Category: China
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After North Korea launches artillery close to South Korean islands, China calls for “calm and restraint” from all parties.
China’s close ties with North Korea were on show earlier this week when President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with his counterpart Kim Jong Un on New Year’s Day. China called Friday for “restraint” from all sides after Seoul said North Korea had fired an artillery barrage near two South Korean islands. “Under the current…
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Taiwan’s 2024 election is minimized and disparaged by China’s state media.
China has repeatedly warned Taiwanese voters against re-electing the pro-independence camp, but in China itself, the ruling Communist Party has made sure the population of 1.4 billion people are kept in the dark. China has generated global headlines with warnings of war ahead of Taiwan’s election but, for a domestic audience, there are no verbal…
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China’s Taiwan strategy: Is Beijing drawing plan for the island’s integration with the mainland?
Just ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in Taiwan on January 13, Beijing has come out with a plan for the integration of Taiwan with mainland China on the cultural, social, and economic front. Under the initiative, China has identified the coastal province of Fujian as a “model zone” for the planned integration with Taiwan.…
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China using narcotics as a tool to silence opposition.
China is now pushing potent narcotic drugs to other countries and then using this supply as a tool to silence international opposition to the suppression of human rights of the minorities in Xinjiang. Lately, Washington has been arm-twisted by Beijing in lifting trade sanctions on a Chinese firm linked to the abuse of Uighur and…
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China’s National Security is at Risk from Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellites—Military
China on Tuesday sounded the alarm that American spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX’s launch of next-generation satellites pose a national security threat. The Elon Musk-helmed company’s initial batch of 21 satellites equipped with a direct-to-cellular payload are the first of over 800 planned for the first half of this year. Though there are currently over 5,000 Starlink…
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Beijing military authorities inform the US that Beijing would “never compromise” on Taiwan.
In their first defence talks of the year, held at the Pentagon Monday and Tuesday, Chinese officials demanded that Washington “stop arming Taiwan, and oppose Taiwan’s ‘independence’”, according to a Chinese defence ministry readout. China vowed Wednesday it will “never compromise” on Taiwan and told the United States to stop providing military aid, days ahead…
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Why are there tensions between China and Taiwan?
At the heart of the issue is China’s claim over self-governed Taiwan. Beijing sees the island as a breakaway province that will, eventually, be part of the country, and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve this. But many Taiwanese consider themselves to be part of a separate nation – although most…
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In 2023, nearly 40,000 cyber fraud suspects were transferred from Myanmar to China.
Online fraud compounds have flourished in Myanmar’s borderlands, staffed by citizens from China and other countries who are often trafficked and forced to work swindling their compatriots. More than 40,000 people suspected of taking part in cyber scams in Myanmar were handed over to China last year, Beijing state media said Friday. Online fraud compounds…
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Managing Security in the South China Sea by 2024
The strategic dynamics of the South China Sea in 2023 have been marked by a complex interplay of diplomatic efforts, military posturing, regional cooperation, and legal disputes. Against this backdrop, China’s recent appointment of Admiral Dong Jun as the new defense minister has introduced a notable shift in leadership, posing potential implications for the ongoing…
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Nepal’s decision to join the BRI requires critical review
China’s flagship initiative, the Belt and Road Initiative has been a serious thorn in Nepal’s domestic as well as international politics. Many have contested the situation in which Katmandu will have to undertake huge financial loans due to its acceptance of the terms that these projects inculcated within them. Although Beijing-Katmandu relations have grown cordial…