a push to conclude a gas deal between the world’s largest energy producer and its largest consumer. The 30 year deal, potentially worth a trillion dollars, would see up to 70...
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