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China and the DPRK (North Korea) take another step closer

Some great images from Xi Jinping’s recent visit to the DPRK, from KCNA. These two clearly enjoy each others’ company.   Advertisements

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation supports China’s anti-terrorism actions in Xinjiang

The Xinjiang Autonomous Region has developed what is arguably the most effective anti-terrorism and de-radicalism program in the world. Since 2016, no further terrorist attacks have occurred, a notable achievement in light of the multitude of incidents incited by ‘East Turkistan’ forces since the 1990s. Recently, the UN’s under-secretary of counter-terrorism, Vladimir Koronkov (see here, … Continue reading Organisation of Islamic Cooperation supports China’s anti-terrorism actions in Xinjiang...

Marxism is China’s Basic Guiding Ideology

This point should be ovbious by now: Marxism has been and remains the basic approach in China for 7 decades. But it is worth reminding ourselves, in this piece by Song Wei on the China Daily: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China. In the seven decades since then, China … Continue reading Marxism is China’s Basic Guiding Ideology

Colonial Policy by Other Means: Losurdo on Hong Kong’s Supposed ‘Self-Determination’

A small number of former colonial powers are fond of trotting out the mantra of ‘self-determination’ for parts of the world they would like to control. Hong Kong and Taiwan are good examples (even though the USA has the world’s strongest measures against self-determination of its own states). In the last few days, deliberate misinformation … Continue reading Colonial Policy by Other Means: Losurdo on Hong Kong’s Supposed ‘Self-Determination’

Chinese economic indicators stable, indicating further growth in 2019

As a number of reports (here and here) indicate, China’s economic situation is stable and set to grow at over 6 percent in the rest of 2019. One example: as this report from the always reliable Xinhua News (via the People’s Daily) indicates, the foreign trade figures are very good indeed. Obviously, the BRI and … Continue reading Chinese economic indicators stable, indicating further growth in 2019

A thief always thinks everyone else is a thief

This Danish saying is quite appropriate in light of the following report from Xinhua News: a thief always thinks everyone else is a thief (see also here). BEIJING, June 10 (Xinhua) — Most of the cyber attacks targeting Chinese networks in 2018 have originated from the United States, according to an annual report released by … Continue reading A thief always thinks everyone else is a thief

China and Russia agree to work together more closely for global stability

Other parts of the world may not have paid so much attention to the extraordinary developments in China-Russia cooperation and integration, but perhaps they might begin to do so in this very well-timed visit by Xi Jinping to Russia, currently under way. A couple of powrful images, followed by an article copied from Xinhua News. … Continue reading China and Russia agree to work together more closely for global stability

The ‘West’ is like an old man: rich, comfortable and asleep

I have heard this observation a few times in China over the years, but it is well expressed by a student who is studying in the UK: ‘The UK is nice but it like an “old man” – rich and comfortable but with no potential. China is like a “young man” who is not perfect, … Continue reading The ‘West’ is like an old man: rich, comfortable and asleep

Chinese cooperation with Islamic countries around the world

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation began its 14th summit on 31 May, 2019, in the city of Mecca. Since China has a Muslim population of 23 million, spread across a number of minority nationalities (in order of size: Hui, Uygur, Kazak, Uzbek, Tajik, Tatar, Kirgiz, Salar, Dongxiang and Bonan), China too is focused on cooperation … Continue reading Chinese cooperation with Islamic countries around the world

‘June 4’: Thwarting an Out-Sourced ‘Colour Revolution’ (Losurdo) – updated

In some corners of former colonising countries, it has become a habit to resuscitate around this time some of the old fabrications concerning ‘June 4’, or the Tiananmen incident in 1989. I have written elsewhere that the notion of a ‘massacre’ in the square was a slick MI5 ‘black ops’ effort – based on mysteriously … Continue reading ‘June 4’: Thwarting an Out-Sourced ‘Colour Revolution’ (Losurdo) – updated