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From China's Past: Discussion between N.S. Khrushchev and Mao Zedong

India, Taiwan, Tibet, and relations to the U.S. were on the agenda when Chaiman Mao met with Nikita Khrushchev in Beijing October 2, 1959. The two socialist countries had some serious disagreements, and the atmosphere during the meeting were at times tense. Read more

CHINA-TAIWAN WEEKLY UPDATE, MARCH 15, 2024

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced that it redefined its criteria for a “first strike” against PRC military assets, which now include a “first move” by PLA aircraft and vessels across Taiwan’s territorial boundaries. ROC Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng told Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan that Taiwan reserves the right to take military countermeasures if enemy military planes or

From China's Past: Minutes of Mao Zedong’s First Meeting with Nehru-19/10/1954

"Asia is a big continent, and there are several big countries in Asia. China is the largest, and there are also some smaller countries. We are all under the influence of our different history," said Prime Minister Nehru when he held his first meeting with Chairman Mao in 1954."But we have a common experience, that is, we all have suffered from foreign rule. We have many things in common, and this

From China's History: Minutes of Mao Zedong’s First Meeting with Nehru-19/10/1954

"Asia is a big continent, and there are several big countries in Asia. China is the largest, and there are also some smaller countries. We are all under the influence of our different history," said Prime Minister Nehru when he held his first meeting with Chairman Mao in 1954."But we have a common experience, that is, we all have suffered from foreign rule. We have many things in common, and this

Torbjørn Færøvik: Er pest bedre enn kolera? Kina må velge mellom Biden eller Trump.

Det går mot Joe Biden eller Donald Trump. Noe tredje alternativ finnes ikke. Så hvem skal Kina satse på?De kinesiske lederne følger det amerikanske valgsirkuset fra dag til dag. Ikke minst Xi Jinping selv, som midt på 1980-tallet hadde et kort studieopphold i USA. Som president har han møtt begge kandidatene flere ganger. Først og fremst Biden, som i sin tid som visepresident under Barack Obama

The Forsaken Uyghurs of Xinjiang

The list of atrocities being inflicted on Uyghurs is terrifying. Human Rights Watch [HRW] has confirmed that “the Chinese authorities impose on Turkic Muslims a pervasive system of mass surveillance, controls on movement, arbitrary arrest and enforced disappearance, cultural and religious erasure, and family separation.”The HRW report also mentions that “… UN special procedures-special

India And Japan: An Alliance To Contain China And Strengthen The Indo-Pacific

India’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, has done a lot of diplomatic work these days and has visited some key countries in East Asia. More precisely, on March 5 and 6, he visited South Korea, and immediately afterwards, Japan from March 6 to 8.In both democratic and pro-Western Asian countries, the first man of Indian diplomacy sought to strengthen above all security and economic

New Frontiers in Foreign Propaganda

In its home market, the Discovery Channel has earned a reputation for never letting reality get in the way of a good story. Once home to respected wildlife documentaries and science specials, the network is better known these days for such colorful titles as Naked and Afraid, Deadliest Catch, American Chopper, and, of course, Shark Week. The network’s volte-face from education to entertainment

Nobel Prize laureate Mo Yan under attack by nationalist bloggers

One of China’s most celebrated modern authors is in the firing line, and the ammunition is a hardline 2018 law on the protection of heroes and martyrs. The Nobel Prize-winning writer Mo Yan (莫言) has irked extreme nationalist bloggers on the internet, one of whom, writing under the account name “Mao Xinghuo Who Speaks the Truth” , filed a court order late last month to remove Mo Yan’s books from

China Cyber Underworld Unmasked: The OPM Breach, Sakula, and the Evolution of Cybercrime

In China Cyber Underworld Unmasked, author Neo Spector delivers a riveting exploration of the largest data breach in U.S. history. This compelling cybersecurity narrative delves into the intricate cyber-attack on the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in 2015, which exposed the personal data of millions of government employees. Spector expertly weaves a tale of espionage, technology,