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In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

  • [New] President Xi has raised the volume of the threats Beijing regularly hurls at Taiwan's government, and Chinese military incursions into Taiwan's waters and airspace have grown, but there is no sense in either country that war is imminent. lfpress
  • [New] Whatever the result, it is likely that the PRC will continue to upgrade its military capabilities and pursue war readiness, as reunification with Taiwan has become central to Xi's 'China Dream'. Council on Geostrategy
  • [New] Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Myanmar is expected to boost China's presence in the Indian Ocean with potential deals, including developments like the China-funded Kyaukpyu port valued at US$ 1.3 billion. BuildOurWorld
  • [New] Even after a high-profile meeting between Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in November, tensions continue to simmer over the self-governing island of Taiwan, which China hopes to bring it under its control. Yahoo News
  • [New] Taiwan is an intrinsic issue for Beijing, and Xi may feel that he has no choice but to react strongly in a way that will force the world to take notice. RFE/RL
  • [New] Chinese President Xi Jinping has said in his televised New Year address that his country's reunification with Taiwan is inevitable, renewing Beijing's threats to take over the self-ruled island. Sky News
  • [New] Xi's visit to Vietnam shows China's great importance to Vietnam-China relations and will inject strong impetus into the further development of bilateral relations. IOL
  • [New] China's top leaders including President Xi Jinping vowed to make industrial policy their top economic priority in 2024, a letdown for investors hoping to see more forceful stimulus to boost growth. Yahoo Finance
  • [New] In 2024, President Joe Biden is committed to pursuing a predictable and pragmatic approach with China, where a slowing economy may motivate Xi to dial down tensions. Teneo
  • [New] If Xi Jinping decided to move against Taiwan, he would likely do so with confidence that Chinese conventional forces could defeat or seriously degrade U.S. forces in the immediate vicinity and achieve initial campaign objectives. War on the Rocks
  • [New] EU leaders are expected to personally ask Chinese President Xi Jinping to rein in 13 Chinese entities accused of circumventing sanctions on Russia. www.euractiv.com
  • [New] If Xi comes to believe that the political cost of inaction in the Taiwan Strait poses an existential threat to the CCP's rule, he or his successors may well take enormous risks, including a dramatic military escalation. Foreign Affairs Magazine
  • [New] The China of President Xi Jinping wants to create tense, uncomfortable situations in the hope that US and partner forces will vacate the space that every force has a right to be in. Breaking Defense
  • [New] One-and-a-half years on, with the war still raging and an incendiary new conflict unfolding in the Middle East, EU leaders will travel to Beijing in early December for what is shaping up to be another tense sparring session with Chinese President Xi Jinping. gmfus
  • [New] As China flexes its muscles across the Pacific and increasingly threatens Taiwan, Xi Jinping, too, is drawing conclusions from events in Ukraine and the Middle East. The National Interest
  • [New] Beijing considers Taiwan a renegade province, with President Xi Jinping instructing his armed forces to be ready by 2027 to annex the self-governing island. Asia Times
  • [New] Both U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are seeking to establish guardrails for China-U.S. competition, with the hope that bilateral relations will not end up in disastrous situations, such as a war over the Taiwan Strait. The Diplomat
  • [New] China and Venezuela have announced they plan a substantial deepening of their ties after a meeting between President Maduro and President Xi in Beijing. The Times
  • [New] Problems such as real estate thunderstorms and high youth unemployment have posed threats to Beijing, making Xi Jinping extremely busy and making China's national strength less than before, leading to its Not capable enough to invade Taiwan. China Posts English
  • [New] With China's own economic slowdown and Chinese President Xi Jinping's consolidation of political power, Biden sees an opportunity to bring more nations - including Vietnam and Cambodia - into America's orbit. The Independent
  • [New] China's Xi Jinping will miss the G20 meeting at a time of heightened trade and geopolitical tensions with the United States and India, with which it shares a long and disputed border. Space War
  • A third of all agricultural land in England is tenanted; it is important that the tenant farming sector is supported to take advantage of the opportunities that nature markets provide. GOV.UK

Last updated: 25 March 2024



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