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China pushing territorial claims under cover of coronavirus: US military commander
7Jun By Yusara AskariNo Comments
China

China pushing territorial claims under cover of coronavirus: US military commander

In yet another claim against China’s expansionist policy, the commander of U.S. Forces in Japan on Friday said that China is using coronavirus as a cover to push territorial claims in the South China Sea through a surge in naval activity meant to intimidate other countries that claim the waters.“There has been a surge of activity by China in the South China Sea with navy ships, coast guard vessels and a naval militia of fishing boats in harassing vessels in waters claimed by Beijing”, said Lieutenant General Kevin Schneider.“Through the course of the COVID crisis we saw a surge of maritime activity,” he said.He added that Beijing had also increased its activity in the East China Sea, where it has a territorial dispute with Japan.Meanwhile, China says its maritime activities in the area are
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China doesn’t want a new world order. It wants this one
6Jun By Yusara AskariNo Comments
China

China doesn’t want a new world order. It wants this one

Under fire for introducing and spreading Coronavirus across the world and reproached for their move to assert control over Hong Kong, China’s officials are in firefighting mode. Their approach has two parts. First, sell the China story - emphasizing its success in the fight against the coronavirus. Second, attack those who seek to tarnish the country’s image.President Xi Jinping has left this battle to his subordinates. With the world spinning into crisis, he has a bigger campaign to occupy him: taking over the international institutions, like the World Health Organization and the United Nations, that manage the world.Interestingly, the plan also bears a suitably benign title - “Community with a Shared Future for Mankind.” First proposed by Jinping in 2013 and introduced at the United Nati
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China attempts to shape European media outlets to propagate its narratives
4Jun By Stuart WhiteNo Comments
Opinion

China attempts to shape European media outlets to propagate its narratives

In the wake of its drowning international image due to coronavirus spread, China has been found investing billions every year in European media firms to present its own narrative through tactics like funding paid-for advertorials and sponsored journalistic coverage.During 2008-2018, China made an investment of Euro 2.8 billion focusing on acquisition of shares in European media firms accounting for about 1% of its total European investments.In its efforts to reshape the global information environment with massive infusions of money, China has resorted to tactics like mergers and acquisitions of media organizations, commercial cooperation with media outlets, hiring PR companies to project Chinese views in mainstream media, cooperation by Chinese agencies with local news agencies, increasing...
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COVID-19 fallout: China drops mention of GDP goal as parliament opens
22May By Our NewsroomNo Comments
China

COVID-19 fallout: China drops mention of GDP goal as parliament opens

As coronavirus outbreak hammers the world’s second-biggest economy, China dropped its annual growth target for the first time on Friday and pledged more government spending, setting a sombre tone to this year's meeting of parliament.The omission from Premier Li Keqiang's work report marks the first time China has not set a target for gross domestic product (GDP) since the government began publishing such goals in 1990.Given "great uncertainty" caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Beijing will "give priority to stabilising employment and ensuring living standards", Li told the opening of the National People's Congress.The economy shrank 6.8 per cent in the first quarter, the first contraction in decades, hit by the outbreak of the new coronavirus."We have not set a specific target for economic
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