China Hunts For Opportunities In Europe And Taiwan After Ukraine Diplomacy Goes Awry

The Return of Spheres of Influence

Will negotiations over Ukraine be a new Yalta conference that carves up the world?

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine three years ago, China has been a firm supporter of Moscow and has largely ignored Ukraine. But there is now talk in both the West and China about the possibility of Beijing sending troops to Europe to maintain peace. If such a deployment were to take place, it would mark an unprecedented presence of Chinese peacekeeping forces — mainly military personnel — on the European mainland, notes the Chinese newspaper …

Transatlantic Tensions Create Openings for Chinese Influence

After a week of runaway diplomacy around how to end the war in Ukraine that has widened rifts between the United States and other Western powers and raised new questions about the future of US assistance for Ukraine, China is looking at how it can capitalize. For Beijing, the diplomatic fissures between the United States and its European allies -- the latest of which was opened up by an Oval Office clash between US President Donald Trump and his…

Human rights? We Don’t Care, China Tells Georgia

While Washington’s attention is on Ukraine, China is solidifying its influence in the Black Sea region, particularly Georgia.

Commentary: How to End the Ukraine War After White House Showdown

Commentary: How to End the Ukraine War After White House Showdown - Signals show that China is adjusting its position on Russia-Ukraine conflict as U.S.-Russia relations warm

China Hunts For Opportunities In Europe And Taiwan After Ukraine Diplomacy Goes Awry

Following an Oval Office blowup and a European-led summit, a path to ending the war in Ukraine seems more unclear than ever as new rifts emerge between the United States and the European Union. For China, this opens new opportunities in Taiwan and across Europe.