Compared to previous years,2010 was quite jerky in terms of China's foreign policy.In particular,increasing of artificial tensions in China-USA relations,urged China's foreign policy. The political and economic impact of China that is increasing,inevitably brought the regional repercussions with it. Read more

With the American government fighting a big economic crisis, the Obama administration decided to go through with a 6.5 billion dollar weapons sale including attack helicopters and rockets to be sold to Taiwan, a package initially presented to Congress by the Bush administration in 2008. Read more

The Uygurs have been on Turkey's agenda for about 150 years, but Turkish President Abdullah Gül's recent visit to China and the Uygur revolt in Ürümqi have once again raised the Uygur question as agenda item one. Time will tell whether President Gül's visit to Ürümqi was a gesture of good will or a skillfully crafted diplomatic maneuver on the part of China. Read more

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Unofficial relations between China and Cyprus dates back to the mid-1950s which saw the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement, and started with the attendance of Archbishop Makarios to the Bandung Conference on behalf of Cyprus in 1955. This was followed by Cyprus becoming one of the 25 founding states of the first Non-Aligned Movement at its summit held in Belgrade in 1961. Read more

Following the change of leadership in Russia last May, the new President Dmitry Medvedev made his first official foreign visit to China. The visit by the Russian President carries major significance not least because of the fierce debates Russia has had with the United States for the past year over their missile defence project, whilst China has been trying to stay out of the debate. Read more