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23May By Spost_adminNo Comments
China

China’s increased security presence in Central Asia and its effects

Regional and international parties have voiced concern about China's growing security presence in Central Asia. As Beijing's economic and political sway over Central Asia grows, so has its security footprint, which has repercussions for regional security dynamics, stability, and human rights. Analyzing the variables affecting China's security participation in Central Asia, its security cooperation plans with regional allies, and the impacts of its growing influence on the region and beyond are critical in this context. China is increasing its security presence in Central Asia. (Illustrative Image)Chinese security presence in Central Asia is growing (An Illustration)Central Asia is a region of strategic significance for China due to its enormous natural resources, necessary transportati...
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23May By Spost_adminNo Comments
China

Consequences of China’s expanding security presence in Central Asia

Concern is being expressed by regional and international parties over China's expanding security presence in Central Asia. Beijing's security footprint has grown more apparent as it increases its economic and political influence in Central Asia, with implications for regional security dynamics, stability, and human rights. It is crucial in this situation to assess the factors influencing China's security involvement in Central Asia, its strategies for security cooperation with regional allies, and the effects of its expanding presence on the area and beyond. In Central Asia, China's security presence is expanding (Representational Image)Chinese security presence expanding in Central Asia (Illustrative Image)With its abundant natural resources, vital transportation connections, and cruc...
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Arrival of the Russian PM in China for meetings with Xi and a business forum
23May By Nectar GanNo Comments
China

Arrival of the Russian PM in China for meetings with Xi and a business forum

According to Moscow's foreign ministry, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has arrived in China for a visit during which he will meet with President Xi Jinping and sign a number of agreements on commerce and infrastructure. According to the ministry, Mishustin arrived in Shanghai late on Monday. He was met at the airport by Zhang Hanhui, the senior representative of Beijing to Russia, and Igor Morgulov, the ambassador of Moscow to China. According to the Kremlin, he will attend a Russian-Chinese Business Forum, tour a petrochemical research facility in Shanghai, and speak with "representatives of Russian business circles." In addition to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, who oversees energy problems, the event has invited other Russian businessmen who have been sanctio...
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G7 Belts China In Presence Of Friend Russia’s Enemy, Zelenskyy
23May By Stuart WhiteNo Comments
China

G7 Belts China In Presence Of Friend Russia’s Enemy, Zelenskyy

China appears helpless and seething following the G7 meeting in Hiroshima, Japan. India, its bete noire on the border, was an invitee. Worse, Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine who is challenging China’s best friend Russia with the help of the combined West, was a special invitee. To add insult to injury, the meeting issued the strongest condemnation to date of the military and security threats China poses to the international community. In early May, before the G7 meeting, the Asean members met in Indonesia. The members are those China wants to befriend or even control through friendly finances through the BRI in order to project its influence. It found some success when Malaysia’s head of government visited Beijing and returned with a huge financial package deal. But that was small chang
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<strong><u>Vietnam’s pushback against China and its aggressive approach in its neighbourhood</u></strong>
22May By Joanne SerriehNo Comments
China, Politics

Vietnam’s pushback against China and its aggressive approach in its neighbourhood

China and Vietnam have for decades shared a complicated relationship which has more recently begun showcasing the underlying discontent between the two countries. Apart from the trade imbalance that has led Vietnam to be significantly dependent on Chinese trade, emerging conflicts such as the South-China Sea dispute have further soared the bilateral relations in some recent years. Moreover, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) significant control over the political decision-making within Vietnam’s domestic politics has also come to be seen as exerting unwarranted control by Vietnam’s younger domestic population. The aspects of interfering in its domestic politics are also evident in the close ties shared between the CCP and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), which has also been a poi
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22May By Spost_adminNo Comments
China

Analysis: Wickremesinghe’s Visit To Japan Indicates A Significant Shift In Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy

China may be replaced by India and the West as the leading development partner.Ranil Wickremesinghe, the president of Sri Lanka, will meet with Fumio Kishida and other Japanese officials during his visit to Japan from May 24 to 27. The visit is anticipated to mark a significant shift in Sri Lanka's foreign policy as it turns away from China and collaborates with the West and India to carry out its development goals. According to a press release from the Japanese foreign ministry, Kishida and Wickremesinghe would "exchange views on bilateral relations between Japan and Sri Lanka as well as regional and international affairs." According to the statement, Japan anticipates that President Wickremesinghe's visit would "further deepen the friendly relations between Japan and Sri Lanka." T...
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China asserts that the US must move decisively to put relations “back on track.”
22May By News DeskNo Comments
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...
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Report: China summons the Japanese ambassador to the G7 conference to denounce the “camp confrontation and Cold War mentality.”
22May By Grace TsoiNo Comments
China

Report: China summons the Japanese ambassador to the G7 conference to denounce the “camp confrontation and Cold War mentality.”

According to reports, China's Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong summoned Japan's ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi on Sunday to express Beijing's "solemn" protest over the "hype around China-related issues" that occurred at the G-7 summit of the world's top democracies in Hiroshima over the weekend. According to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, which was published by Japan Times, Sun conveyed Beijing's "strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition" to comments made at the G-7. According to Japan Times, Tarumi told Sun that it was "only natural" that such comments were made and asked China to reverse course in a statement released by the Japanese Embassy. China should start by responding more favorably if it does not want these concerns to be brought up, Tarumi adde...
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A court asks the Buhari administration to account for a $460 million loan used for a failing CCTV project.
21May By Grace TsoiNo Comments
China

A court asks the Buhari administration to account for a $460 million loan used for a failing CCTV project.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the government of outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari to “account for the spending of $460 million Chinese loan to fund the failed Abuja Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) project.” The court also ordered the government to “publish the total amount of money paid to Chinese and local companies and contractors and specific details of the names of the companies and contractors and status of the implementation of the project.” The judge, Emeka Nwite, made the order in a judgement on Monday, 15 May, in a Freedom of Information suit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). SERAP shared details of the judgement with PREMIUM TIMES in a statement on Sunday. Loan, failed contract The CCTV contract was a
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As the G7 Summit comes to an end, Biden asserts that a conflict between the West and China might have been avoided.
21May By Joanne SerriehNo Comments
China

As the G7 Summit comes to an end, Biden asserts that a conflict between the West and China might have been avoided.

President Joe Biden of the United States attempted to reassure China that confrontation with the West is avoidable as he concluded a three-day meeting with allies of the Group of Seven major democracies, despite the G7's increased pressure to retaliate against Beijing's growing military and economic security concerns. At the summit's conclusion on Sunday in Hiroshima, Japan, Biden said, "I don't think there's anything inevitable about the notion that there's going to be this conflict" between the West and Beijing. However, Biden emphasized that the G7 and other regional allies are working together to counteract Beijing's aggressiveness, including any possible invasion of Taiwan. I believe the Pacific is more unified than it has ever been, he added. Biden added, "We all agree we'r...
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