Belt and Road

Singapore Officials monitor thermal scanners as passengers walk past upon arrival of a flight from Hangzhou, China at Changi Airport, Singapore Jan 22, 2020. (Photo: REUTERS/Yiming Woo) 01 Apr 2020 11:40PM(Updated: 01 Apr 2020 11:49PM) SINGAPORE: Singapore and China expressed concern over the COVID-19 pandemic and agreed to strengthen bilateral,…

— By Ahmad Rizky M. Umar, Universitas Gadjah Mada Studies say that development depends a lot on government capacity. However, it is not only government planning that influences the direction of a country’s development plans. Regional geopolitics is often also an influence. We are seeing a shift in political and…

When it comes to the global coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is acting as both the arsonist and the firefighter.The first response of China’s authoritarian government was intimidation. The CCP actively suppressed knowledge of the virus’s existence in Wuhan by silencing physicians and prohibiting medical professionals from publishing…

Summary The growth of the digital economy in the Middle East and North Africa could become one of the key solutions to the region’s youth unemployment crisis. Governments in the region have taken steps to create an environment in which technology startups can thrive. However, they need to overcome challenges…

For quite some time, China has been trying to undercut the foundation of American global power. Unlike Moscow’s often coarse, brutish efforts, Beijing has been stealthier than an F-35, using public diplomacy initiatives to subtly buy its way into schools, civil society, and the private sector. Now, however, the mask–and the gloves–are coming…

With millions of face masks, low interest loans and teams of medical experts, China is trying to paint itself as a Good Samaritan while deflecting criticism over its initial missteps in handling the coronavirus. Beijing has showered struggling European nations with aid as part of a diplomatic charm offensive. In…

Home / World News / China tries to rewrite coronavirus narrative,deflect criticism With millions of face masks, low interest loans and teams of medical experts, China is trying to paint itself as a Good Samaritan while deflecting criticism over its initial missteps in handling the coronavirus.Beijing has showered struggling European…

With millions of face masks, low interest loans and teams of medical experts, China is trying to paint itself as a Good Samaritan while deflecting criticism over its initial missteps in handling the coronavirus. Beijing has showered struggling European nations with aid as part of a diplomatic charm offensive. In…

The U.S. is ramping up pressure on Australia to support hostilities against China in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. Last week in Sydney, the U.S. Ambassador to Australia, Arthur Culvahouse, said that “We’ll be pushing Australia to expand its step-up from the Pacific islands region to south-east Asia and to…

File image of Swadeshi Jagran Manch’s national co-convener Ashwini Mahajan | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint Text Size: New Delhi: RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch has demanded that the World Health Organization (WHO) rename COVID-19 as ‘China virus’. Talking to ThePrint, the outfit’s national co-convener Ashwini Mahajan lashed out…