What happened? On 20 April, China hosted the Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan titled “The World in COVID-19 and Beyond: Working Together for Global Development and Shared Future.” President… Continue reading China: Boao Forum for Asia brings the world’s attention to the Indo-Pacific
What happened? On 20 April, Russia successfully test-fired its RS-28 Sarmat super-heavy, thermonuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Dubbed ‘Satan-II’ by the West, the ICBM was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome… Continue reading Russia: New nuclear-capable ICBM test
What happened? On 20 April, China hosted the Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan titled “The World in COVID-19 and Beyond: Working Together for Global Development and Shared Future.” President… Continue reading China: Boao Forum for Asia brings the world’s attention to the Indo-Pacific
China: A careful strategy on Russia and Ukraine What happened? On 18 March, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a video conference to discuss the crisis… Continue reading World This Week April 2022: China: A careful strategy on Russia and Ukraine
North Korea: Pyongyang tests its second hypersonic missile What happened? On 6 January, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the state media, reported North Korea testing of the second ‘hypersonic… Continue reading World This Week 2022: North Korea: Pyongyang tests its second hypersonic missile
China in Africa: FOCAC celebrates two decades of mutually beneficial relationship What happened? On 29 and 30 November, the People’s Republic of China and the African countries participated in the… Continue reading World This Week 2021: China in Africa, Japan could not stand Beijing attack on Taiwan
What happened? On 16 November, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden held a 3.5 hour-long virtual meeting to address the issues of dissension between the two countries.… Continue reading World This Week: China: Virtual meeting between Biden and Xi calls for greater cooperation
Europe: The impending energy crisis What happened? On 6 October, European gas prices saw a record increase. The Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez said: “We are facing an unprecedented crisis that… Continue reading World This Week: Oct 16th 2021
What happened? On 15 September, the US President Joe Biden, the UK PM Boris Johnson and Australian PM Scott Morrison, in a joint virtual press conference, launched a new security… Continue reading AUKUS: The US-led new security alliance brings UK and Australia onboard but upsets France
The New Afghanistan, with an Old Taliban Suba Chandran What happened? On 4 September, Kabul airport became functional, and news reports mention the first domestic flight taking off. On 4… Continue reading World This Week: The New Afghanistan, with an Old Taliban
China: Armed forces can “paralyse” Taiwan’s defences In its annual report to parliament on China’s military, Taiwan’s Defence Ministry presented a far graver view of China as a rising threat… Continue reading World This Week: Sept 30th 2021
China: Beijing’s economic interests in Afghanistan outweigh likely threats from the Taliban What happened? On 16 August 2021, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying held a regular press conference… Continue reading World This Week 15th Sept 2021
