The group Beijing views as the greatest threat to Chinese communism has developed new methods to spread its message throughout the country. The Falun Gong spiritual sect has cracked the code to China’s satellite system, allowing it to hijack television signals received by tens of millions of...
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China could be on its way to leading the global economy, helped by One Belt, One Road. David Vines, writing for Caixin, compares the initiative to the Marshall Plan during the last century, which benefited Europe and Japan. China, with big investments in infrastructure, could emerge as a leader in...
Brazil is reluctant to impose sanctions on Iran, grounding its opposition on three major issues. First, Brazil sees sanctions as a prelude to military intervention and points to Iraq as the last time a UN resolution about weapons ended up in conflict. Second, Brazil thinks sanctions will be counter...
The obstacles to U.S. efforts to tighten UN sanctions against Iran were apparent in Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's March 3 meetings in Brasilia. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said, "It is not prudent to push Iran against the wall," and...
The British government officially notified the EU of its intention to leave – an admission that a prominent and pragmatic member could not influence the larger governing structure or find agreement with other European members. The decision is a tragedy for both sides “Even if the exit negotiations...
The United Nations is calling on Europe to accept more refugees from Syria’s civil war. More than 2 million refugees live in temporary camps with substandard conditions in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey, and more are displaced inside the country or live outside without aid or registration....
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While sending US troops to Afghanistan and Iraq, the Bush administration also urged democracy throughout Central Asia, including the former satellites of the Soviet Union. Citizens in Georgia and Ukraine responded, but elsewhere dictators cling to power, relying on violence, corruption and charges...
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