Joseph Popper 
It sees both the DPP’s candidate, Vice-President William Lai Ching-te, the front runner in the presidential race, and his running mate Hsiao Bi-Khim, as dangerous “separatists” and “troublemakers”. Taiwan is also the “most dangerous” issue in China’s relationship with the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Joe Biden in November. Who … Read more
To mark the anniversary of the practice, Xi’s teachings have been promoted as part of an education campaign for cadres. In late December, hundreds of officials gathered in Beijing to attend a forum chaired by Politburo member Li Ganjie, with similar events held around the country. However, while cadres are studying and imitating Xi’s ideas … Read more
“[Japanese investors] and the Koreans are facing the same challenges of balancing geopolitical challenges with efficiency,” said Jayant Menon, a senior fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore. China is still a ‘huge market’ for Japan exporters even as trade slackens Japan and South Korea remain important trading partners and investors in China despite … Read more
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in an open letter on his website in December noted that while all levels of government are on the ballot and every year’s elections are important, “the sheer number of people who will vote in 2024 means that the results will have an outsize impact on the future of our world”. … Read more
Lai – who told foreign media last year that he had no plan to declare independence – said on Sunday that the comments about a “sacred mountain” were referring to the ROC constitution and not the republic itself. Speaking after delivering her final new year’s address as president on Monday, Tsai stressed that as the … Read more
The annual New Year’s address by Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday evening featured a few extra details for sharp-eyed viewers – a handful of new pictures appeared in the video, including an image taken during a forum for the Belt and Road Initiative, family portraits, as well as one of Xi taking an oath … Read more
The draft, a major revision of the Emergency Response Law that first took effect in 2007, was reviewed and discussed for the second time at an NPC session and is open for public comment until January 27. It requires the government to provide timely information about emergencies and its “decisions, orders and measures”. However, the … Read more
But new industries had to be ready before older ones were phased out so the country’s economic recovery could be consolidated and long-term economic stability reached. 11:11 The reasons behind China’s high youth unemployment rate The reasons behind China’s high youth unemployment rate Throughout the address carried by all state broadcast media, the president painted … Read more
The debate generated so much heat that Xu’s sentence was reduced to seven years with a fine of 300,000 yuan on appeal, and authorities eventually punished officials who were previously untouched in the scandal. The case was one of several in the past decade in which Chinese members of the public used the transparency in … Read more
India’s imports of Chinese laser machinery totalled US$174.57 million in 2022, according to the Post’s calculations using data from India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry. 4 things to ponder as India overtakes China as most populous nation And India had imported US$167.93 million worth of Chinese laser machinery in the first 10 months of 2023, … Read more
