Until recently, Yang Jiechi, a 70-year-old Chinese career diplomat, had a reputation, at least among his foreign peers, of being a somewhat mild-mannered and colorless bureaucrat. Sixteen minutes at a meeting with his American counterparts in Alaska last month changed all that. That was the length of time Yang spent …
Read More »China’s right. The long, grim death toll from America’s 201 military conflicts since 1945 reveals the world’s real bad guy
A Chinese organization has published a report slamming the United States as responsible for a “History of Humanitarian Disasters” citing what it described as “American aggression” and highlighting the destructive consequences of US-led wars, most often under the guise of “humanitarian interventions” or “human rights.” The document by the China …
Read More »Blinken says China ‘didn’t do what it needed to do’ about Covid-19. Beijing says, we did… did you?
Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a page from his predecessor, Mike Pompeo, in accusing China of not being transparent enough in dealing with the initial Covid-19 outbreak on its soil. “I think China knows that in the early stages of Covid, it didn’t do what it needed to do, …
Read More »India-Russia friendship is too pragmatic for US and China to ruin it
The 19th century British statesman Lord Palmerston famously said “we have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual.” This maxim has been used to justify flexibility for a country to choose and discard partners, depending on the changing times and circumstances. Whether …
Read More »China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomats take on the West on Twitter to provoke a reaction, just like President Trump did to Beijing
Named after two blockbuster films featuring a Chinese soldier who defeats all comers, with foreign mercenaries a favourite, the real-world wolf warriors dispense with the usual diplomatic niceties when calling out the West over perceived injustices and making one thing crystal clear: Beijing is not happy. The belligerent tone and …
Read More »China warns of ‘robust response’ to any Olympics boycott after US stirs talk of skipping 2022 Beijing Games
Speaking on Tuesday, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said a boycott was “something that we certainly wish to discuss” and that the US would coordinate with its “allies and partners” over any potential action for the winter sporting showpiece. The State Department later appeared to backtrack on that stance, …
Read More »Could rapid development of China’s digital currency threaten US’ global dominance? RT’s Boom Bust digs in
The Chinese authorities have been long mulling the widespread launch of the country’s digital currency and have conducted massive tests across the country. RT’s Boom Bust discussed how the development of the digital yuan may affect its role in the international financial system and the dominant position of the US …
Read More »Russia & China won’t create Eastern military bloc to rival NATO because exclusive clubs are ‘counter-productive,’ says FM Lavrov
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday with his Indian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters that “Russian-Chinese relations have reached the best level in history.” However, he said, “these relations will not lead us to pursue the goal of creating an armed forces alliance.” He criticized “talk of …
Read More »China sent its carrier near Japanese waters because Tokyo and Washington’s encroachment unties Beijing’s hands
On Monday morning, China announced it sent an aircraft carrier group through a location known as the Miyako Strait, an island chain which bridges the gap between the Pacific Ocean and the East China Sea. The area largely consists of Japanese waters and has several strategic islands such as Okinawa, …
Read More »China mulls new bourse to lure overseas-listed firms – media
According to people with knowledge of the matter, the country’s State Council has asked the top securities regulator to lead studies on how to design the exchange that would target Chinese firms listed in offshore markets. The government hopes the initiative would also lure marquee international firms such as Apple …
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