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#international-relations

The actual reason was intense pressure exerted by Chinese authorities, including economic coercion. Using coercive means to force a third country to change its sovereign decisions not only undermines aviation safety and violates relevant international norms and practices, it also constitutes a blatant interference in another country's internal affairs.

"Fortunately, our relations with Russia remain good," Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's prime minister, told local publication Sinar Harian. "Therefore, the Petronas team can negotiate with them."

The decree, signed by Albanian President Bajram Begaj, says Adams was granted citizenship at his request and that the order takes effect immediately upon publication in Albania's official gazette.

The uncomfortable truth is that Britain is not being ignored by accident. It is being bypassed because it no longer carries the weight it once did.

If Portugal announced that it wanted France to be its newest state, the world might react by labeling its leader as a lunatic, questioning the legitimacy of such ambitions.