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Australia has no hesitation in supporting the efforts of the United States and its allies to combat the rise of China, despite the fact that it is its leading economic partner. This de facto dependence limits Canberra's strategic room for manoeuvre.

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With a great deal of propaganda, Beijing seeks to convince its population and the international community of Taiwan's profoundly Chinese identity. The reality is more complex.

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Since the turn of the century, income inequality has been declining worldwide. However, they are increasing in China, India, Russia, the USA and within European countries - but not in Switzerland. Here we explain an unprecedented phenomenon that is set to continue.

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Russia and China have just agreed on the construction of a gas pipeline, during a visit by Xi Jinping to Moscow. A sign that Russia, like other powers, is turning towards a country that intends to present itself as an alternative to the Western order.

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In the mid-2000s, faced with China's rise to power, the idea emerged of a necessary and close collaboration between China and the United States. Since then, so much has changed in the Sino-American relationship that the future does not bode well. But perhaps it could have been otherwise.

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Southeast Asia now lives in the shadow of China and under American pressure. Is there an alternative for the region's governments in this battle of giants?

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Hong Xiuquan, a failed scholar who failed his exams four times, met God through Christian missionaries after an existential crisis. He then sparked off the Taiping revolt, marking one of the deadliest armed conflicts in history.

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Le moment fatidique approche. Jamais la République populaire de Chine (RPC) n’a été aussi prête à entreprendre sa mission historique: achever la réunification de la Chine et laver les affronts du siècle d’humiliation. Pékin s’y prépare depuis longtemps, tout comme Taipei et Washington. Si toutes les options sont sur la table, il n’est pourtant pas certain que cette opération soit le prélude à un nouvel affrontement entre grandes puissances. Voici trois grands scénarios, et les enjeux qui les sous-tendent.

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Le Regard Libre N° 82 – Yves Di Cristino

Entre la Chine en février et le Qatar en novembre, le monde du sport n’aura sans doute jamais été autant confronté à des tentatives timides de boycott d’événements majeurs depuis plus de six décennies. Les Etats-Unis avaient bien fait l’impasse sur les Jeux olympiques de 1980 à Moscou en pleine guerre froide, mais peu rappellent l’année 1956, si particulière à tous égards. Et cela nous concerne aussi, en tant que Suisses, car la Confédération avait, comme sept autres nations, fièrement décidé de boycotter les JO de Melbourne. Les raisons, quant à elles, vont dans tous les sens.

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