Dead-cat bounce passes and Taiwan may not be Beijing's first target

How can the world buy the narrative of “peaceful development” China is trying to sell? Beijing keeps building up its military, and it is little surprise that neighboring countries are becoming increasingly anxious and wary about its motives. The annual meeting of the National People’s Congress opened on March 5, and the draft national defense budget was released. The budget for 2021 is 1,355.3 billion yuan (22.6 trillion yen, or $210 billion), up 6.8 percent from a year earlier. It means China is spending on national defense more than any other country but the United States and about four times as much...

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday said improvements to Hong Kong's electoral system were necessary to ensure stability, urged U.S. President Joe Biden to make a "clear departure" from his predecessor's approach to the Taiwan region and dismissed allegations of genocide in Xinjiang as "a lie through and through." Speaking via video link from the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wang covered a wide range of hot button issues as he answered questions from journalists of the global media on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC). COVID solidarity The backdrop of the press conference was the...

Beijing , March 8 (ANI): With the United States repeatedly affirming its support to Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on President Joe Biden to reverse the policies of former President Donald Trump on Taiwan. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 13th National People's...

CHINESE officials have bristled at mounting pressure from Australia over Beijing's ambitions towards Taiwan.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday defended his vision of the "one country, two systems" framework against accusations by, which the U.S., U.K. and others have accused Beijing of undermining the freedoms and autonomy promised to Hong Kong for 50 years. (July 1)

CHINESE officials have bristled at mounting pressure from Australia over Beijing's ambitions towards Taiwan.

CHINESE officials have bristled at mounting pressure from Australia over Beijing's ambitions towards Taiwan.