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Russia's Defence Minister Reveals Comprehensive Picture On Operations In Ukraine
Malaysia’s Hedging Strategy In South China Sea: A Delicate Balancing Act
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Stradling a wide area of the South China Sea, Malaysia has cautiously staked its claim over disputed waters while carefully managing its relations with major powers such as China.
Russia's Putin To NATO: Commit Suicide Or Face All-Out War
NEW YORK, U.S.--Russia has threatened war if the United States and its NATO allies fail to comply — unconditionally — with sweeping demands for a new security arrangement in Europe.
Russia successfully test-fires ship-based Zircon hypersonic cruise missile
The Effect of Communist China on America's Clean Energy Plan
"The Middle East has oil, China has rare earths", Deng Xiaoping said in 1992. Nearly three decades later, the world is almost completely dependent on China for rare earth materials. They constitute key elements in large swaths of modern technology from consumer electronics to military equipment and green technology: Mobile phones, computers, fighter jets, guided missiles, solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles, among others. While demand is soaring, China is virtually their worldwide exclusive producer. "To extend Mr Deng's comparison, it is as if the Middle East not only sat on most of the world's oil but also, almost exclusively, refined it and then made products out of it," wrote The Economist in 2019.