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Xi Jinping

MAGA Tribalism

President Donald Trump’s proclamation of a “golden age” for America seems to be emerging from his vision of ultranationalism and global dominance.

Drawing new lines

In November 2017, after a lengthy meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping, Donald Trump boasted that he and Xi can solve “probably all” the world’s problems. Today, he believes he alone can solve all the world’s problems.

Trust deficit remains in India-China ties

An agreement on resolving the standoff in Ladakh was reached on 21 October, just prior to the Brics summit in Kazan, Russia, paving the way for a Narendra Modi-Xi Jinping dialogue at the venue.

A compelling case for pragmatism

When Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Macau, the world’s gambling capital, the air was thick with anticipation. Macau,often dubbed the “Las Vegas of the East,” is much more than a beacon of wealth and opulence.

Secretly does it

The party has built its reputation on resistance, first from Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists, then the Japanese invaders and culminating in its seizure of power in 1949.

Apple Daily, RIP

A week ago, some 500 police officers raided the publication's newsroom, saying its reports undermined the government, a criminal offence.

‘A Loveable China’

China may be buttressing its narrative to counter the worldwide reaction to its designs on the disputed South China Sea, allegations of the genocide of Muslim Uygurs in Xinjiang, repression of Tibetans in Tibet and the imposition of Beijing’s security regulations in Hong Kong.

Pledge to fulfill

President Biden’s performance, as refreshing as it was robust, follows four years of negligent nonchalance on the part of Donald Trump.

Chinese Propaganda

Any state that can lie about the death of its soldiers to defend its political regime is on very thin ice, as it may deflect and manage local opinions temporarily, but is doomed to implode under the weight of its own make-believe propaganda, eventually.