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This article analyzes some aspects of civilizationism as a trend in the self-positioning strategies of several Asian states, notably China and India, as well as some other countries. Close attention is paid to the concept of the civilization state (CS), as distinct from the nation state (NS), where the former reveals the specific characteristics of the major non-Western states.
Xinhua: For a long time, the US alliance system has adhered to the Cold War mentality, and has been obsessed with zero-sum games. It trampled on justice for self-interest, provoked conflicts and wars, imposed unilateral sanctions, and reaped world dividends, posing serious threats to and undermining the international system with the United Nations as the core and the international order based on international law.
HUMANKIND has found itself in a rather deplorable state in 2021. The coronavirus pandemic as a new global threat has exacerbated existing risks and challenges. The economic depression that has affected the world, coupled with social problems and the inability of states to effectively protect their citizens, has revealed a systemic crisis of the existing […]
Krasheninnikov: “The Kremlin elders are discussing the prospects of war more willingly and more thoroughly, reassuring themselves and their flock with nonsense about imaginary Russian allies and the growing influence of our country in the world. We have neither growing influence nor allies, but we have a strategy discussing preparations for war.”
Xinhua: Could COVID-19 outbreak have come from US military base?
Xinhua: It is time for Washington to abide by international law and basic norms governing international relations and stop talking down to other countries. Finally, it has to stop interfering in Hong Kong’s and China’s internal affairs under the pretext of “press freedom.”
Xinhua: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a joint statement, officially deciding to extend the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation.
Xinhua: The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) expresses strong disapproval of and firm opposition to the groundless accusations a small handful of US politicians and organizations continued to heap upon the HKSAR government’s lawful actions against Apple Daily.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that China highly appreciates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s positive remarks on China-Russia relations, noting that China is full of confidence in the development of the bilateral ties.
Xinhua: Nothing exceptional about latest G7 meeting.