Europe

Trump’s latest plan for Russia, Europe and China

The new White House paper on national security strategy, released in November, would have elicited very different reactions from the Kremlin and from Zhongnanhai, the seat of the Communist Party in Beijing.

The new scramble for the Arctic

Russia and China have been cooperating to develop Arctic shipping routes, with Russia aiming to boost oil and gas exports to China amid Western sanctions, and China seeking an alternative route to reduce its reliance on the Strait of Malacca.