There is a calm before the storm between China and Taiwan. The Year of the Dragon, which begins on February 10th, is expected to be stormy.

China and Ukraine War: Friendship with Russia is in the foreground. War in Israel and Gaza: China wants to “contribute to peace and tranquility in the Middle East’. China is busy trading with Iran, that wants to wipe the Jewish state off the map. China has loudly criticized the US for its attacks on the Houthis.