By: Marcus Sterling – SeaPRwire – Peace agreements are usually easiest to negotiate when both sides can claim victory. That appears to be exactly what is unfolding between Washington and Tehran. According to officials from both governments, a preliminary agreement to end the conflict could be signed within days. Yet the striking feature of the […]
By: Gavin Thorne – SeaPRwire – Some diplomatic gestures are designed for headlines. Others are designed for history. Xi Jinping’s visit to the China-DPRK Friendship Tower in Pyongyang on June 9 belongs firmly to the second category. During his state visit to North Korea, Xi, accompanied by Peng Liyuan, visited the memorial alongside Kim Jong […]
By: Alistair Kroon – SeaPRwire – Diplomatic ceremonies rarely tell the full story. The meeting between Xi Jinping and Lao President and Party General Secretary Thongloun Sisoulith on June 5 in Beijing was presented as a celebration of friendship. The substance was far more consequential. When two neighboring socialist governments spend as much time discussing rail […]