Preventing Islamic risk on ‘Belt and Road’
When promoting OBOR, China should fully consider risk returns, and try to maximize returns while minimizing risk.
India’s vision cannot be realized by containing China
As for Washington, it is always hoping that India could serve as its right hand to counterbalance China’s rise.
Frank exchange
The US-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue concluded.
‘Great Wall of self-isolation’ claim cannot be further from truth
Quite on the contrary, isolating China is rather the ambition of the US, which through its “pivot to Asia” policy hopes to offset China’s expanding influence in the region.
Modi boosts US ties amid human rights pressure
It is this perceived strategic drift of India that can seriously affect India-US relations, and Modi fully understands the importance of such perceptions among US leaders.
‘Trust’ missing piece in S.China Sea puzzle
The South China Sea issue was a heated topic at the 15th Shangri-La Dialogue, which wrapped up on Sunday in Singapore.
China’s evolving role in UN peacekeeping
The number of Chinese peacekeepers is twice that of those deployed by the other four Security Council members combined, and three times the average number of peacekeepers deployed by all 121 nations.
EU refusal to grant market status could jeopardize trade with Beijing
The EU’s refusal to fulfill its obligations could force China to resort to legal litigation under the WTO framework, and economic and trade relations between the two sides could be hurt.
Persisting Cold War mentality over S.China Sea chokes Sino-US ties
As the Chinese side has said, there is plenty of room in the Pacific for all. The US side, however, is wedded to obsolete geopolitical concepts and policies which bear directly on the South and East China Seas.
Mainland market power sways Lancôme
Apparently Lancôme has given more consideration to the sentiment of the mainland public.
Gaokao reform must have poor students in focus
As one of the few open channels for social mobility in China, the gaokao, set on the simple threshold of scores, is ostensibly a fair and square system.
In the firing line
Okinawa base disputes
In Iran’s Chabahar, India seeks leverage point over Pakistan, China
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently concluded his maiden 2-day sojourn in Iran, where he finalized a long-awaited contract with Tehran for Chabahar Port, a seaport of strategic importance on the southeastern coast of Iran. During his visit, Modi also met with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani in a rare engagement concerning the trilateral transport and transit pact.
‘War’ rhetoric in press twists trade truth
China is often heralded as an unfair trader in these stories because it is charged with failing to live up to its WTO commitments. However, rarely do news stories highlight useful comparisons to put this into context.