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"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...

"The Trump-Xi APEC Summit:  Seeking a trade truce." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 29 October 2025, 2345 UTC. Content and Source:  "The Diplomat Brief."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQcqbWzZXQqqlgdqXkmBRhXPrxK 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). OCTOBER 29, 2025 THEDIPLOMAT.COM Welcome to the latest issue of Diplomat Brief.   This week our top story explores what China and the U.S. want to get out of the much-anticipated summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. We also have an interview with Scott Miller, author of “Let My Country Awake: Indian Revolutionaries in America and the Fight to Overthrow the British Raj,” on the overlooked history of the U.S.-based movement opposing British colonialism in India. STORY O...