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Former Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s Absence Points to Discord in Senior Echelons of the CCP
Jayadeva Ranade

The decision taken by stern faced members of China’s National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) at an emergency meeting on July 25 to replace Qin Gangas Foreign Minister with his predecessor Wang Yi was very unusual. The NPCSC did not, h

August 14, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Xi Jinping, CCP, Wang Yi, Qin Gang, Fu Xiaotian, MPS, NPCSC
Assessment of US Secretary of State Blinken’s Two-Day Visit to China
Jayadeva Ranade

The Western media, in sharp contrast to China’s tightly controlled official media, seems to have gushed at the apparent success of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's visit to China on June 18-19. China’s official media, in contrast, afforded

July 04, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, China, Article, China, Xi Jinping, Taiwan, Wang Yi, Blinken, Qin Gang, Core issue
Xi Jinping’s Latest Campaign: ‘Theme Education’
Jayadeva Ranade

Within months of securing a third term at the 20th Party Congress last October and successfully packing the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) with loyalists, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee (CC) General Secretary Xi Jinping launched

June 29, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, CCP, Xi Jinping thought, two establishments, core leader, Theme Education
Indications of Elevated Military Preparations in Tibet
Jayadeva Ranade

Monitoring developments in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) has become even more important after India's 4057-kms Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China became active along its entire length since at least May 2020, when the clash at Galwan Valley

June 21, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Tibet, Article, China, PLA, LAC, Tibet, Galwan valley, TAR, Arunachal Pradesh, Metok Hydropower
Chinese Foreign Minister Highlights Main Features of China’s Foreign Policy
Jayadeva Ranade

The latest (May 16) issue of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s leading theoretical fortnightly magazine ‘Qiu Shi’ (Seeking Truth) included a lengthy article by Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang. In it Qin Gang quite expli

June 06, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, China, Article, Xi Jinping, Taiwan, Global Development Initiative, Qin Gang, Global Security Initiative
Rising Tensions in Taiwan Strait
Jayadeva Ranade

As January 2024 -- the date for Taiwan's national elections -- draws closer, it is certain that China will be a factor in the elections. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's stop-overs in New York and Los Angeles and meeting with US House Majority Leader

April 13, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Xi Jinping, CCP, DPP, Beijing, PLAAF, Tsai Ing-wen, US Navy, Taiwan Strait, PLAN, KMT, Gen He Weidong
China’s New Leadership is Preparing for a Military Threat
Jayadeva Ranade

Amid the flurry of documents submitted and appointments confirmed at the recent plenary sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) -- China’s version of a parliament -- and the Chinese People's Consultative Conference (CPPCC) -- China’s top

April 05, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, NPC, Xi Jinping, Taiwan, CMC, PLA, CPPCC, Defence mobilisation
China’s Big Two Sessions Confirm Xi Jinping as China’s Pre-eminent Unrivalled Leader
Jayadeva Ranade

The plenary sessions of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) -- China's version of a parliament -- and 14th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) -- China's top political advisory body -- that concluded on March 13 were, a

March 27, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China, Xi Jinping, Taiwan, PLA, CPPCC, Two Sessions, Qin Gang
Xi Jinping Tightens his Grip on the Security Apparatus
Jayadeva Ranade

Moving rapidly after the 20th Party Congress (October 6-12, 2022) approved his policies and endorsed him for a third term, Chinese President Xi Jinping has over the past year and a half further tightened his grip on the Party, the People's Liberation

March 09, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Xi Jinping, Politburo, CCP, Party Congress, Ministry of Public Security, two establishments
Xi Jinping’s Leadership Appears to be Facing Opposition
Jayadeva Ranade

From the time Xi Jinping made his ambition for a third term clear, and for months before the 20th Party Congress (October 6-12, 2022), China’s official media has been publishing a series of articles highlighting the importance of safeguarding Xi Ji

March 06, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Xi Jinping, CCP, PLA, CDIC, two safeguards, rectification campaign
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