China’s economy remains resilient and there are ample political tools at Beijing’s disposal despite mounting external risks, President Xi Jinping said in remarks released on Saturday. The world’s second-largest economy has steadily rebounded from a virus-induced recession, but analysts say policymakers face a tough job of maintaining a stable expansion …
Read More »Modi, Xi Jinping and a six-year battle for psychological high ground
Precisely six years ago, on September 17, 2014, Ahmedabad and New Delhi were abuzz with the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, the folk singer Peng Liyuan. Television channels played an extended video loop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi sitting on a swing with Xi on the …
Read More »Explained: Why China collects data from India
Written by P Vaidyanathan Iyer, Jay Mazoomdaar | New Delhi | Updated: September 17, 2020 6:54:16 am The Indian Express attempts to frame the context given the prevailing situation on the India-China border, the scale and legality of the operations, the technology involved and the possibilities of end use, given …
Read More »‘Xi Jinping has risked his future with forays into LAC’: report on China’s border row
China’s inability to push Indian troops into the Royal Line of Control (LAC) means that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ability to intimidate anyone has been reduced. In a Newsweek op-ed by Gordon G Chang, a lawyer and commentator, the Chinese president has risked his future with the failed high-profile People’s …
Read More »Xi Jinping “architect” of movements against India and his troops have failed: report
Xi Jinping’s Ability to Intimidate Runs Out as China Fails to Subdue Indian Troops in LAC: Report Washington: China’s inability to push Indian troops into the Royal Line of Control (LAC) means that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ability to intimidate anyone has been reduced. In a Newsweek op-ed by Gordon …
Read More »Xi’s Aggressive Moves Against India ‘Failed Unexpectedly’: Report
Describing Xi Jinping as the “architect” of the PLA’s recent aggressive actions against India, a major US magazine reported that the Chinese president has risked his future with high-profile forays into Indian territory that “unexpectedly failed” in the face of fierce counterattack of the Indian army. Xi, 67, who is …
Read More »China sends stalwart ambassadors to South Asia to boost BRI and undermine India
By sending Nong Rong, a Chinese politician with close ties to the United Front Works Department (UFWD), as ambassador to Pakistan, Beijing is making an all-out effort to influence South Asia in support of the Strip Initiative. and the Route (BRI) and divide the critics of the Xi Jinping regime. …
Read More »Both Xi Jinping and his army have unexpectedly failed in their aggressive moves on the Ladakh border, writes author Gordon G Chang
Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: Reuters) According to Gordon G Chang, the failures of the Chinese army on the Indian border will have consequences News18.com Last update: September 13, 2020 3:20 PM IST FOLLOW US: While Chinese President Xi Jinping has shown that he is good at political mobilization of …
Read More »Changing Chinese positions on Ladakh
Although the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) under the command of Commander-in-Chief Xi Jinping wants to enlarge the territorial map based on the Green Line defined by a 1959 map distributed by Prime Minister Chou En-Lai under leader Mao Zedong , China’s position on solving the border problem with India has …
Read More »Border tie between India and China LIVE: Status Quo in LAC for the third night; PLA will return today 5 Arunachal Boys
Both countries have reached a five-point consensus to resolve the four-month-long military standoff in eastern Ladakh, agreeing to “quickly withdraw” the troops, avoid any action that may increase tensions, and take steps to restore peace throughout. of the Line of Real Control. (LACQUER). The agreement in which the two countries …
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