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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
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Topic: China

China’s new foreign affairs law says it will target India if relations go worse

Beijing is hinting toward developing its own long-arm jurisdiction along the lines of US acumen to target entities beyond its physical territory.

China’s biggest travel agency Trip.com Group to pay employees 1 billion yuan to have kids

The company, with 400 million users, said it would pay a parental cash subsidy of 10,000 yuan annually for five years for every child born to its employees worldwide.

‘India, US can jointly deploy ships, air forces in Indo-Pacific’, says US envoy Eric Garcetti

While speaking at IIT-Delhi, Garcetti suggested the 2 countries increase interoperability between their forces and made several veiled references to China, days after Modi's US visit.

‘Want to be an intellectual’: Chinese millionaire fails to pass varsity entrance test for 27th time

Liang Shi first took the test in 1983 as a 16-year-old. Having failed in his first attempt, the university aspirant kept on taking the dreaded test.

China ‘ready to promote’ steady strategic partnership to ‘friend and partner’ New Zealand

While maintaining positive ties with China, New Zealand does raise concern about issues such as human rights and militarisation of Pacific as China extends its influence there.

Driven by people-to-people ties, India & US relationship has outgrown China

India-US partnership is based on shared belief in democracy, rule of law, meritocracy, individual rights, universalism & entrepreneurship.

ChatGPT makes it look like US is ahead of China. But the AI race is still wide open

China can establish leadership in 5G, AI, quantum technology, cybersecurity, clean energy, and biotechnology despite US dominance in these areas.

Africa is helping China redefine global growth story

African commodities played an important role in China’s development into a modern industrial giant and global economic superpower.

Our take on MoU on India-US relationship, Opposition unity, Gita Press—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

China’s economic recovery stands on shaky foundations – and it could affect the whole world

There is weakness in China’s domestic real estate investment and export expectations due to uncertain global demand and ongoing trade frictions with the US.

On Camera

Read the Kashmir verdict. It’s time to stop treating it like a national security crisis

Election after election has seen Kashmir’s people demonstrate that, like other Indians, they seek a future shaped by democratic rights and norms

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

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?