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The road to Ma Ying-jeou's house

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XULIO RIOS
Ma Ying-jeou's trip to mainland China takes place just over a month after the inauguration of Lai Ching-te, who will take over from Tsai Ing-wen on May 20, and in a context marked by the reaffirmation of the two paths that define the Taiwanese crossroads: irreducible hostility towards an independence movement without a majority on the island, but with notable international support and, alternatively, the establishment of bridges that help preserve and develop the ties between Beijing and Taipei with the perspective of peaceful reunification.

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Where is China going?

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SABINO VACA NARVAJA
China alienates and confuses the West, which tends to adopt a distorted and somewhat whimsical vision of the political and economic system of the Asian country, at the same time ahistorical and decontextualized, particularly in relation to what is happening with its economic growth, its productive system and its institutional structure.

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NATO breaks its historic promises and expands to Russia's doorstep

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JAYRO SANCHEZ
Former US President George HW Bush and the last leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Mikhail Gorbachev, organized their first face-to-face meeting in early December 1989. The meeting was held in one of the cabins of the cruise liner Máxim Gorki, anchored near the port of the Maltese town of Marsaxlokk due to the strong storms that raged the waters of the central Mediterranean during those days.

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The resilience of the Chinese economy

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ELDA MOLINA DÍAZ AND EDUARDO REGALADO
The Chinese economy has shown a great capacity for resilience and development potential by more than meeting its growth objective, despite the complex challenges it has had to face internally and externally. The growth of new sectors linked to technological development has been compensating for the drop in the contribution of the real estate and other traditional sectors.

China is not free from internal and external economic challenges, but the country's economic fundamentals are solid, giving its government ample policy space to address its current economic slowdown, while its industrial development has positioned it well to the future.

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Gestures of complicity between Spain and China with a European perspective

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XULIO RIOS
The recent visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, to Spain has left important messages. The first, the outstretched hand, the willingness to continue promoting bilateral cooperation at all levels. For Beijing, Spain continues to be a “good and reliable partner.” The absence of conflict is a notable characteristic of Spanish-Chinese relations.

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China, a brief and concise compilation

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PASCUAL SERRANO
The news from China appears skipped in the news, but perhaps it is through an adequate compilation that we can get an idea of what is happening in that country. Or rather, what is happening in the world due to what is happening in China.

The Chinese economy grew 5,2% in 2023. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent from the previous year. But that year the nominal increase available per capita national residents was 6.3 percent compared to the previous year, which represents 6.1 if we subtract the rise in the CPI.

The current Taiwanese vice president, Lai Ching-te, celebrates his victory in the presidential elections.

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Elections: More PDP in Taiwan, more tension in the Strait?

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What can be expected from Lai Ching-te as president is an intensification of the projections recorded in the last two terms of the PDP with Tsai Ing-wen at the helm. That is, a firm commitment to political rapprochement with the United States, also economically, defensively and strategically. Lai's Taiwan reaffirms its validity and importance as a pivotal point for the US in Asia.

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Taiwan: three formulas and two options against the status quo

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XULIO RIOS
The Taiwanese presidential and legislative elections are about to fall: January 13. Its interest comes from the double dilemma that must be elucidated. On the one hand, whether or not the policies of the sovereigntist Minjindang or PDP (Democratic Progressive Party) continue; on the other hand, whether the gap in cross-strait relations can deepen even further or, on the contrary, take a less disturbing direction.

Taiwan has held seven presidential elections since the first direct elections in 1996, during which the nationalist KMT (Kuomintang) and the PDP took turns as ruling party for two consecutive terms. The challenge for the PDP is to break this trend. According to surveys, more than 60 percent of the population demands change, but the PDP has serious options for continuity, despite the wear and tear, due to the division of the opposition.

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Joe Biden and Chinese culture

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JOHN HOPKINS
Joe Biden's recent comment that Xi Jinping is a dictator and his linking this assessment to the fact that China's system of government is different from that of the United States is revealing. It seems a manifestation of the Eurocentric thinking that has dominated the world in the last 200 years and the unwillingness to recognize cultures outside the Western sphere. This practice not only denies the validity of other people's experiences, but also the opportunities to learn and seek solutions to the problems we face.

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Biden–Xi: an anti-cyclonic summit

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XULIO RIOS
The main success of the summit is to place both countries before the challenge of preventing relations from continuing to worsen, setting barriers to do so. Frameworks in the form of principles, core interests, red lines, etc., have been reiterated. Biden does not want more problems in the upcoming electoral contest. Xi, for his part, needs to focus on domestic affairs. If the summit revealed anything, it is that, at this precise moment, neither party is interested in the conflict.

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Much to talk about, little to agree

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A Biden-Xi summit taking advantage of the APEC framework can help to somewhat put the antagonism on track, but not dilute it. And less than a year before the next elections in the United States, when it is foreseeable that hawks from all possible sides will turn China into the favorite target of all imaginable diatribes. Both Democrats and Republicans agree on that. Get ready.

Undoubtedly, dialogue is always advisable. Essential to minimally stabilize their ties, something essential in view of the importance of their ties and the global significance of their differences. Another thing is that it contributes to rebuilding a certain level of mutual trust if it is not accompanied by concrete measures to mitigate conflicts.

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The way back from Canberra to Beijing

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The Australian Prime Minister visits China to seal the normalization of relations between Canberra and Beijing, launched in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali, Indonesia, in 2022. Anthony Albanese will be the first Australian head of government to visit China in the last seven years.