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Introduction The growing quasi-alliance between China and Russia poses the greatest threat to vital U.S. national interests in sixty years. As this Council Special Report demonstrates, their joint efforts to undermine U.S. policies and international order have made marked progress in the past decade and will continue for the foreseeable future. Although the United States […]

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China-Africa relations in June were largely defined by two comprehensive diplomatic, trade-oriented meetings, both of which were held in China: the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-Up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and the Fourth Annual China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Vincent Thian/Pool via REUTERS
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Vincent Thian/Pool via REUTERS

The China and Climate primer series tracks and breaks down China’s engagement with climate and energy issues around the world. January coverage focused on a series of bilateral climate agreements, Chinese oil majors’ response to the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and China’s participation in the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.

French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan visit the Dujiangyan site, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province, as part of a three-day visit to China, December 5, 2025. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool
French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan visit the Dujiangyan site, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province, as part of a three-day visit to China, December 5, 2025. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool

“China and Climate” tracks and breaks down China’s engagement with climate and energy issues around the world. Major climate and energy stories in December highlighted this month include tech-funding announcements, a bilateral nuclear agreement, and ratification of the Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (the BBNJ Agreement). 

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