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Xi Jinping’s visit to Italy and the relationship between China and the Catholic Church
No official
meetings between President Xi Jinping and Pope Francis are officially scheduled
on the agenda for the Chinese President's next visit to Italy.
Neither party wants...
Countering Terrorism and the dawn of CPEC
China-Pakistan
Economic Corridor (CPEC) is much more than just a development deal between two
states; it is to a large extent a mega-project which encompasses many...
The emerging new world order’s alarm bells: Men like Brandon Tarrant and Andreas Breivik
This week’s attack on two mosques in New Zealand reflects a paradigm
shift: the erosion of liberal values and the rise of civilisationalism at the
expense...
Masood Azhar is not guilty nor involved in any crime
China is a responsible state and
understands its international obligations. China has become the second largest
economy as well as geopolitical power of the emerging world....
China Chooses to Stand with Terrorists for the Fourth Time
It’s not a
big surprise for any strategist that China has blocked the bid to have
Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar designated a global terrorist for the
fourth...
Chinese pressure tactics put countries between a rock and a hard place
Recent Chinese pressure on
Myanmar to approve a controversial dam project and the arrest in recent
days in Kazakhstan of a human rights activist suggest that...
Disrespecting China: The Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Controversy
The dispute over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands
has been a long and controversial one. China claims to have historical evidence
showing sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands. However,...
China Opens a New Military Base in Tajikistan
Western
media outlets recently announced China has built military facilities on the
Tajik side of the Tajik-Chinese border. The move is significant as it is first
confirmation...
Italy and the Belt & Road Initiative
There has been a growing
scepticism with regard to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project in many
quarters, due to the lack of transparency with...
Future of BRICS: BRAXIT or ‘Power Next’?
The club of emerging political and economic
powers of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa in response to new
global challenges is famously known as...