The east is rising : Xi maps out China s post-Covid ascent
3 Mar, 2021 07:36 PM
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Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo / AP
New York Times
By: Chris Buckley
But as Beijing rolls out a long-term plan, its top leader has also warned that the United States is the biggest threat. Xi Jinping has struck a confident posture as he looks to secure China s prosperity and power in a post-Covid world, saying that the country is entering a time of opportunity when the East is rising, and the West is declining.
But behind closed doors, China s Communist Party leader has also issued a blunt caveat to officials: Do not count out our competitors, above all the United States.
China appoints veteran PLA border General to NPC panel
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March 01, 2021 22:41 IST
Gen. Zhao Zongqi, who led the command that oversaw India border, was in charge during the Doklam crisis, 2020 tensions
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Clear message: People’s Liberation Army soldiers marching in Beijing, in this file photo.
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Gen. Zhao Zongqi, who led the command that oversaw India border, was in charge during the Doklam crisis, 2020 tensions
A veteran Chinese General who oversaw the military’s border command during a turbulent period in relations with India was on Sunday appointed to the top parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, a move seen as a post-retirement reward.
Hong Kong children as young as six years old will be taught the “great importance” of the territory’s national security law and what constitutes foreign interference and subversion under new education guidelines for the city.
Beijing imposed the security law in June last year after tens of thousands of people took to the streets in opposition to a proposed extradition bill in 2019 in protests that evolved into calls for democracy and sometimes descended into violence.
The Education Bureau’s guidelines, released late on Thursday night, suggest Beijing’s plans for the semi-autonomous territory go beyond quashing dissent and aim to overhaul society and bring its most spirited city more in line with the Communist Party-controlled mainland.
Superpower of the sea: Satellite photos reveal sophisticated aircraft carrier under construction in China
19 Jan, 2021 07:03 PM
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Political risk assessment expert Ross Feingold speculates on the challenges faced by the Biden administration in managing the US relationship with Taiwan, a hot-button issue in US-China relations.
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Political risk assessment expert Ross Feingold speculates on the challenges faced by the Biden administration in managing the US relationship with Taiwan, a hot-button issue in US-China relations.
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news.com.au
By: Jamie Seidel
Beijing s accelerated aircraft-carrier building programme is bearing fruit – with new satellite photos revealing its first fully combat-capable vessel racing towards completion.
Two protests and false parallels
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January 14, 2021 01:30 IST
While democracy was under siege in the U.S. last week, autocracy was under siege in Hong Kong in 2019
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Former Democratic Party legislators Andrew Wan, left, Lam Cheuk-ting, second from left, and Helena Wong, right, attend a press conference after their released on bail in Hong Kong on January 8, 2021. | Photo Credit: AP
While democracy was under siege in the U.S. last week, autocracy was under siege in Hong Kong in 2019
As a pro-Trump mob swarmed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, the comparisons drawn to the storming of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (LegCo) complex on July 1, 2019 were immediate. The two historic moments marked days when protest movements breached the hearts of their respective governments. But that is where the similarities ended. Beyond this superficial level, the differences between the two were numerous.