Day: January 20, 2023

China’s new top diplomat, Wang Yi, has vowed to work towards improving relations between China and the United States in a New Year’s Day message, as per a report from South China Morning Post. In an article published in Qiushi, the magazine of China’s ruling Communist Party, Wang, who is […]

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But showing up in Southeast Asia was not the only way the administration stepped up its engagement. In May, Biden hosted a historic U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit at the White House, bringing together nearly all ASEAN leaders. (Myanmar’s junta leader was not invited , and then-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte did not […]

In a first, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs shed light on the plight of Uyghur Muslims in China, while expressing gratitude to Beijing for the assistance it provided after Pakistan faced extreme devastation due to floods. Taking to its Twitter handle on Friday, Pakistan Consulate General Chengdu wrote: “MoFA Pakistan […]

That middle class, now the Chinese government’s bedrock of support, is under threat from its crumbling real estate market—and with it, the Chinese Communist Party’s credibility. For years, Beijing has tried to rein in prices but kept giving up under pressure from stakeholders. Now, it’s ditching those attempts entirely in […]