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"The Red Seance:  How Xi Jingping is soft-burying The Deng Era." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 17 December 2025, 0432 UTC. Content and Source:  "The Diplomat Brief."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQdzmbdmtTZfchTPNqSfXtwLgbg URL--thediplomat.com Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). Please use bar at the bottom of this post to center the article. December 17, 2025 thediplomat.com Welcome to the latest issue of Diplomat Brief.   This week our top story explores Xi Jinping’s effort to rewrite the history of China’s “reform and opening.” We also have an interview with Edward Lemon, president of the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs, on recent attacks targeting Chinese nationals in Tajikistan. Story of the Week The Red Séance: How Xi Jinping...

"China's banner year in combat aircraft." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 04 November 2025, 2342 UTC. Content and Source:  "The Diplomat Brief."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQcqbhDhjtZZCZPNgcrvXbKQCQg URL--https://thediplomat.com. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). NOVEMBER 5, 2025 THEDIPLOMAT.COM Welcome to the latest issue of Diplomat Brief.  This week our top story looks back at a year of breakthroughs for China’s military aviation. We also have an interview with Petra Sigmund, the German ambassador to Japan, on Germany’s approach to the Indo-Pacific – and Japan in particular. STORY OF THE WEEK ­ SECURITY China’s Banner Year in Combat Aircraft What Happened:  Over the last 12 months – between October 2024 and October 2025 – the breadth...