Did Trump's Russia rant at UN give China reason for optimism?

In a speech laced with threats against Russia and with little about China, US President Donald Trump's address at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday may have given Beijing some reason for optimism. According to observers,

Leaders of China, Russia, North Korea and Iran gather in Beijing for huge military parade in challenge to the West

For the last three days, Xi Jinping has played host in one of China’s busiest port cities, welcoming leaders from across Asia and the Middle East for a carefully choreographed summit designed to showcase his vision of a new world order.

Russia tells West: any aggression will be met with 'decisive response'

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the West on Saturday that any aggression against Moscow would face a "decisive response," warning against attempts to down aircraft in Russian airspace and accusing Germany of militaristic rhetoric.

Can the US, Russia and China break their nuclear talks impasse?

Trump's subsequent push for trilateral "denuclearisation" talks involving China elicited a firm refusal from Beijing, underscoring challenges to extending the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) amid fears of a fresh nuclear arms race,

World Daily Brief: Russia moves to raise taxes to fund Ukraine war

Today’s daily brief features China’s first-ever target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Russia’s finance ministry proposing to raise the VAT, and a great interview with Dr. Ben
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