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Africa cancels a Belt and Road Initiative project for the first time
Economic Times, 25 October 2018 Read original news here NEW DELHI: Sierra Leone, one of the world’s developing countries, has scrapped plans to build a China-funded $318-million airport outside the capital, Freetown. This is the first instance of an African … Continued
Prayer festival cancelled amid tightening control at famous Tibetan Buddhist institute
International Campaign for Tibet, Read original news here Chinese officials have cancelled the prayer festival of Dechen Shedrub at the famous Larung Gar institute in eastern Tibet, according to an official notice stating that there would be no more large … Continued
Why did India and China sign their new security agreement?
MANOJ JOSHI, Observer Research Foundation, Read original news here The signing of an internal security agreement by India and China last Monday is an indicator of the special nature of their relationship. This features competition, conflict and cooperation. We all … Continued
India, China sign intel sharing pact
Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, Economic Times, Read original news here NEW DELHI: India and China on Monday signed their maiden internal security cooperation agreement that among other areas of cooperation will involve intelligence sharing between two sides amid common threats from … Continued
Xinjiang and the ‘Chinese Dream’
By Ben Hillman, ANU, East Asia Forum, 24 October 2018 Read original news here Since ethnic riots broke out in Urumqi in 2009, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has steadily turned Xinjiang into a provincial police state. Uyghurs, Kazakhs and … Continued
Xinjiang and the ‘Chinese Dream’
By Ben Hillman, ANU, East Asia Forum, 24 October 2018 Read original news here Since ethnic riots broke out in Urumqi in 2009, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has steadily turned Xinjiang into a provincial police state. Uyghurs, Kazakhs and … Continued
China Defends Xinjiang ‘Internment Camps’ Ahead of UN Review
Bill Ide, Joyce Huang October 18,2018 Read original news here BEIJING —Just a few weeks before China’s human rights record comes up for periodic review at the United Nations, the country’s leadership is putting itself squarely behind a massive effort … Continued
China Defends Xinjiang ‘Internment Camps’ Ahead of UN Review
Bill Ide, Joyce Huang October 18,2018 Read original news here BEIJING —Just a few weeks before China’s human rights record comes up for periodic review at the United Nations, the country’s leadership is putting itself squarely behind a massive effort … Continued
China woos Bhutan, at the expense of rival India
South China Morning Post, Wednesday, 17th October 2018 After decades of estrangement, Beijing is extending the hand of friendship to the tiny Himalayan kingdom Bhutan, the small mountain kingdom between China and India, is the latest beneficiary of Chinese soft power, with Beijing making quiet inroads at New Delhi’s expenseྲ read more →
The Crisis in U.S.-China Relations
Richard N Haass October 19, 2018, Read original news here Like all such meetings with senior Chinese officials, mine last week took place in a cloistered government compound, the overstuffed chairs placed side by side with only a small table between them, … Continued
The Crisis in U.S.-China Relations
Richard N Haass October 19, 2018, Read original news here Like all such meetings with senior Chinese officials, mine last week took place in a cloistered government compound, the overstuffed chairs placed side by side with only a small table between them, … Continued
China’s president opens long-delayed southern sea bridge.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge seen as crucial for China’s ‘Silicon Valley’, but some worry about its political impact. Viola Gaskel Honkong October 23 Read original news here President Xi Jinping opened the long-delayed and over-budget Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge on Tuesday, billed … Continued
China’s president opens long-delayed southern sea bridge.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge seen as crucial for China’s ‘Silicon Valley’, but some worry about its political impact. Viola Gaskel Honkong October 23 Read original news here President Xi Jinping opened the long-delayed and over-budget Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge on Tuesday, billed … Continued
Xi Vows ‘Unwavering’ Support for Private Sector After China Rout
Bloomberg News, 21 October 2018, Read original news here Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed “unwavering” support for the country’s private sector, the latest response from Beijing to concern over the outlook for the economy. “Any words and practices that negate and … Continued
Xi Vows ‘Unwavering’ Support for Private Sector After China Rout
Bloomberg News, 21 October 2018, Read original news here Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed “unwavering” support for the country’s private sector, the latest response from Beijing to concern over the outlook for the economy. “Any words and practices that negate and … Continued