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China's Congress confirms path of confrontation
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Strained relations between China and the USA have taken an even frostier plunge during the first annual session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), which ended on 13 March. Chairman Xi Jinping has signalled that he will not make any placatory moves, despite China being caught out o
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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan extends wishes to Xi Jinping for re-election as
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a tweet, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijiayan extended wishes to Xi for the continued efforts to achieve prosperous China.
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New hopes emerge for the people of Tibet in the changing world
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Tibet experts from a cross-section of countries see signs of hope for the colonized people of Tibet and other countries, occupied by China, in the ever-increasing nationalist rhetoric by the Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) who are now struggling to keep the
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Chinese city suggests lockdowns for flu, faces criticism on social media
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A Chinese city has received negative feedback on social media after saying it might consider using lockdowns in the case of an influenza outbreak, CNN reported.
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Li Qiang becomes China's new premier
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Li Qiang will replace Li Keqiang, who became premier in 2013 with high hopes that he would usher in liberal reforms. But his power was curbed by Xi, who increasingly sidelined Li Keqiang and placed allies in key strategic positions over him.
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China might arm up Russia's war to reshape global politics: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Research has shown that countries intervene in conflicts when they think their interests may be affected and when they can make a difference. This could be a factor that pushes China to become more involved in Russia's battle.
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Beijing to increase unification pressure on Taiwan, says US spy agencies
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As Xi begins his third term, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would strive to press Taiwan on unification, undercut US influence, and drive a wedge between Washington and its partners, the report said.
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Xi Jinping elected Chinese President for 3rd term
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Thousands of delegates at the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing voted on Xi's appointment as president and head of the military for another five years. However, the process was a formality in China's rubber-stamp parliament after Xi, 69, was confirmed as chief of the ruling Comm
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Train to Tibet along LAC
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
There is a serious concern in India now that with its railway network into and within Tibet expanding and railway lines poised to reach the LAC soon, Beijing may feel emboldened to flex its military muscles more resolutely to alter its border with India unilaterally.
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Message from China as its National People's Congress 2023 opens
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The session assumed importance in the backdrop of new geopolitical threats facing China and its lowest growth in decades at 3 per cent in the year 2022.
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"Chinese diplomats must dance with wolves," China FM Qin Gang remarks go v
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Qin used the term "discourse trap" to describe how entrenched the term "wolf warrior diplomacy" has become in Western discourses associated with China's foreign policy, making it difficult to think outside the box or better understand the patterns at hand.
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China Premier Li Keqiang bows out as Xi loyalists take reins
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
After a decade in Chinese President Xi Jinping's shadow, Li Keqiang is taking his final bow as the country's premier, marking a shift away from the skilled technocrats who have helped steer the world's second-biggest economy in favour of officials known mainly for their unquestioned loyalty
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