Tag: East Asia

  • What Right Does Japan Have to Pronounce about Taiwan?

    What Right Does Japan Have to Pronounce about Taiwan?

    Chinese chairman Xi Jinping met with Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi, at her request in Gyeongju, on 31 October, in the Republic of Korea. The recently ensconced Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi began her early leadership with a major diplomatic gaffe when she said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute “a survival-threatening situation” for […]

  • North Korea Does Not Pose a Threat to the United States

    In an election year, both US parties are competing to outdo one another with hawkish rhetoric on the Korean Peninsula, leaning heavily into the strategy of confrontation with China through the US-South Korea-Japan tripartite alliance; a flawed vision that threatens to “erupt into a regional war, a full-scale war, or even a nuclear war.” In […]

  • No New “Epidemic” in China

    This week’s News on China. Sources: • Spike in respiratory illnesses “China Tells WHO Known Germs Are Causing Surge in Child Pneumonia” “Upsurge of respiratory illnesses among children-Northern China” • Taiwan opposition parties run on separate tickets “Taiwan opposition parties register separate bids for presidential race in a boost for DPP and a worry for […]

  • BRI Investments Increase

    This week’s News on China. • BRI investments increase, prioritizing smaller projects • Historic drop in FDI in China • Gig workers face lower wages • Movies from China aimed at Chinese audiences

  • China Strengthens BRI in Africa and BRICS

    Carl Zha talks to RT about Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi visiting Kenya and vowing to strengthen trade ties and Belt and Road Initiative partnership. How China investing and infrastructures across Africa is strengthening BRICS and bringing on the multipolar world.

  • An Absurd Scene at G7: The Bandit Leader Ran for Police Chief

    An Absurd Scene at G7: The Bandit Leader Ran for Police Chief

    Illustration: Liu Rui/GT The Group of Seven (G7) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meeting that ended on Saturday did not name China in the joint statement, nor did it mention the so-called economic coercion that has been hyped for a long time. Nonetheless, it is hard to say the G7 is returning to rationality […]

  • The Two Sessions | Explained

    The Two Sessions, or Lianghui in Mandarin, are the simultaneous meetings of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. The National People’s Congress is a legislative body and the highest authority of the Chinese state. The Consultative Conference is a united front political advisory and consultation organization with no legislative or […]

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