Hints and tips:
...China “lacks the status of an impartial mediator in the Ukraine conflict because of its substantial support of Russia”, said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor of international studies at Ewha Womans University...
...“The notion of rallying around the flag, it almost feels like it’s gone in modern politics,” said Easley....
...“China may hedge its bets, not by withdrawing support from Putin, but by increasing engagement with other actors in and around Russia,” said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul....
...Macron spoke to US President Joe Biden before going to China....
...For the broader electorate, Easley says the criticism is different....
...office [on May 10] and before [US president Joe] Biden’s trip to Asia later in the month”....
University sports stars can now make money from their name, image and likeness - but will they ever get paid to play?
...Kim Jong Un is increasing the frequency of smaller-scale weapons provocations as the North Korean dictator upgrades his nuclear and chemical weapons arsenal and tests US president Joe Biden....
...The UN’s nuclear watchdog has warned that North Korea appears to have restarted a critical reactor at its biggest nuclear materials complex, raising another security challenge for Joe Biden as the US president...
...But the 37-year-old dictator might later raise Washington’s political tumult to justify distrust of nuclear negotiations with the US or to support China on global governance questions, said Leif-Eric Easley...
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