Taipei, July 8 (IANS) National Endowment for Democracy President and CEO Damon Wilson has said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) poses a big challenge to democracy and accused it of using political, economic and technological tools to reshape the global order as per its own interests, local media reported on Wednesday. In his address at China In The World (CITW) Summit in Taipei on Tuesday, Wilson said that China’s negative influence has been a key driver of 20-year consecutive decline in g…
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Beijing, July 7 (IANS) India and China held discussions on expanding cooperation in trade, economy and people-to-people exchanges. The two sides agreed to strengthen efforts to fully implement the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping for stable and mutually beneficial relations that deliver tangible benefits to the people of both nations. The discussions were held during a meeting between India’s Ambassador to China, Vikram Doraiswami, and China’s Vice Minister…
Washington, July 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday said TikTok played a significant role in his election victory, arguing that his popularity on the Chinese-owned social media platform demonstrated its influence despite continuing concerns in Washington over national security.Speaking at the White House following the launch of the “Trump Accounts” investment programme, Trump said he had become the platform’s most-followed political figure and questioned whether it posed the threat som…
Washington, July 6 (IANS) President Donald Trump said on Monday that Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Washington in late September, using the announcement to underscore his administration’s plans to expand the White House with a new state ballroom capable of hosting larger gatherings for visiting world leaders. Speaking at a Rose Garden luncheon, Trump revealed the planned visit while describing ongoing renovation and expansion projects at the White House, including what he call…
Naypyidaw, July 4 (IANS) China’s ‘ethnic unity’ law goes beyond a domestic policy adjustment, creating a sweeping legal framework with implications for identity, governance and international relations. As the law came into effect, concerns over its potential application for internal repression, cross-border enforcement and political messaging towards Taiwan highlight its impact in shaping Beijing’s evolving domestic and external strategies, a report has stated.“China’s latest legislative…
Beijing, July 3 (IANS) China’s new Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law, which came into effect on July 1, is pushing the ethnic minorities to integrate with Chinese identity and mandating that parents guide their children to “love” the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The law also “bans acts that ‘undermine ethnic unity or create ethnic division’ among China’s 56 officially recognised ethnicities, which include a Han Chinese majority that makes up over 90 per cent of the country’s …
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Emphasising that development cooperation with Bangladesh is guided by a mutually agreed framework, India on Friday said its position on the Teesta River project has already been communicated to Dhaka and that it will take all related developments into account in its approach to the issue. Addressing the weekly media briefing in New Delhi, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made the remarks in response to a question on the Teesta River project…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) China’s President Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasised at high-level meetings with world leaders and corporate heads that his country is keen to attract foreign investments, even though recent events have brought into question the safety and viability of those potential investments, according to an article in The Diplomat.It highlights that world’s top business leaders that Jinping has addressed at meetings in recent months include Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX, Jens…
Rome, July 1 (IANS) A recent seminar in Beijing underscored the evolution of China’s Sinicisation of Islam — a campaign which requires religious groups to align their doctrines, customs and moral values with Chinese culture. Increasingly, the initiative has shifted beyond cultural adaptation to become a political programme that expects religious leaders to internalise and promote Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) doctrine, according to a latest report. The prominence of Chinese President Xi Jinp…
Brussels, June 29 (IANS) China’s evolution from former President Jiang Zemin’s message of peaceful narrative to the current leadership, Xi Jinping’s nuclear assertiveness, reflects not just a policy shift but a rejection of the principles Jiang articulated in Tokyo during his 1998 State Visit to Japan.The promise of a “peaceful rise” has given way to a strategy centred on “deterrence and dominance”. For Asia and the wider world, the message is clear: Beijing’s rhetoric cannot be accepted at …