Third plenum: China wants to be better prepared for strategic risks like economic sanctions

Third plenum: China wants to be better prepared for strategic risks like economic sanctions

It calls national security “a pivotal foundation for ensuring steady and sustained progress in Chinese modernisation”. “We will strengthen the institutions and mechanisms for early warning, prevention and control, and protection against risks to China’s interests and investments overseas and deepen international law enforcement cooperation in the realm of security,” it reads. This is to … Read more

Mainland China to be tested by Taiwan under William Lai, with global view of cross-strait policies on the line: analysts

Mainland China to be tested by Taiwan under William Lai, with global view of cross-strait policies on the line: analysts

Hours earlier, Beijing announced the launch of a two-day military exercise around Taiwan as practice run for a blockade, after accusing Lai at length of sending “dangerous signals” on the island’s independence in his inaugural address. Lei, who worked with then fellow lawmaker Lai from 2005 to 2008 – when his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) … Read more