In trade spats and geopolitical manoeuvres alike, China weathers the storm with the power of its narrative. Pseudonyms like Zhong Caiwen are an important part of it.
Several editorials & news articles in Chinese media also took umbrage with the style in which Indian media reported Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to New Delhi.
China wants to disregard India’s global status as the key factor forcing its hand toward military disengagement. But it can’t ignore New Delhi’s engagements with the US and its allies.
The now-deleted piece says India’s foreign minister has not prioritised India’s ‘national interests’ and has ‘set tricks’ on many countries with his diplomatic strategies.
A week of watching China's CGTN has taught me that Chinese insert their point of view into the news while maintaining a veneer of neutrality, under the cover of facts.
The lead up to the high-stakes visit has been marred by fresh US claims of Chinese spying & scathing Chinese attacks on Washington’s sincerity to improve frayed bilateral ties.
While Indians rely on Western media for information and insights about China, Chinese social media users rely on Russian state media to learn about developments in India.
As rumours about Xi's visit to Central Asia circulate, experts say that Beijing wants the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to go smoothly-hence the disengagement.
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.
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