To nie dotyczy sedna problemu, ale ta normalizacja odbyła się nie 'dzięki Pekinowi', a przy jego obecności. To nie ChRL wynegocjowała, czy doprowadziła do tej normalizacji.

After reading such comments to Pottinger&Galagher article on U.S. and China I have a lot of comparisons to some of the comments present in the debate on relations with Russia made right until before the very February 2022.

'I don't believe Iran will launch a direct strike on Israel...[or] attack its diplomatic missions abroad because it is a civilized country...It won't engage in any of these dirty deeds' - Dong Manyuan, formerly VP and Director of the PRC MFA think tank, CIIS, last week.
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Bloomberg: A decade ago, a Chinese-built light-rail system was hailed as a solution to Addis Ababa's transportation woes. Today, frequent breakdowns and operational constraints mean barely one-third of its 41 trains are operational.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

My thoughts are currently with our brothers and sisters in Ukraine, who have been battling with this type of Iranian and Russian terrorism for the past two years. Meanwhile, China underwrites both, LRPing as a responsible major power.

'Eskalacja sytuacji wynika z trwającego konfliktu w Gazie' mówi chiński MSZ 🇨🇳 w odpowiedzi na pytanie o atak Iranu na Izrael 🇮🇱. Priorytetem jest wdrożenie rezolucji 2728 i zakończenie wojny w Gazie.
mfa.gov.cn/fyrbt_673021/2…

China condemned the attack on the IRGC base in Syria, but don't condemn the unprecedented drone and missile attack on a sovereign country by their Iranian comrades, whom they fund, instead urging 'all sides' to exercise restraint.

Complete MFA readout translation:

Same thing applies to China. The lack of further support for Ukraine makes Washington and Asia-Pacific vulnerable.

EU and its member states should avoid signing up to the middleastern, pro-Palestinian and 'pro-peace' narrative originating from China (supported by Russia) especially when Germany's chancellor is just starting his visit to China.

China neither wants nor has capabilities to influence Iran. The 'stabilization' status it wants to build on in the Middle East is just narrative. Not to mention that Iranian escalation fits China's political interests and messaging on U.S.'s hegemony and bad regional influence.

China neither wants nor has capabilities to influence Iran. The 'stabilization' status it wants to build on in the Middle East is just narrative. Not to mention that Iranian escalation fits China's political interests and messaging on U.S.'s hegemony and bad regional influence.

The Slovak-China relations, which the current government wants to strengthen, including via upcoming visit by Fico to China, might also get a boost from the new President, Peter Pellegrini.

'The support China is providing includes significant quantities of machine tools, drone and turbojet engines and technology for cruise missiles, microelectronics, and nitrocellulose, which Russia uses to make propellant for weapons.'
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/04/12…

He obviously knows that China is in no position to effectively impact Iranian's actions towards Israel. 👇

We congratulate strategic cooperation between Taiwan CEE Fund “Taiwania Capital” and Lithuania fintech company “TransferGo”. The biggest TW CEE Fund investment of US 10 million dollars, highlights the confidence of our two countries in further cooperation in advanced industries.

What about the basic fact that an arbitral tribunal ruling under UNCLOS that is binding on the PRC and the Philippines ruled that Second Thomas Shoal is within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone and is a low-tide elevation that can’t be sovereign territory?