Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1901
The end of Russian innocence;
Russian rockets, American dependence
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China Reform Monitor: No. 1106
Taiwan tech guru defects to China;
PLA on diplomatic offensive in Africa
China Reform Monitor: No. 1105
Chinese hacking groups under the spotlight;
English language to receive less priority in Chinese admissions
China Reform Monitor: No. 1104
China moves drilling rig to disputed waters;
Sri Lanka hosts large Chinese military delegation
Mistral Ship Sale to Russia Will Shipwreck EU
German statesman Otto von Bismarck famously observed that Europe represented merely a geographical notion, not a unified political entity. Russia's annexation of Crimea has again validated this acerbic insight. And, amid the absence of any Western or European unity, the sale of the France's highly advanced Mistral-class warships to Russia looms large.