NEW DELHI: There’s been a qualitative change in China’s attitude towards Taiwan, one where there is a high possibility of force being used to merge the island with the mainland. In written replies to questions sent by StratNews Global, CAPT. TIEHLIN YEN, a former naval officer and deputy director of the Taiwan Center for Security […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “Definitely expect some form of Chinese military aggression to try and strike fear into Taiwanese society and remind the government they have not given up the option of using the military to force reunification,” says William Yang, a correspondent for several international media groups in Taiwan. Yang said the Taiwanese government has “expressed […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “Hong Kong is the model for how China can change the world. If Beijing can completely reign in a once free city like Hong Kong. They can also change the free world order,” says Victoria Tin-bor Hui, Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. “This is really at the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The nine-month-long standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh shows no signs of easing despite there being eight rounds of talks between the Corps Commanders of both sides and several meetings at the diplomatic level. India has marshalled troops that are conditioned to operate at those high altitudes and sub-zero temperatures, […]Read More
TAIPEI: Earlier this week, 10 Chinese nationals held on suspicion of espionage by Afghan authorities in Kabul were let off and flown home in a plane chartered by the Chinese government. The terms of their release were not clear although the Afghan government was reported to have demanded a formal apology. So what were the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) is a “major win for General Secretary Xi Jinping and really bad news for anyone who strives for more value-led European common foreign and security policy,” says Academic and Author Andreas Fulda. The deal pushed through on December 30, 2020 after seven years of negotiation “by […]Read More
NEW DELHI: China’s 5th plenum (annual conventions of the Communist Party Central Committee) held towards the close of the last year (October 26-29), focused on the 14th five-year plan that will run till 2025. But the plenum also offered hints into the direction of foreign policy in the new year, which is relevant for India, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: At a promotion ceremony at the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s Bayi Headquarters building in Beijing on 18th December 2020, four PLA officers were promoted to the rank of General. They included two Political Commissars, one from the People’s Armed Police Force (PAPF) and General Zhang Xudong, whose appointment as Commander of the PLA’s […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Early this month, Vietnam launched 5G trial runs, putting itself well ahead of some of its ASEAN compatriots in the race to realise and implement Industrial Revolution 2.0. It’s ahead on other counts as well. With less than 2000 Covid infections and 35 deaths, its economy is on track to emerge perhaps the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Taking away dictators’, torturers’ access to 27 countries in the European Union (EU) is a harsh, meaningful way of expressing displeasure over these types of crimes, says William F. Browder, a friend and ex-employer of Sergei Magnitsky. On December 7. EU Foreign Ministers approved the ‘Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy’ (informally […]Read More
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