It is hard not to feel confused over the current China-US sabre-rattling. American politicians have recently accused China of hacking US research for Coronavirus vaccines,…
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In the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, China has worked hard to emerge as the major aid-provider to the World rather than the epicenter of the outbreak,…
Held two months late, and under the specter of an uncertain global future, the annual meetings of the People’s Political Consultative Conference and National People’s…
The most distinctive aspect of China’s “socialist market economy” is that it relies on a precisely set and regularly reviewed strategy. Defined in its plans…
The current state of international affairs is unique in its complete vulnerability to one single external factor: the Covid-19 pandemic. In times like these, countries…
This article was originally published on The Kootneeti, on May 20th, 2020. Thank you to The Kootneeti for their kind authorisation to re-publish. On Monday,…
Despite soft diplomacy efforts, it appears that China’s dream of selling its “shared human destiny” narrative is dissipating. The Covid-19 pandemic and associated economic upheaval…
A few days ago, Las Vegas Sands announced it has shelved its plans to open a casino in Japan. Previously, Caesars Entertainment and Wynn Resort…
With the global health and economic damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the dis-information campaign has picked up steam. A consequence of this has been…
In March 2019, when Italy became the first G7 country to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),…