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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
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Topic: China

Border defence is CCP’s new ideological feature. And Xi has a tsar to lead the charge

Tying down India’s negotiating options is the next best option for Beijing — to maintain somewhat positive views about Beijing in the region.

Thousands forced to evacuate their homes as Typhoon Doksuri passes Beijing

Doksuri is one of the strongest storms to hit China in years and caused widespread flooding over the weekend in the southern province of Fujian.

US unveils $350 million weapons aid package for Taiwan

China has repeatedly demanded the United States, Taiwan's most important arms supplier, halt the sale of weapons to the island.

What are ‘stapled visas’ that China has issued to athletes from Arunachal Pradesh

The Ministry of External Affairs has deemed China's action 'unacceptable' and said India will 'suitably respond' to it.

Germany’s China document a sign of Europe’s changing perception. It’s shifting to New Delhi

Pessimists sighed at its ambiguity and optimists saw it as a balancing act. But it is a harbinger of the end of the golden era of Germany-China relations.

‘Will protect China’s interests’: New Chinese foreign Minister Wang Yi makes first statement

Wang, Qin Gang's predecessor at the ministry, held the foreign minister's post from 2013 to 2022. He is also director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission.

Power lines cut, factories and schools shut as Typhoon Doksuri reaches China

Doksuri is the second typhoon to make landfall in China in less than two weeks, and it will move north towards 10 provinces according to weather forecasts.

More Indians see China negatively since 2019. Africa, Latin America see Xi rosier: Pew survey

A new report released by US-based Pew Research Center looks at how 24 countries view China’s global role, its threat to peace and security, and its economic power.

Little-known trading firms export half of Russian oil to India, China, finds Reuters

It marks a major departure from well-established oil majors such as BP & Shell and top trading houses like Vitol & Glencore that handled Russian crude & oil products for decades.

Biden welcomes Italian PM Giorgia Meloni to Washington, China among top items on agenda

Meloni's first trip to the US comes at a time when Italy's membership in the Washington-opposed Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure plan is in question.

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1991 reforms shifted burden of healthcare costs from govt to people. PM-JAY reversed it

After LPG, out-of-pocket expenditure on health facilities increased not only in absolute terms but also as a percentage of total health expenditure.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

Germany, Spain await key decision as Navy seeks proven tech for submarines to stay underwater longer

Navy is looking to acquire six new submarines with Air Independent Propulsion technology, which allows vessels to stay underwater for longer periods.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?