EU-China Summit Generates Mixed Success
The European Union (EU) and China convened at the EU-China Summit on April 9 to discuss their relationship and economic agenda, reports the EU Commission.
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Italy Joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative
China’s Belt and Road Initiative just gained Italy, Europe’s fourth-largest economy agreed to sign on to China’s signature global trade agreement, indicating an expansion of China’s economic influence in Europe.
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Diplomacy School in China
Another year and another exploration opportunity was opened to the School of Diplomacy students. As in 2018, China was the destination of choice. There was no doubt in all the travelers’ minds that “the Red Dragon” was a wonderful location to learn and observe new ideas of diplomacy in a vastly different culture.
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New Year for Tibetans, Both at Home and In Exile
A deep dive by writer Alyssa Veltre provides insight into the Tibetan crisis during their yearly holiday festivities.
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By Mark J. Wood Staff Writer Renewable energies are changing the face of geopolitics and China is at the forefront.
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China’s Mass Detention of Uyghurs Muslims Continues, Mirroring the Rohingya Crisis
The Chinese government has turned the Xinjiang Province into a Police state, from a ban on the Uyghur language to a slew of internment camps that many claim torture and force conversion from Islam, the religion of the Uyghurs.
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Canada’s Ambassador to China Resigns Following a Series of Diplomatic Missteps
The Canadian Ambassador to China resigned on January 25 after comments concerning an ongoing extradition case with China spilled into the political media.
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Heightened tensions overshadow G20
The annual meeting of the world’s major economies took place this past week against the backdrop of mounting tensions across the globe.
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Building Bridges of Disconnect
This week, China unveiled an infrastructural feat of incredible proportions, the longest sea-crossing bridge ever constructed.
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School of Diplomacy co-hosts International Peace Institutes’ Distinguished Author Series
On October 18, 2018, the School of Diplomacy and International Relations co-hosted the International Peace Institute’s (IPI) Distinguished Author Series. The event’s guest speaker was David E. Sanger, national security correspondent for the New York Times and author of “The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear of the Cyber Age.”
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