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Tag: Diplomacy

China’s Vaccine Diplomacy in the Middle East

Gulf states like Bahrain and the UAE are using a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine, highlighting a new type of cooperation with … More

Bahrain, China, Covid19, Diplomacy, United Arab Emirates

Turkey says its ready to repair frayed ties with Europe

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday his country is ready to put its frayed relationship … More

Diplomacy, European Union, International Relations, Turkey

What’s behind Saudi Arabia-Qatar reconciliation?

Analysts believe the Trump administration has piled pressure on Gulf nations to help create regional bloc against Iran ISTANBUL : … More

Diplomacy, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Policy, Qatar, Reconciliation, Saudi Arabia

Jusuf Kalla in Afghanistan to Broker Peace Treaty

JK’s arrival is long overdue to help find solution for the peace accord in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Diplomacy, Jusuf Kalla, Peace Accord

China signals shift but no letup in Xinjiang

BEIJING (AP) : An official from China’s Communist Party signaled Monday that there would likely be no letup in its … More

China, Diplomacy, Human Rights, Policy, Uighurs, Xinjiang

Oman, Indonesia likely next countries to forge ties with Israel

Netanyahu visited Oman in 2018 and met with then-leader Sultan Qaboos, Rabin visited Indonesia in 1993. Oman and Indonesia could be next … More

Diplomacy, International Relations, Israel, Oman

Australian cotton hopes for Vietnamese, Thai buyers after China halts imports

Escalating tensions between China and Australia worsened when Canberra called for an enquiry into the origins of Covid-19. Australia is … More

Australia, China, Cotton, Covid19, Diplomacy, Trading

Erdoğan uses syncretism of neo-Ottomanism and pan-Turkism to build Greater Turkey

A common espousal is that Turkey and Azerbaijan constitute “two states, one nation,” and this is not a belief shared … More

Diplomacy, Ottoman, Turkey

Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown prince

JERUSALEM (AP) : Israeli media reported Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting … More

Benjamin Netanyahu, Diplomacy, Israel, Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia

A worried Asia wonders: What will Joe Biden do?

TOKYO (AP) : As Asia comes to terms with the reality of a Joe Biden administration, relief and hopes of … More

China, Diplomacy, India, Japan, Joe Biden, North Korea, Policy, Relations, South Korea, United States

Neglected and stateless: How Jerusalem Palestinians may benefit from Gulf-Israel ties

When Jerusalem native Amer is asked for identification, he pulls out his Israeli identification card. When traveling internationally, he uses … More

Coopération, Diplomacy, Gulf-Israel Agreement, Israel, Palestine

Struggling Sudan eyes yield of Israel deal

‘We shouldn’t remain captives to the past and isolationist ideologies’ Cairo: Sudan’s agreement to normalise ties with Israel after decades … More

Diplomacy, Economy, Investment, Israel, Sudan, Technology

Suga launches charm offensive in Southeast Asia

New PM’s first trip overseas aimed at shoring up support against China in the region In a sign of Southeast … More

ASEAN, Diplomacy, Investment, Japan, Trade, Yoshihide Suga

Senior UAE delegation comes to Israel; Netanyahu: ‘Today we are making history’

Israeli and Emirati officials sign visa exemption agreement and announce, together with the US, a $3 billion regional development fund … More

Bilateral, Diplomacy, Investment, Israel, Travel, United Arab Emirates

China and Southeast Asia, too close to be disentangled

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has just concluded his trip to five Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, the … More

ASEAN, China, Covid19, Diplomacy, Economy, Investment

China, Malaysia reach wide range of consensuses on cooperation: Wang Yi

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) — China and Malaysia have reached a series of consensus on a wide range of … More

Bilateral Cooperation, China, Covid19, Diplomacy, Policy

Belarus: Britain is 8th European country to recall ambassador ‘in solidarity’ with Poland, Lithuania

Britain on Friday became the latest European country to recall their ambassadors from Belarus in solidarity with Poland and Lithuania … More

Belarus, Diplomacy, European Union, Lithuania, Poland, Presidential election, solidarity, United Kingdom

Detained Australian Yang Hengjun to face trial in Beijing

SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun will face trial in Beijing on an espionage charge with a judge … More

Beijing, China, Diplomacy, Journalist, Law, Trial, Yang Hengjun

Belarus: Putin denounces ‘external pressure’ as Macron meets Tsikhanouskaya

French President Emmanuel Macron pushed for European mediation in the Belarus political crisis after a meeting with the country’s opposition … More

Belarus, Diplomacy, Emmanuel Macron, France, Russia, Vladimir Putin

Trump’s Kosovo-Serbia normalisation deal is all about Israel

The deal is not a ‘historic breakthrough’, but another stab in the back of the Palestinian people. On September 4, … More

Diplomacy, economic normalisation, Economy, Israel, Kosovo, Palestine, Serbia

No deal with Israel, but Saudi Arabia pushes outreach to Jews

Efforts include barring disparagement of Jews, Christians in mosques; officials say textbooks, which used to denigrate Jews and other non-Muslims … More

Diplomacy, Israel, Jews, Outreach, Palestine, Saudi Arabia

TikTok unaware of $5bn US ‘education fund’ request

Bytedance, the owner of TikTok, says it has not heard about a $5bn (£4bn) contribution to a new education fund … More

ByteDance, Diplomacy, Donald Trump, Oracle, TikTok, United States, Walmart

Trump Is Wrong About TikTok. China’s Plans Are Much More Sinister.

The West still doesn’t understand the scale of Beijing’s soft-power ambitions. The Trump administration announced on Friday that starting on … More

Apps, China, Diplomacy, Taiwan, TikTok, United States, WeChat

Why is the Philippines reviving its dispute with Malaysia over Sabah?

With territorial disputes involving Southeast Asia having dominated global headlines for weeks, now might seem like an opportune moment for … More

Diplomacy, Dispute, Government, North Borneo, Policy, Sabah

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