
Martine Bulard
Former editor-in-chief of Monde diplomatique, author of Chine-Inde, La course du dragon et de l’éléphant, (Fayard, 2008), L’Occident malade de l’Occident (with Jack Dion, Fayard, 2009).
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Behind China’s breakthrough in the Middle-East Martine Bulard · 17 March Not since WW2 have relations between China and the Arab countries been so highly developed, and not only in the economic sphere. Beijing is profiting by this but has not yet managed to replace Washington. Can Donald Trump’s mind-boggling projects change the game?
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The Campaign Against TikTok or the Rivalry of Hypocrites Martine Bulard · April 2024 Armed conflicts are also conflicts between narratives. The social networks play an active role and they are all controlled by US groups, with a single exception: China’s TikTok. For years now Democrats and Republicans have been trying to bring it into the US fold or ban it. The latest pretext is (…) -
The Twists and Turns of China’s Strategy Martine Bulard · March 2024 A few days after the attacks of 7 October 2023, a delegation from the Arab countries landed in Beijing at the same time as the latter’s special envoy for the Middle East began a grand tour of the region. All eyes were turned towards China which had recognised the State of Palestine since 1988. (…)