Top US and Chinese officials participated in a scheduled call for a “constructive dialogue” on trade issues, Aug 24, 2020 The cracking sound of ice breaking in the frozen US-China relationship is audible with the two big powers holding a high-level “virtual meeting” on Tuesday to discuss trade and related issues. In spite of everything, the …
Don’t beat the bushes for China, there’s nothing out there
Chinese and Pakistani border guards at the Khunjerab Pass in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region bordering China. The border tensions between India and China are accentuating a malaise among Indian analysts — their tunnel vision. Every word that slips out of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s garrulous mouth is seen nowadays as ringing affirmation of the …
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Belt and Road takes a leap forward to the Gulf
Red carpet welcome: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, accompanied by Chinese President Xi Jinping, reviews an honour guard at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, July 22, 2019 The entire myth that India is engaged in some sort of “competition” with China for regional influence gets exposed badly this week …
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Robber barons kidnap Chinese princess for ransom
(Huawei HQ, Shenzhen, China) The best thing about US President Donald Trump is his transparency. It immensely helped the world community through this past two-year turbulent period to see America’s real face. Behind the veil of ‘exceptionalism’, the US statesmen right down to Barack Obama took care to camouflage American intentions and motivations. But Trump …
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