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Tuesday, May 14, 2024
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Topic: China-US

As world drifts away from China, Xi Jinping’s CPC works overtime to tell citizens all is well

The Communist Party of China’s 5th plenum was attended by Xi Jinping and over 350 top officials to set the goals for achieving what they say is ‘socialist modernisation’.

It’s dumb to bash the WTO (Listen up, Trump)

Trump says WTO has been bad for the US, but economists generally believe that trade and its expansion post-World War 2 has produced large net benefits for the US & the world.

Decoupling with US would cut China’s growth to 3.5%, says study

China’s productivity growth will slow due to the stop in technology transfer, and capital spending could also be weaker.

How China has just called Trump’s bluff on buying TikTok

China has added new items to its list of export controls. This means ByteDance will now need Chinese government approval to sell TikTok’s US operations.

Chinese jets buzzing Taiwan show long-term risk of war with US

Chinese fighter jets entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone seven times in the last two weeks, prompting the island to scramble warplanes.

Why China is warming up to idea of 4 more years of Trump as President

There’s a shift in sentiment in favour of Trump, even though he has spent much of his term blaming China for everything from US trade imbalances to Covid.

The 5 flashpoints to watch as US-China relations go into a free fall

US-China relations have worsened dramatically in recent months. These are five main areas where the two countries are in conflict.

US wants India to stand up to China. It can do that only with American aid and tech support

India giving preference to American investors and US boosting investment in India could help us meet China's challenges in post-Covid world.

As US economy teeters close to a recession, China won’t be saving the world this time

One of the key drivers of the global economy during the 2001 and 2008 crises, China is unlikely to feed a fiscal stimulus given its massive buildup of debt.

With Trump cosying up to Pakistan, India has reason to feel like it needs a new friend

Modi holds the aces on Pakistan, but it’s a small fry to waste much time on. Ask foreign minister Jaishankar, who knows China is the bigger worry.

On Camera

India has a workplace creche problem. See how Karnataka, Assam, Odisha are taking action

Based on the NSSO's data, a man spent an average of 74 minutes a day on childcare whereas a female spent a disproportionate length of 134 minutes a day on the same.

Brokerages & hedge funds make a killing as India’s inexperienced youth flocks to the equity market

Indians aged 20-30 are trading in options market in droves, but know nothing about it & so keep losing money. If losses mount, it could undo gains India saw in investment culture, analysts fear.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.