1 Comment If one were to delve into the history of China until 1976, when Mao Zedong one of the greatest mass murderers of all time passed away, there is the story of the greatest human tragedies of modern contemporary history. However, all that changed in 1976 after Mao’s passing as China began a new path toward […]
No Comments The circumstances surrounding Qin Gang’s removal as Foreign Minister are multifaceted and complex, involving potential personal misconduct, power struggles within the CCP’s foreign policy apparatus, and possibly unmet expectations in his role. Amidst great anticipation and under the shadow of intrigue, one of China’s prominent political figures, Qin Gang, who had risen swiftly to become […]
No Comments It was not a surprise that China used Macron’s visit and business agreements to further rifts inside Europe and those between the EU and the US. It would be difficult to see a significant improvement in China-EU relations if the EU leaders do not change their stance on the Ukraine war. The trip has certainly […]
No Comments The world needs to be prepared for the long term and when China opts for military adventurism, countries like India, the US and Taiwan need to be prepared to take counter-measures. ‘World-class military force’ at par with US armed forces by 2050 is the promise made by Chinese President Xi Jinping to his countrymen. […]
No Comments (Disclaimer: This paper was first published by The Peninsula Foundation as a working paper. Republished with permission) Introduction While the world focused on the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, China and Solomon Island signed an inter-governmental security pact1 which has been raising concerns regarding the rule-based order2 in the Indo-Pacific region. China, as a rising […]
2 Comments The credit goes to the duo of Jiang Zemin and Zhu Rongji for navigating China during the challenging times despite the severe shortage of qualified human resources. The missing of China’s top business tycoons such as Jack Ma has raised alarm bells on the extent and gravity of Xi’s unprecedented crackdown. There is a determination […]
No Comments Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that his country will not idly standby if China and Beijing need to understand this and called out President Xi Jinping while speaking to the Taiwanese think tank, the Institute for National Policy Research. Abe was categorical when he said Japan and the United States could not […]
No Comments The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has passed a resolution which seeks to cement Xi Jinping’s status in its political history. The resolution, dubbed as ‘historic’ by the state media, is only the third of its kind since the founding of the party. The first was passed by Mao Zedong in 1945 and the second by […]
No Comments Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has scrapped the controversial Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) deal between China and the state of Victoria, calling it “inconsistent with Australia’s foreign policy”. The Morrison government’s decision to scrap Victoria’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) agreement with China was based on Australia’s new Foreign Relations Act, which says the […]
No Comments A WSJ report says that the Chinese President took the decision to stop Ant groups IPO after Jack Ma criticised the country’s financial watchdogs and Communist Party’s handling of the economy. The Wall Street Journal on Thursday reported that China’s President Xi Jinping personally made the decision to halt the initial public offering of Ant […]
