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    China and Russia – a deepening relationship? With Minna Ålander, Filip Rudnik and Eva Seiwert

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    Technicians inspect equipment and facilities of the China-Russia East Route natural gas pipeline at the Qinhuangdao sub-transport pigging station of the Northern Pipeline of the National pipeline Network in Haigang district of Qinhuangdao city, North China's Hebei province, May 1, 2024.

    Closing ranks: Russia-China energy cooperation amid escalating confrontation with the West

    Maciej Kalwasinski
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    Feb 11, 2026
    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto, left, attend a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Monday, May 12, 2025.

    China offers its partners economic lifelines and diplomatic cover – not military guarantees

    Eva Seiwert
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    Feb 11, 2026
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    Iran's first-ever SCO military exercise solidifies ties with China and Russia

    Eva Seiwert
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    Dec 18, 2025
    ndrei Belousov (3rd L front), Defence Minister of Russia, and his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun (3rd R front) hold a meeting on the sidelines of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) Meeting of Defence Ministers

    China–Russia military cooperation targeting Taiwan could link the European and Asia–Pacific theaters

    Claus Soong
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    Nov 06, 2025
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    Friends moving apart? China and Russia at the United Nations

    Patrik Andersson
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    Nov 06, 2025
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    Europe’s vehicle-data gap: How under-regulation gives Chinese carmakers an edge

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    Oct 29, 2025
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