Nectar Gan, Author at The Singapore Post

China’s war intentions on Taiwan are getting increasingly blurred

25Sep

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China’s war intentions on Taiwan are getting increasingly blurred

The Financial Times has published two recent articles recently about China, both of which are important pointers to the Taiwan issue and the possibility of Beijing using force to capture the island nation. The US Navy Seal Team 6 which killed Osama is training for Taiwan is one headline, the other relates to Taiwan’s defence minister sending out a warning that China’s military activity over Taiwan is getting intense and may soon make it difficult to spot the actual attack. Both stories indicate a zeroing in on Taiwan, by both the US and China. However, the remarks by the Defence Minister merit greater attention because Xi Jinping and his communist party have intensified their rhetoric and military actions against Taiwan ever since the Nancy Pelosi visit to Taipei. The blurring of line

CCP’s espionage in Czech Republic unveiled by Security Report

20Sep

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CCP’s espionage in Czech Republic unveiled by Security Report

The Czech Security Information Service's annual report, published on September 12, exposes China's covert activities in the Czech Republic. These activities involve creating fake LinkedIn profiles and offering financial incentives to collect information and establish a network of influencers. The report highlights that China poses a substantial threat to Euro-Atlantic civilization, including the Czech Republic. It cautions that succumbing to China's influence would result in the gradual loss of technological and strategic expertise to a system rooted in communist dictatorship. This system undermines the core principles of democracy and the free market, which are essential to our civilization's foundation. The report serves as a stark warning about the potential consequences of China's...

How the CCP manipulates research output?

18Sep

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How the CCP manipulates research output?

In recent years, claims of China's ascendancy in global research output have gained traction, with reports such as the Australian Strategic Policy Institute's (ASPI) study suggesting that China now leads in 90 percent of critical tech research. However, a closer examination reveals a troubling reality behind these statistics, exposing the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) systematic manipulation of academic practices to create an illusion of superiority. The CCP's strategy to dominate global research is fundamentally flawed, prioritizing quantity over quality in a manner that undermines the very foundations of academic integrity. In 2015, the party launched an ambitious plan to increase China's presence in academic publishing by imposing high publication quotas. This initiative, whil...

Repression of Ethnic Kazakhs in Xinjiang continues

2Sep

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Repression of Ethnic Kazakhs in Xinjiang continues

One of the most repressive aspects of China’s rule over Xinjiang is that the system of ensuring that Turkic and Muslim identities has spread beyond its borders. Kazakhstan, which shares a border with China and whose peoples, estimated to be over 1 million happen to be the second largest Turkic group living in Xinjiang. The tragedy is that this once thriving community, whose compatriots in Kazakhstan were the hub of activism regarding China’s genocide in Xinjiang have all gone silent now. Today, relatives of those Kazakhs resident in Xinjiang fear talking about the repression faced by their country cousins, for China has created fear. This has especially been the case after the crackdown by authorities in 2018 on the Uyghur and other ethnic Muslim minorities. In this context, any ef

Sino-Canadian relations to exacerbate amid Taiwan Strait tensions

21Aug

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Sino-Canadian relations to exacerbate amid Taiwan Strait tensions

Canada defied China’s warnings and sent its warship through the Taiwan Strait, which now is set to exacerbate the frosty bilateral relations. Diplomatic efforts struggled to thaw chilly bilateral relations. Now the latest Canadian decision to send the warship named HMCS Montreal to join the military exercise in the contested South China Sea is set to escalate military tension between the two major powers. Canada has already taken a clear stand against the forceful annexation of Taiwan and Chinese territorial claims on the Taiwan Strait. China and Canada have not conducted joint military exercises since 2018 as the Taiwan Strait has become a bone of contention. Notably, the US-led group of nations including Canada have sought the “freedom of navigation” through the Taiwan Strait. Ca

The dark side of China’s $2.2 billion loan to Uzbekistan

5Aug

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The dark side of China’s $2.2 billion loan to Uzbekistan

Over the past 22 years, China has invested $105 billion in Central Asia for development finance, with Uzbekistan receiving $18 billion of this amount. Notably, half of these funds come from the China Development Bank (CDB), a crucial tool in China’s foreign economic strategy. This article delves into the utilization of these funds, the conditions under which Uzbekistan received them, and the future prospects of the partnership with CDB. The analysis is based on data from Aid Data, insights from experts, and research conducted by journalists from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. China’s interest in Central Asia is quite typical. According to Aid Data, China has committed over $1.3 trillion to development financing since 2000, positioning itself as the world’s largest sourc

4Aug

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China’s Graduate Crisis

As nearly 12 million new college graduates in China face a bleak job market, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) finds itself grappling with the consequences of its own economic mismanagement and shortsighted policies. This employment crisis not only highlights the regime's failure to create sustainable economic growth but also exposes deep-seated issues within China's education system and private sector. The official unemployment rate for young people aged 16 to 24 reached a staggering 21.3% in June 2023, up from 16.7% in December 2022. However, the CCP's subsequent claim of a sudden drop to 15.3% in March 2024 has been met with skepticism from experts, who find such a dramatic decrease difficult to believe. This apparent manipulation of statistics underscores the regime's tendency ...

Chinese Communist Party plenum to rescue economy from dramatic slowdown a damp squib

29Jul

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Chinese Communist Party plenum to rescue economy from dramatic slowdown a damp squib

Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has hit the nail on the head with his recent observation that China is experiencing a dramatic slowdown in its economy and that Beijing has two paths going forward: continue with its aggression against its neighbours or reform its economy and reduce aggression. As the ranking member of the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, Raja Krishnamoorthi is an expert on the economic situation in China. The meaning of his observation is clear. Faced with a slowdown of the Chinese economy and unable to handle the domestic economic crisis, the mandarins in Beijing are trying to divert domestic public opinion by making warlike moves against India in the Himal...

Is China worried about Trump’s victory in presidential polls in US?

26Jul

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Is China worried about Trump’s victory in presidential polls in US?

What makes China nervous about the US presidential election on November 5? Beijing is highly worried about the possible victory of former American President and Republican party’s candidate, Donald Trump in the forthcoming election. It is equally concerned about J D Vance, a 39-year-old Senator from Ohio, as he has been picked by Donald Trump as his running mate in the US presidential election. Senator Vance, as per The Japan Times, represents a hardening of Trump’s “America First” stance and could also help push a tougher line on a more assertive China and support for democratic Taiwan. Hailing from Middletown in Ohio, Vance had earlier introduced legislation to restrict Chinese access to US financial markets and to protect US higher education from Chinese influence. In an intervie

Cyber shadow forces fuelling Bangla protest fury

25Jul

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Cyber shadow forces fuelling Bangla protest fury

Bangladesh is burning. Those fueling the fury are usual longtime culprits – Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP. They have not only ensured that blood stains the roads of Dhaka, their proxies have spun a dubious web of cyber propaganda to keep the embers lit and lies seeping into the minds of innocent Bangladeshis, especially the youths and students. Just to estimate the scale of violence, about 150 people have been killed in the mayhem, and hundreds more are under treatment for moderate to serious injuries. Sheikh Hasina Wajed, the most elected Prime Minister of the country, looks embattled and broken. The march of democracy under her stewardship has been ferociously torpedoed, rekindling memories of the Bangla Liberation War of 1971. Hatching Web of ConspiraciesNow any battle between ant