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Chinese social media accounts that are anonymous are being targeted, raising worries about free expression and privacy.
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Chinese social media accounts that are anonymous are being targeted, raising worries about free expression and privacy.

Leading influencers on Weibo have been told they must use their real names, with other platforms expected to introduce similar rules Change follows the introduction of new internet rules, but critics fear it will increase the risk of online harassment and the release of private data. This week a number of popular Chinese social media accounts suddenly started closing or deleting large numbers of followers. “I will close this account now and say goodbye to all of you,” one account that mainly posts celebrity news wrote. “I hope you all will lead happy and successful lives.” They were reacting to a new policy that will make it mandatory for social media users with a large following on Weibo to disclose their real names – raising concerns that it will violate the privacy of tho
Four critical issues regarding U.S.-Chinese relations
World

Four critical issues regarding U.S.-Chinese relations

Professor Stephen M. Walt of Harvard University recently wrote in Foreign approach that the United States should base its approach toward the People's Republic of China (PRC) on the answers to five basic issues. Walt's primary concerns center on China's economic future, the effect of U.S. efforts to limit China's access to cutting-edge technologies, Xi Jinping's leadership skills, the "effectiveness" of balancing against China by other countries, and the results of the competition between China and the U.S. to win over coalition allies. I like Walt's fundamental notion, however I may rephrase his essential questions somewhat. Therefore, I will provide my own (more concise) list. Is there wiggle space for Beijing and Washington to agree on a delineation of regional influence and c...
Daily Digest | Modi’s revised statement, in which Macron omits crucial details on defense purchases; China advises India that “specific issues” shouldn’t define relations, among other things.
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Daily Digest | Modi’s revised statement, in which Macron omits crucial details on defense purchases; China advises India that “specific issues” shouldn’t define relations, among other things.

Updated joint statement after Modi-Macron meetings omits crucial language about defense agreements The joint statement between India and France that was first made public after discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron has been altered, and the current version, which was made public on Friday, leaves out important information on pending defense accords. References to a plan for the collaborative development of a combat aircraft engine and the creation of three more Scorpene submarines were among the omitted information. Gujarat sees unabated illegal immigration to the United States Bharat Rabari's wife Chetna Rabari filed a report with the Prantij police on Wednesday alleging that her husband has been missing since February 4—six months
China is the primary benefactor of the bitter US politics, according to Dawn Nakagawa
Asia, World

China is the primary benefactor of the bitter US politics, according to Dawn Nakagawa

Liberal democracies must formulate a coordinated, competent response to international issues.While the US-China trade war continues to dominate political discussion worldwide, the US itself has been experiencing an equally unsettling trend for some time. American political scientist Graham T. Allison coined the phrase "Thucydides Trap" to refer to a propensity for conflict when a rising power poses a danger to an established great power's hegemon status in a certain area or globally. It comes as no surprise that a Thucydides Trap is being played out in the rivalry between the two superpowers of the planet. But the degree to which the social and political fabric of the US has deteriorated has been a surprise. Republicans and Democrats, the two main political parties, are now at od...
Amid economic and security worries, Japan will enlist Taiwan chipmaker TSMC’s assistance to revolutionize its semiconductor industry.
Asia

Amid economic and security worries, Japan will enlist Taiwan chipmaker TSMC’s assistance to revolutionize its semiconductor industry.

Japan will invest heavily in producing cutting-edge semiconductors, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company will establish a second facility there.According to analysts, post-Covid development must include the Ukraine War and the Tension in Taiwan since they might result in the island's chip supply being cut off. With some help from Taiwan, Japan intends to heavily invest in its semiconductor industry in order to restore its local industry. Analysts predict that the upcoming "revolution" will differ from the previous one in that Tokyo is eager to form partnerships with foreign governments and businesses, including European companies, while Japanese companies use their cutting-edge technology to produce niche chips, the tiny bundle of circuits that perform specific functions in t...
When you travel, there are things “Bigger Than Politics”: S Jaishankar
Asia, Business, Politics

When you travel, there are things “Bigger Than Politics”: S Jaishankar

S. Jaishankar said that he can speak for himself and avoids politics when he travels, speaking at an event in Cape Town after attending the BRICS foreign ministers' summit.Cap City: Days after Congressman Rahul Gandhi frequently criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his administration during his current US tour, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated on Saturday that there are sometimes "things bigger than politics" when one leaves the nation.Rahul Gandhi, a former leader of the Congress party and a former member of parliament, spoke to Indian Americans in Santa Clara, California, earlier this week. He called Prime Minister Modi a "specimen" and criticized his administration's policies on a number of fronts. S. Jaishankar said that he can speak for himself and avoids polit...
China asserts that the US must move decisively to put relations “back on track.”
China

China asserts that the US must move decisively to put relations “back on track.”

On Monday, the Chinese foreign ministry urged the United States to take "concrete actions" to repair the strained ties between the two nations. At a routine press conference in Beijing on Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Mao Ning said, "We urge the US to form a correct perception of China, stop meddling in China's internal affairs, stop endangering China's sovereignty, security, and development interests, and work with China to bring China-US relations back to the right track with concrete actions." The declaration followed US President Joe Biden's claim that he anticipated improved diplomatic relations with China in the near future. At a news conference held in conjunction with the G7 leaders' meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, Biden predicted that the deadlock will soon sta...
China

President of Kyrgyzstan meets with China’s senior political adviser

Wang Huning, China's senior political adviser, met with Sadyr Japarov, the president of Kyrgyzstan, on Friday in Beijing. The two nations should act on the significant consensus reached by the two heads of state, firmly support one another, expand all-around cooperation, deepen security coordination, increase people-to-people exchanges, and enhance coordination and cooperation in regional and international affairs, according to Wang, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Wang said that the CPPCC national committee is prepared to collaborate with Kyrgyzstan to enhance interactions via all channels and at all levels and to help create a community between China and Kyrgyzstan with a shared future of friendly coexistence an...
Biden’s political motivation to strengthen US-China relations is still debatable.
China

Biden’s political motivation to strengthen US-China relations is still debatable.

Despite the US ambassador to China's apparent soft rhetoric in which he rejected a cold war between the world's two largest economies and referred to "decoupling" as unhealthy and "not smart," some Chinese observers said on Wednesday that China should not be seduced by those "beautiful words" because the key to reversing the deterioration of US-China relations is whether the US government has the political will to implore Beijing to change its ways. US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said on Tuesday at a virtual event hosted by the Washington-based think tank Stimson Center that the US is prepared to undertake high-level conversations with China and wants to improve lines of communication between the two nations. The US's relationship with China is still "complicated" and competi...
India’s digitalization has the world enthralled: EAM Jaishankar
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India’s digitalization has the world enthralled: EAM Jaishankar

Six crore people have access to internet in 2014. It is 80 crore today. It increased from six to 80. There were 25 crore internet users. Today, it is 85 crores. In this nation, we have installed a 25 lakh kilometer optical fiber network, according to Jaishankar. On Sunday, S. Jaishankar, the minister of external affairs, said that India's digitalization is a global phenomenon. "Why is India so fascinating to the rest of the world? Today? The EAM made this statement while speaking with intellectuals in Dharwad, Karnataka. "It is in the digitisation of India," he remarked. Six crore people have access to internet in 2014. It is 80 crore today. It increased from six to 80. There were 25 crore internet users. Today, it is 85 crores. In this nation, we have installed optical fiber cable ...