Asia

10.07.2023

What to talk about when there is nothing to talk about?

Why Josep Borrell's visit to Beijing has been postponed. Just a few days before the visit of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell to Beijing scheduled for July 10, the Chinese Foreign Ministry informed the EU Foreign Office that …

Mihail Morozov, "Trud" columnist

05.07.2023

Behind the Great Wall

Beijing is tightening its migration policy. How does this affect Russia? Not so long ago the Consulate General of China in Irkutsk notified the Russians that starting from July 17, 2023 they will have to submit fingerprints for obtaining visas to China. The diplomatic mission …

Mihail Morozov, "Trud" columnist

20.06.2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping finally received Blinken

The U.S. Secretary of State reached Beijing at the second attempt. His trip was scheduled for February, but then Blinken himself postponed it due to the appearance of Chinese balloons in the U.S. sky. Tensions were running high and it was necessary to ease them, …

Mihail Morozov, "Trud" columnist

15.06.2023

The Great Automobile Leap

The Celestial Empire is becoming the world leader in automobile exports. As Xinhua news agency reported on June 10, according to the China Association of Automotive Manufacturers /CAAM/, in May this year sales of Chinese cars grew by 27.9 percent year-on-year and exceeded 2.38 million …

Mihail Morozov, "Trud" columnist

08.06.2023

Why did Musk visit China?

The biggest American businessman with political ambitions visited the Celestial Empire for the first time in three years. Restrictions related to COVID-19 and the ongoing economic and sanctions war between the U.S. and China prevented the visit, although China is the main source of profits …

Mihail Morozov, "Trud" columnist

03.05.2023

The Island of Stumbling

The Chinese ring around Taiwan shrinks with each new provocative visit by U.S. functionaries. In the absence of an agreement on a meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Biden, former national security adviser in the Trump administration John Bolton arrived in Taiwan. This visit …

Mihail Morozov, "Trud" columnist

28.04.2023

The Big Technological Leap

How Beijing is going to win in the confrontation with the West. According to Western experts, the Chinese company BYD will produce more than 2 million vehicles powered by alternative energy sources this year and will leave the U.S. Tesla far behind. Last year, BYD …

Mihail Morozov, "Trud" columnist

17.04.2023

China re-confirmed as center of the world

European leaders, in succession, danced round the Chinese leader, who then sent his defense minister to Russia. Since Xi Jinping's re-election to the top government positions in March, he has made only one visit abroad. Which one everyone knows very well. Moscow. And then the …

Mihail Morozov, "Trud" columnist

11.04.2023

What will Taiwan choose: prosperity or war?

Recently, some officials and experts have been worried about a possible Chinese attack on Taiwan. What would that mean? This was fueled by President Xi Jinping's traditional statements in which he calls on the military to strengthen its defense capabilities and always be ready to …

Mihail Morozov, "Trud" columnist

05.04.2023

China turns against the dollar

Brazil and China have concluded an agreement on the use of yuan in trade transactions. What would that mean? The other day, during the Brazil-China business forum in Beijing, China's Vice Minister of Commerce Guo Tingting, as if by the way, announced the abandonment of …

Mihail Morozov, "Trud" columnist

27.03.2023

Submarine turns yellow

The UK upgrades Taiwan's submarine fleet. A cross-party group of British MPs visited Taiwan. Everything would be fine, but the main item on the program of the visit, which greatly excited China, was the discussion of the submarine fleet development program. The head of the …

Maksim Chikin

22.03.2023

Russia becomes China's main ally

Divorce from the West is happening before our eyes. "A landmark visit" - such an epithet was considered appropriate for the state visit of the Chinese President to Russia by Chinese Ambassador in Moscow Zhang Hanhui. The Chinese love round numbers, they put symbolism in …

Mihail Morozov, "Trud" columnist