Can China Pull Off Its Charm Offensive?
Why Beijing’s foreign-policy reset will—or won’t—work out. Read More Here
Tag: China
Asia’s Chinese diaspora celebrates first post-Covid Lunar New Year even as inflation bites
Covid-19 remains a concern for some, even as many people spare no expense to celebrate while others mull cost-cutting measures for festivities. Retailers expect a boost as consumers snap up pre-Lunar New Year purchases even as some are caught between raising prices and absorbing them. Read More Here
As US, China Fight Over Bangladesh, India Is the Real Winner
New Delhi is quietly playing Beijing and Washington against one another without draining its own resources in the geopolitical battle for Bangladesh. Read More Here
U.S.-China Rapprochement Will Not Come Quickly
Beijing and Washington continue to pursue policies that appear aimed more at competition and confrontation than at pursuing avenues for cooperation. Read More Here
A brief history of China-Africa relations
Africa has been crucial to China’s foreign policy since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1947. China supported several African liberation movements during the Cold War, and for every year since 1950 bar one, the foreign minister of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has first visited an African country. Read More Here
Japan’s Shift To War Footing
Throughout the Cold War, the United States and Japan focused on the threat from the Soviet Union, but with tensions increasing around Taiwan, Tokyo has turned to its south, adopting principles that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pushed for before his death. Read More Here
Modi’s China Policy Is A Failure
The Indian government has tread carefully—and invited trouble. Read More Here
China’s Brute Force Economics: Waking Up from the Dream of a Level Playing Field
China’s tactics are not merely an assortment of cutthroat moves made by individual actors. Rather, they are features of Beijing’s long-term strategy and are backed up by the full force of the country’s party-state system, creating a challenge that Washington cannot afford to ignore. Read More Here
The year 2022 drew at least three clear lines
Ukraine war, bursting of the China myth and the realization of the risks of World War III surrounding Taiwan. Read More Here
Why China Is Losing Leverage Against India
Looking forward, China and India will have to develop a new modus vivendi to coexist in the region. Read More Here
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