China has warned the United States over its escalating military ties with Taiwan, a self-ruled democratic island claimed by Beijing and called ‘Taiwan independence’ a ‘dead-end road’. As per news agency ANI, Chinese defence ministry spokesperson Ren Guoqiang said in a statement that Beijing firmly opposes any form of official […]
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The Chinese Communist Party Is Scared of Christianity
Religious controls have been part of communist practice since the foundation of the People’s Republic of China. As a result, churches split into “patriotic” associations, officially sanctioned if frowned upon. Unrecognized denominations’ status ranged, depending on the government’s mood, from fully underground to operating openly but cautiously. In 2018, the […]
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Chinese-U.S. Split Is Forcing Singapore to Choose Sides
In recent years, however, China has been subjecting Singapore to greater pressure. It is pushing the island to make a choice between the two great powers and is working hard to influence Singaporeans to take a more accommodating position toward Beijing. In Singapore, the word kiasu is ubiquitous. In the […]
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What Didi Got Wrong
The move isn’t a deadly one—yet. If you’ve already signed up for the service, you can still use it. But as Didi warned in a notice Sunday, the freeze is likely to affect revenues, and it’s a serious shot from the authorities that may portend worse amid a new campaign […]
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Does Beijing’s Belligerent Birthday Party Herald a New Arms Race?
Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer celebrating with barbecue and fireworks than with threatening to have my enemies’ “ heads bashed bloody .” Matthew Kroenig: Hi, Emma! I hope you had a happy Fourth of July. And the United States wasn’t the only major power celebrating a birthday this week. […]
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China Is Worried About a Post-U.S. Afghanistan
But the idea that U.S. loss equals China’s gain is contradicted by China’s recent moves in Afghanistan. Since late May, the Chinese Embassy in Kabul and China’s Foreign Ministry have repeatedly urged Chinese citizens to leave Afghanistan. Beijing’s simultaneous criticism of the abrupt U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, as voiced […]