CCP is positioning itself not just as a regional power but as the central player in an emerging new world order. With every move, Beijing is sending a clear signal: the era of Western dominance is drawing to an end, and China's moment has arrived.
The presence of Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea, a relatively rare occurrence, has raised eyebrows in Australia and New Zealand.
In yet another provocative act, China conducted a second live firing exercise on Saturday in the Tasman Sea situated between Australia and New Zealand.
The meeting between External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the G-20 foreign ministers’
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he will soon impose reciprocal tariffs on countries like India and China, asserting that the United States will charge the same tariffs these nations impose on American goods.
“We need to discard the Cold War mentality and seek peaceful coexistence and win-win outcomes. Our world today is far from being tranquil. Protectionism and unilateralism can protect no one. Even worse are the practices of hegemony and bullying, which run counter to the tide of history. A zero-sum approach that enlarges one’s own gain at the expense of others will not help. The right way forward for humanity is peaceful development and win-win cooperation.”
As a recent Brookings Institution report noted, both the USA and China “would profit from the existence of third-party mechanisms that can provide impartial information, suggest road maps for deconfliction, and outline pathways for collaboration that neither side might trust if emanating from the other”. Asean exerts more influence on China than is commonly understood, especially given its ability to inflict “reputational cost” on Beijing.
The two sides had a frank and in-depth exchange of views for the resolution of the relevant issues along the LAC in the Western Sector.
Sources added that the Indian side was represented by the new 14 Corps chief Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta.
The talks were led by Lt Gen Anindya Sengupta, the new commander of the Leh-based Fire & Fury Corps on the Indian side while the Chinese team was headed by Maj Gen Yang Lin, commander of the South Xinjiang Military District.
