Under President Xi Jinping, China has grown more militaristic, aggressive, and hostile, however, India will be one key to countering China, reported Washington Examiner.
In a report carried by Xinhua News Agency, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said that the country's grain output is expected to reach 694 million tonnes in 2023, with the output of rice and wheat remaining stable and that of corn and soybean increasing.
The exiled businessman and vocal critic of Beijing were denied bail after being charged by the US with fraud last month. Guo left China in 2014 during an anti-corruption crackdown under President Xi Jinping.
China likes to accuse the US of harbouring a "Cold War mentality". However, perhaps closer to the truth is that China itself is pushing the world into two opposing blocs.
China might pretend to be neutral, yet it is anything but, for Xi has deliberately hitched his chariot to Russia's warhorses. The dictatorial Chinese leader refuses to criticize Putin's bloody invasion of Ukraine and instead accuses the USA and NATO of prolonging it.
According to the state news agency (Xinhua), the casualties were trapped on the third floor of the building in an industrial area of Wuyi County after the fire raged at around 2:04 pm.
The casualties among Chinese nationals in Pakistan are causing anxiety in the minds of Chinese companies and Xi Jinping's government. These targeted attacks will severely impede Chinese investments in Pakistan, creating tension between the two "brotherly" nations.
China's Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian on Friday said Manila should stand against the firm sovereignty claim of self-ruled, democratic Taiwan, which Beijing sees as part of its territory awaiting reunification.
However, since the start of the war on February 24, Xi has not spoken to Zelenskyy, despite the latter's repeated requests. And the "sound and stable" relationship they touted seems like a distant memory, reported NYT.
China's tactics of oppressing the Uyghur Muslims, who are fighting for freedom, appears to have rubbed off on Turkey as they are restricting the activities of East Turkestan, Yucel Tanay writes in Voice Against Autocracy.