Chinese fans support global stars at the World Cup amidst their nation's absence. US-India tensions threaten the Quad's critical mineral goals. Japan and South Korea's elites currently oppose nuclear weapons, but a policy shift in one could alter the other's stance.
SCMP reports on EU's tougher China trade policy, Putin's visit to Beijing post-Trump, and China's military driving away a Dutch warship from the Paracel Islands, citing 'miscalculation'.
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering global relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Quad summit plan turns uneasy as India pushes ahead without top leaders: sources A stretch of awkward diplomacy was unfolding in the Indo-Pacific in April: New Delhi was planning to host a foreign ministers’ meeting that could have been framed as a leaders-level discussion, even if the top...
