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⚡ Russia has decided to reduce its diplomatic representation in Norway. Learn more about the reasons behind this development and its potential impact on international relations.…

The EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell has redirected the EU foreign ministers’ summit to Brussels, bypassing Budapest due to growing concerns over Hungary’s controversial diplomatic moves. This shift comes in response to Hungary’s independent peace missions and criticism from other EU member states about Hungary’s approach. The decision highlights the bloc’s tensions and the challenges in maintaining a unified diplomatic stance. #EUDiplomacy #Hungary #EU #Politics

Congressional efforts to resolve the issue of U.S. POW/MIA remaining in Southeast Asia paved the way for the U.S. to normalize diplomatic relations with Vietnam. Here’s how congressional engagement focused on reconciliation could achieve similar outcomes for U.S.-North Korea relations:

China's strong stance on Eswatini's engagement with Taiwan sparks diplomatic tensions. The global consensus against Taiwan's recognition is evident. How will this affect Eswatini's diplomatic and economic future? #China #Eswatini #Taiwan #Diplomacy

Very true in deed. The war in Ukraine has been quite beneficial and profitable for China with minimum overhead on their part. There is little benefit in it for them for an early resolution or peace. The longer it drags out the better it is for China asa tool to drain Western attention and resources away from China's own ambitions and malign activities in the South China Sea and on its Western boarders. It also mean fewer voices in the West focussed on and calling attention to China's many internal human rights abuses against the Uyghurs and other minority groups within China. It also helps deflect attention away from China weak economy and major debt and lending crisis or its repressive and invassive national security law. Also the more Russia can normalize their occupation of Ukrainian territory, the better China's chances controlling blowback from the Global South and other nations over an invassion of Taiwan.

Excellent analysis.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Cho Tae-yul, foreign minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK), in Beijing on Monday. "Recently, China-ROK relations have been facing difficulties and challenges, which is not in the common interests of both sides, nor is it what China wants to see," Wang said, adding that it is hoped that the ROK side will work with China to stick to the original intention of establishing diplomatic ties, adhere to the direction of good neighborliness and friendship, stick to the goal of mutually beneficial cooperation, remove disturbances, and make joint efforts to push for the sound and steady development of China-ROK relations.

This week #Cuba and #SouthKorea established diplomatic relations: Why wasn't it done before? Here is transcribed a short analyzes done recently by #Bloomberg South Korea's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the two countries representatives to the #UnitedNations exchanged diplomatic notes in New York on Wednesday to establish relations at the ambassadorial level. Cuba became the 193rd country to establish official relations with South Korea, he said. #Havana had been one of the few outliers worldwide when it came to forging ties with South Korea, differentiating itself from North Korea's two biggest sponsors: the Soviet Union and China, which established formal relations more than 30 years ago. years when the Cold War ended and they looked at South Korea as a powerful partner for trade. Cuba starts 2024 with one of its largest economic adjustment plans in decades. The announcement was kept secret to avoid any disruption by North Korea, the #Yonhap news agency reported, citing sources it did not name. Cuba saw the move as a way to expand trade with one of the world's largest economies, while South Korea saw the deal as helping to raise its global profile, Yonhap said, citing unspecified observers. North Korea's propaganda apparatus frequently praises what leader Kim Jong Un has called "precious traditions of friendship" with Havana and their work together to defend what he has called the "dignity" of their joint socialist cause. After North and South Korea reached an agreement that led to the two countries being jointly admitted to the United Nations in 1991, most member states were able to establish diplomatic relations with both sides. #Caribbean #LatinAmerica #LATAM https://lnkd.in/eu52NrWv

Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to defend Tajikistan's territorial integrity and sovereignty during a rare visit to the country. Xi's visit aims to strengthen diplomatic ties and solidify China's influence in Central Asia, a region historically under Russian influence. Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has raised concerns over debt traps, but Xi has promised to support Tajikistan's independence and resist external interference. #XiJinping #TajikistanVisit #TerritorialIntegrity #DiplomaticTies #CentralAsia #BeltAndRoadInitiative #ShanghaiCooperationOrganization Read more at... https://lnkd.in/dRM5sKxD

A recent article published by Responsible Statecraft highlights the U.S. House’s approval of $1.6 billion for initiatives aimed at countering Chinese propaganda overseas. The piece explores concerns that such measures could exacerbate tensions with China, underscoring the importance of maintaining diplomatic efforts to manage the relationship. Click here to find out more on this issue: https://lnkd.in/dSaXFZbZ #china #economy #us #diplomacy #globalneighbours