Zamir Ahmed Awan: World keeps a close eye on China’s upcoming ‘Two Sessions’

The “Two Sessions” is an annual event and is usually held in March every year, when thousands of Chinese lawmakers participate in devising the future course of action in every dimension of China's development and its people's wellbeing.

The Washington Post: China, seemingly surprised by sudden Ukraine incursion, denies backing Russian attacks

China on Thursday denied backing Russia’s military assault in Ukraine as it trod a cautious line in response to a conflict that many Chinese analysts just days before were predicting wouldn’t happen.

Diao Daming: US urged to respect one-China principle, 'absorb wisdom' from Shanghai Communiqué

Francis Fukuyama: Ukraine, Looking Backward and Forward

Now that Russia has launched its massive invasion of Ukraine, it might be useful to look back at some of the discussion in the West prior to this event, and to think ahead to what may come next.

He Weiwen: Fundamental solution lies in neutral status of Ukraine

All eyes are on the Russia-Ukraine military conflict, which has become the top news around the world these days. Leaders of the U.S., NATO and EU states have all condemned Russia and announced a set of most severe sanctions.

Wang Yiwei: Kiev, Moscow talk amid conflicts; low hope for 'major breakthrough'

High-level talks between Kiev and Moscow finally began in the Ukraine-Belarus border on Monday. Chinese experts acknowledged the significance of the talks, which at least reflected some willingness from both sides, but predicted that hopes were not high for a major breakthrough during the first round of the talks as the conflict has reached its fifth day.

Dong Shaopeng: Total stock accounts exceed 200m, indicating attractiveness of Chinese equities

The number of stock accounts in China's A-share market has exceeded the 200 million mark for the first time, indicating the growing attractiveness and influence of the nation's capital market, as well as the yuan's appreciation, experts said.

Carlos Martinez: Responsibility for Ukraine crisis lies in Washington and Kyiv, not Moscow

Contrary to the superficial analysis in much of the Western media, the escalating crisis in Ukraine is not a product of any psychopathology on the part of Vladimir Putin. Nor has it emerged out of thin air. It represents the culmination of a storm that has been brewing for many years.

He Weiwen: Excluding China from IPEF Is Impractical

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo recently said the United States is launching discussions with Indo-Pacific countries regarding its Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, or IPEF. She made it clear that U.S. will not be joining the CPTPP or other regional free trade arrangements.

Gideon Rachman: Putin’s war will shake the world

The phoney war is over. The real war has begun. For several weeks, the US and British governments have believed that Vladimir Putin was intent on a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. That is now happening.

Zamir Ahmed Awan: Ukraine is betrayed by the US and UK

Ukraine was betrayed by the US and UK. Under the Budapest Memorandum, the US and UK promised to ensure Ukraine’s security, but, the world has seen that both the US and UK have not fulfilled their promise. On December 5, 1994, the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Britain, and the United States signed a memorandum to provide Ukraine with security assurances in connection with its accession to the NPT as a non-nuclear weapon state. The four parties signed the memorandum, containing a preamble and six paragraphs. The memorandum reads as follows:-

Wang Yiwei: US distorts China’s neutral stance, ‘uses Ukraine crisis to draw discord between China, Russia’

The US has tried very hard to distort China's neutral stance of calling for dialogue on the Ukraine crisis, with the US State Department urging China to "pressure Russia" and to respect the principle of national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and even accusing China of "using Russia to create a new world order."

Jefferey Sachs: The US should compromise on Nato to save Ukraine

If US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin do manage to hold a summit on Ukraine, what should Biden’s approach be?

Straits Times: Subtle shift in China's Covid-19 approach but full reopening unlikely soon

With sporadic Covid-19 clusters popping up across China, local governments have turned to a tried-and-tested playbook of lockdowns and movement controls.

Zhou Rong: Western sanctions won’t help solve Ukraine crisis

In the wake of the US and Europe unveiling what is believed to be just the first round of sanctions on Russian individuals and institutions in response to Moscow's recognition of two regions in Ukraine as "sovereign states," China said that unilateral sanctions have never been effective in solving global crises, and warned the US not to harm China and other countries' legitimate interests when handling issues related to Ukraine and Russia.

Zamir Ahmed Awan: Winter Olympics 2022: A Victory for Chinese Diplomacy

Global leaders got a chance to get together and exchange views. On one hand, it was an opportunity for China to show its strengths and power, on other hand, it was a unique opportunity for the rest of the world to understand China too. Several global leaders meet the Chinese leadership as well as visiting leaders from the rest of the world.

Ding Gang: Can US’ balancing strategy last after Ukraine crisis?

On February 21, 1972, US President Richard Nixon came to Beijing to begin a "world-changing" visit. He became the first sitting US president to visit China.

Gideon Rachman: How Putin took Europe to the brink of war

Angela Merkel once described Vladimir Putin as a leader using 19th-century methods in the 21st century. What the former German chancellor meant was that Russia’s leader is a man of war and nationalism in an era supposedly defined by laws and globalisation.

Vijay Prashad: Washington Bullets

Francis Fukuyama: Sanction Russia Now!

So it’s finally happened—after a slow, weeks-long build-up of forces, Russian troops on February 21 invaded Ukraine after Moscow recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Moscow is using words that normal countries use, like “genocide” and “fascist” and “peacekeepers,” in an Orwellian fashion to signify the opposite of what they really mean. The pretext Putin is using—that Ukraine, surrounded by 190,000 Russian troops, was planning to launch a major attack on the Donbas and invade Russia—is so transparent and ridiculous as to defy belief.