US pressure tactics in Cold War 2.0 fail to faze China

The United States on Monday ended sensitive defense exports to Hong Kong, further ramping up pressure in a row over the financial capital's autonomy...

India asserts its “dominance” by banning Chinese apps

India on Monday banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including the wildly popular TikTok and WeChat, over national security and privacy concerns two weeks after...

China one-ups the West by passing Hong Kong law

China passed a sweeping Hong Kong national security law on Tuesday, a historic move that critics and many western governments fear will smother the...

Tensions persist between India and China amid calls for de-escalation

In the freezing heights of the Karakoram mountain range, a dangerous power play is unfolding. A military stand-off between India and China on their...

TikTok denies Indian allegations that it shared user data

TikTok on Tuesday denied Indian allegations that it shared Indian users' data with the Chinese government, after New Delhi banned the wildly popular app...

WHO sends team to China fearing pandemic is far from over

Six months on from the novel coronavirus outbreak, the WHO said Monday it was sending a team to China to work towards finding the...

Why de-escalation with India is in China’s interest?

The year 2020 finally brought an end to the cold-stored rivalry between India and China. The years of brewing tensions had made it inevitable...

India China tensions over Ladakh could explode at any time

The recent clashes between China and India are a manifestation of long-standing tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, according to an expert on South...

Why India needs China to stop itself from imploding

For all intents and purposes, India seems to have unofficially decided to "decouple" itself from its "fellow" BRICS and SCO "partner" China, but this...

USA wants to destabilise China internally

The “loss” of China in 1949 was perhaps the biggest blow to strike American hegemony in the post-World War II era, and it is...

Foreign policy calculus: Is China swapping the Middle East with Africa?

China was quick to aid coronavirus-stricken Sri Lanka. Chinese magnanimity and speed in responding to the Indian Ocean island’s request contrasted starkly with Beijing’s...

UN rings alarm bell over absence of freedom in China

Dozens of independent UN experts voiced alarm Friday over the repression of fundamental freedoms in China, demanding urgent action from the UN Human Rights...