It’s not just size. China’s pragmatic trade strategy, which prioritizes meeting the development needs of its trading partners, has played a key role, too.
Putin visited China in May 2024.
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Setting off fireworks at home was as much a pandemic trend as buying a Peloton.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, tour a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, Ont. in April 2024.
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Volodymyr Zelensky and his friends in the west are failing to get support from the rest of the world for their demand that Russia completely withdraw from Ukraine.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Quang discussed Chinese foreign interference in Australia and the situation of Australian national Yang Hengjun, incarcerated in China for alleged spying.
Penny Wong (Left), South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas (centre) with China’s Premier Li Qiang in front of the Panda enclosure at Adelaide Zoo
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Chinese premier Li Qiang visited the Adelaide zoo, announcing the two Chinese pandas there, which have long been a major tourist attraction but are due to go home, will be replaced by another pair.
Daniel Craig as James Bond.
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Dutton on Tuesday reaffirmed the opposition was committed to the net zero by 2050 target but said they would only announce its medium term emission reduction targets after the next election.
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on June 3, 2024. LeBlanc is tight-lipped following the release of a report that says unnamed MPs have participated in foreign interference in Canadian politics.
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If Canada’s political leaders want the public to trust them, they need to trust citizens with foreign interference information contained in a recent security and intelligence report.
Journalist Zhang Zhan was imprisoned for writing about COVID.
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Many victim-survivors and scholars say ‘sex slaves’ more accurately describes the abuses the women endured, but governments have been slow to change their view.
Migrant workers on the assembly line making toys in Dongguan, Guandong. 2015.
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Journalist Yuan Yang tells the stories of four women who grew up in China as the nation transformed from a socialist to a market economy. Her book is a breath of fresh air.