The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been strengthening its military-to-military relations within Latin America and the Caribbean in recent decades. Since the early 2000s, senior PLA leaders have conducted more than 200 visits to the region to meet their counterparts. China has established a high-level defense forum with the Community […]
Palau added in the list of diplomatic allies of Nepal
KATHMANDU, March 22: Diplomatic relations between republic of Palau and Nepal have been established. Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, Amrit Bahadur Rai and the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Palau to the United Nations, Ilana Victorya Seid signed a joint communiqué to this effect at a […]
U.S. Grand Strategy After Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is nearly a month old, and to call it an epochal shift already feels like a cliche. It’s the first all-out war of aggression in Europe since 1945. China appears to be edging closer to a bruised Russia. The United States and its allies have not […]
China: Retired CCP Leaders Oppose Xi Jinping’s Desire To Remain President For 3rd Term
As Chinese President Xi Jinping might be preparing for a third term in 2022, some of the retired senior leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have opposed the desire of Jinping’s intention to breach the established leadership succession system. The former leaders of CCP have expressed concern over Xi […]
China questions ‘weaponisation’ of sanctions, avers ‘abuse will be catastrophic for world’
Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war in Europe, China has questioned the West’s weaponisation of sanctions. “History has shown time and again that instead of solving problems, imposing sanctions is like putting out fire with firewood and will only make things worse,” China’s Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said, adding, “the […]