Challenges and Opportunities

That they go together is by now amongst those Chinese words of wisdom, which have so often been quoted that they have lost their...

EU threatens China with dire consequences over new Hong Kong security law

The EU threatens China that it would face "very negative consequences" if it presses ahead with a new security law for Hong Kong, stepping...

China domesticated the “India tiger” thanks to a reckless Modi

The state-sponsored cultivation of hyper-nationalist sentiment is a dangerous tiger that few leaders in history have ever been able to tame, something that Modi...

Chinese rival to GPS complete as final satellite launched

China on Tuesday launched the final satellite in its homegrown geolocation system designed to rival the US GPS network, marking a major step in...

Trudeau slams China for charges against Canadians

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday blasted China's detention of two Canadians for "political ends," following charges against them for spying. Even as Trudeau...

Russia takes on Europe in war of ideas about World War 2

The Kremlin has become entrenched in a war of words with Europe over the legacy of World War II, as both sides accuse each...

US holds off on China sanctions over Uighur mistreatment amid trade deal

President Donald Trump has said he held off on imposing sanctions on Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang to...

Chinese investment in India soars in spite of boycott calls

Amid the clamour to boycott Chinese goods and cut trade ties, in the wake of the killing of its 20 soldiers in a border...

US, Russia in an exercise in futility as talks start

The United States and Russia meet Monday in Vienna for talks on their last major nuclear weapons agreement. The US-Russia arms talks are to...

EU-China summit: in the background looms tussle

Chinese leaders and senior EU officials hold a video summit Monday with tensions rising over new tariffs targeting Chinese firms and European disquiet at...

Has superpower China exposed regional power India’s cowardice?

At a height of 14,000 feet in Galwan Valley, two nuclear powers exchanged fisticuffs and threw stones at each other. India lost 20 lives,...

China adamant on teaching India a lesson?

The Indian analysts have been comparing the military build-up in the India-China border in eastern Ladakh to the Doklam standoff in 2017. This was...