The two deaths reported by the National Health Commission have caused growing doubt among citizens on whether China's data is capturing the fast worsening situation on ground.
On Sunday, China reported 26,824 new local cases, nearing April’s peaks. It also recorded two deaths in Beijing, up from one on Saturday, which was China’s first since late May.
China's regional officials lobby ministries for infrastructure projects at their high-end 'Beijing offices' where they also operate hotels, bars, restaurants, karaoke boxes.
China has been known to frequently deploy a soft approach to diplomacy by frequently holding events that see singers and dancers engage in other cultures.
Indian businessmen will reach the world's 'small commodities capital'. China is allowing foreigners to return for the first time since the pandemic started.
In ‘The China Factor’, Shantanu Roy-Chaudhury writes that while China’s strategic interests in India’s neighbourhood have increased, this has not been an entirely unilateral decision.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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