In early January 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping remarked that his country would not shy away from using military force to annex Taiwan. As China threatens Taiwan, what will the U.S. do? The comment was followed by widespread condemnation by several U.S. politicians who reasserted their support for Taiwan’s democracy. It also raises an important ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has asked Taiwan to unify with the mainland through the “one country, two systems” model in which the island nation will come under the complete control of Beijing, but will still allegedly be able to preserve its unique rights and traditions. He was speaking at an event commemorating the 40th anniversary of ...
In September 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared that his country would invest US$60 billion in several African projects. However, the move was brought under suspicion by economic experts who suggested that the new wave of loans will only entrap African nations into servitude to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). China’s investments also pose a ...
The first meeting of the “High-Level Mechanism on Cultural and People-to-People Exchanges” held in New Delhi on December 21, 2018 saw the foreign ministers from India and China share a 10-point program to strengthen ties between the two nations. Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping remarked that he admired the deep civilizational ties both nations have ...
While the extension of the Chinese presidential term limit certainly came as a shock for most, Putin’s re-election as the President of Russia wasn’t a surprise at all. He cruised to victory, demonstrating his power in Russia, while the abolition of the term limit in China has ensured President Xi Jinping’s reign for however long ...
Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency, released the full text of a proposal by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to remove the clause stating that the President and Vice-President of the People’s Republic of China “shall serve no more than two consecutive terms” from the country’s Constitution. The release of the ...