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The world is facing the biggest power shift in decades, with the US poised to lose its leading position to China, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday.

In just 30 years, China has undergone the industrial revolution that took the West around three centuries, the Hungarian prime minister said, adding that America is about to say ‘goodbye’ to its status as the world’s only superpower.

A conflict between the two great powers is likely but not unavoidable, the Hungarian leader believes. The world needs to find a new balance, and the two opposing parties should recognize each other as equals, he said. Major nations have to “accept that, today, instead of American dominance, there are two suns in the sky,” Orban added.

The idea that Russia can be separated from the world economy through various restrictions is an “illusion,” he warned. The EU has already witnessed the results of its erroneous decisions, Orban said, adding that “others buy Russian energy instead of us, and we pay more for energy than ever before.”

According to Orban, the UK and Italy would drop out of the world’s top ten economies, and Germany would fall to 10th place, down from its current fourth position. A significant part of the European economy is still linked to Russia despite all the rhetoric about sanctions, he said.

Zo iemand zou leider van de Europese Commissie moeten zijn.
 
India and China held a new round of talks this week as part of ongoing efforts to resolve a standoff over the contested Himalayan border region between the two countries.

The Asian neighbors agreed to deal with the remaining issues over the so-called Line of Actual Control (LAC) “in an expeditious manner,” in addition to maintaining peace in border areas, a joint statement said on Tuesday.

The 19th round of India-China Corps Commander Level talks was held at the Chushul-Moldo border point on the Indian side. The statement released after the meeting said the countries had held a “positive, constructive and in-depth discussion… in line with the guidance provided by the leadership.”

Despite several rounds of disengagement at the Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso, and several other sections along the LAC, the Indian and Chinese armies continue to maintain a large troop presence.

Thousands of soldiers and equipment have been stationed along the LAC since the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes, the deadliest border encounter between the two countries in decades, which claimed the lives of least 20 Indian troops and four Chinese.
 
Changshan County, located in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, is now offering cash “rewards” to couples if the bride is aged 25 or younger. The reward of 1,000 yuan (some $137) is supposed to encourage more young people to get married.
Apart from the cash lump sum, the county is now offering a series of childcare and education subsidies for couples who have children.
The announcement comes as China marked its first population decline in six decades, with the country’s National Bureau of Statistics reporting last January a drop in around 850,000 people for a population of over 1.41 billion in 2022. The drop is the first one on record since 1961 – the last year of China’s Great Famine.
Earlier this month, China also reported an alarming drop in fertility rates, which reached a record low of 1.09 last year, according to figures from China’s Population and Development Research Center.
 

Taiwan meldt flinke toename van Chinese militaire aanwezigheid rond eiland​

 

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