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China’s Ambitious CO2 Goals: Achieving and Exceeding Carbon Targets

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Climate talk is popular, climate action less so. Fixing the CO2 goals as climate is difficult and expensive but, as Ginger River Review’s Jinglin Gao and Jiang Jiang explain in their interview series, How China can meet its carbon reduction targets, Beijing is flexible about reaching its goals: “China may experience multiple carbon emission peaks, and there is no need to forcibly […]

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Kiev Missiles Strike Taipei: Elon Speaks, Taipei Heeds, Beijing Grins

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A few days ago, Elon Musk urged a condominium between Taiwan and the Mainland and, to the astonishment of China-watchers, China’s Foreign Ministry praised him. The world’s oldest, proudest, smartest, most communist foreign ministry publicly praised the world’s richest capitalist. Even more interesting is the timing of this pas de deux Kiev Missiles Strike Taipei Heads

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Thailand’s Strategic Shift: Examining the China-Russia Joint Communiqué

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In light of Thailand’s strategic shift, the recent China-Russia Joint Communiqué highlights significant geopolitical realignments. This ambitious agreement encompasses numerous domains, setting a new direction for international cooperation. Thailand’s active engagement with the mBridge platform and its application to join BRICS signify a bold move towards regional integration and economic independence from the US dollar.

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Censorship: Public vs. Private – Which Yields More Trustworthy Media?

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‘Moving Backward’: In Xi’s China, Some See an Era of Total Control A decade ago, many prominent Chinese hoped that Xi Jinping would usher in openness and reform. Today, some of them believe he has created a totalitarian state. New York Times, October 18, 2022 Censorship: Public vs. Private Some See an Era of Total Control? I

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