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Topic: Beijing

And now, Xi Jinping wants China’s image to be ‘trustworthy, lovable and respectable’

Xi told party leaders that China must make friends extensively & unite the majority. The remarks suggest that he may be rethinking his communication strategy on the global stage.

China’s ageing population has consequences but it’s a ‘made in Beijing’ problem

Besides the Mars landing, the big news from China last week has been its decennial census whose results were announced by China’s National Bureau of...

China wants Hong Kong media to speak Beijing’s language. It’s firing and hiring journalists

Major media organisations such as The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal have moved some of their journalists out of Hong Kong.

China filling Hong Kong with ‘patriots’ means a new Macao is in the making

If the tensions between the US and China continue to simmer and transform into a full-blown ‘Cold War’, Hong Kong would be at the heart of the rivalry between the two powers.

Indian Embassy in China limits Republic Day flag hoisting ceremony to staff due to Covid

According to the official media in China, 11 regions are under de facto lockdown amid the relapse of the coronavirus infections.

‘State of emergency’ in Beijing as it records 13 Covid cases since 14 Dec after 134-day lull

Local authorities have said Beijing requires 'all districts, departments and companies to enter a state of emergency' and adopt more stringent measures to check Covid spread.

Indian response to Chinese aggression in Ladakh has been very good, says scholar Ashley Tellis

New Delhi: India’s response to Chinese aggression in eastern Ladakh has been very good so far even though it got off to a bad...

This Arunachal waterfall near LAC is being developed for tourism. But China ‘keeping an eye’

Arunachal govt & Army looking to improve infrastructure at Chumi Gyatse Falls, also known as Holy Waterfalls. Local residents say the Chinese have not created any problem so far.

China trying to build soft power, but its voice outside is brittle and wooden

In ‘The Ultimate Goal’, former R&AW Chief Vikram Sood writes on how Chinese leaders presume the main method of exercising soft power is through state institutions.

China has more than doubled its military positions at LAC since Doklam, new report says

China is constructing at least 13 new military positions near its borders with India, including 3 air bases and 5 heliports, says a Stratfor report.

On Camera

Zohran Mamdani and Abigail Spanberger’s victory shows Democrats’ internal battle

The stage is set for the Democrats’ internal reckoning as the Republican Party, led by Trump, processes its losses and turns its eyes toward the midterms next year.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.