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Can India realise its demographic dividend & outperform an ageing China?

In a world-historical shift, India is surpassing China to become the world's most populous country. But the question often heard in recent days - whether India can realize its demographic dividend?

China holds military drills around Taiwan after Prez Tsai's US visit

The Taiwan leader had urged Beijing not to overreact before her departure from Los Angeles on Thursday

China sanctions US firm for hosting Taiwan President Tsai during stopover

China on Friday slapped sanctions on two American organisations that hosted Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during her visit to the US and her meeting with the House Speaker, a day after President Xi Jinping said it is "wishful thinking" to expect Beijing to "compromise" on its stand on the self-ruled island. Tsai's meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy - the third most senior official in the US - on Thursday took place against the backdrop of repeated warnings from Beijing to Washington that the meeting should not happen. It was the first time a Taiwan president had met a US Speaker on American soil. China views any official exchanges between foreign governments and Taiwan as an infringement on Beijing's claims of sovereignty over the island. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the Washington-based think tank Hudson Institute and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California would be banned from any cooperation, exchange or transaction with institutions

China is the most prolific perpetrator of transnational repression: Report

The Chinese government is the worlds most prolific perpetrator of transnational repression, accounting for 253 incidents, or 30 per cent of all recorded cases

Amid strained US ties, China finds unlikely friend in conservative Utah

China's global campaign to win friends and influence policy has blossomed in a surprising place: Utah, a deeply religious and conservative state with few obvious ties to the world's most powerful communist country. An investigation by the Associated Press has found that China and its US-based advocates spent years building relationships with the state's officials and lawmakers. Those efforts have paid dividends at home and abroad, the AP found: Lawmakers delayed legislation Beijing didn't like, nixed resolutions that conveyed displeasure with its actions and expressed support in ways that enhanced the Chinese government's image. Its work in Utah is emblematic of a broader effort by Beijing to secure allies at the local level as its relations with the US and its western allies have turned acrimonious. US officials say local leaders are at risk of being manipulated by China and have deemed the influence campaign a threat to national security. Beijing's success in Utah shows how ...

China's trade contracts again in Jan, Feb as Western demand weakens

China's trade contracted again in January and February as US and European demand weakened in the face of interest rate hikes, adding to pressure on official efforts to revive economic growth following the end of anti-virus controls. Exports sank 6.8 per cent from a year earlier to USD 506.3 billion, an improvement over December's 10.1 per cent decline, customs data showed Tuesday. Imports fell 10.2 per cent to USD 389.4 billion, deepening December's 7.3 per cent contraction. China's global trade surplus for the two months edged up 0.8 per cent over a year earlier to USD 116.9 billion. Forecasters expected trade to weaken as the likelihood of a recession in Western economies increased following rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank to cool economic activity and record-setting inflation. We don't expect exports to rebound, Iris Pang of ING said in a report. That adds to complications for President Xi Jinping's government, which is trying to revive economic grow

US must stop suppressing China or risk 'conflict': Chinese FM Qin Gang

"The United States' perception and views of China are seriously distorted," Qin said

Biden Admin framing new rules to stop US investments in Chinese tech firms

People aware of the developments have said that the programme is likely to cover private equity and venture capital investments in advanced semiconductors, quantum computing, among others

Chinese company BGI Group rejects rights accusation after US sanctions

BGI Group, one of the world's biggest genetics analysis companies, said on Sunday it never would be involved in human rights abuses after the US government said there was a danger some of its units might contribute to Chinese surveillance. Three BGI units were among Chinese companies added to an entity list last week that limits access to US technology on security or human rights grounds. The Commerce Department cited a risk BGI technology might contribute to surveillance. Activists say Beijing is trying to create a database of genetic information from Muslims and other Chinese minorities. The Chinese government accused Washington on Friday of improperly attacking China's companies. BGI, headquartered in the southern city of Shenzhen, said its services are only for civilian and scientific purposes. The US decision may have been impacted by misinformation and we are willing and able to clarify, BGI Group said in an emailed response to questions. It didn't mention Uyghurs or other .

US approves F-16 fighters' munitions sale to Taiwan worth $619 million

The U.S. has approved more arms sales to Taiwan, including $619 million worth of munitions for F-16 fighter jets, in a decision likely to be yet another point of friction between the U.S. and China, which claims the island as its own territory. The State Department said in a statement Wednesday night it had approved sales of missiles to be used with the F-16s as well as equipment to support the missiles. That includes AGM-88 anti-radiation missiles, as well as air-to-air missiles and launchers. Taiwan is unofficially supported by the U.S. and has a fleet of F-16s bought from the U.S. Tensions between China and the U.S. are at their highest level in years over American support for the self-governed island, including visits by high-ranking politicians, and a host of other issues, including a suspected Chinese spy balloon that crossed the U.S. before being shot down last month. China considers Taiwan part of its territory to be brought under its control by force if necessary, and has .

Chinese app TikTok a 'potential national security risk', says White House

The White House on Wednesday (local time) asserted that the Chinese-owned app TikTok is a "potential national security risk"

US ban on Chinese apps including TikTok a sign of its insecurity: China

U.S. government bans on Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok reveal Washington's own insecurities and are an abuse of state power, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday. The U.S. government has been overstretching the concept of national security and abusing state power to suppress other countries' companies," Mao Ning said at a daily briefing. How unsure of itself can the U.S., the world's top superpower, be to fear a favourite young person's favourite app to such a degree? TikTok is used by two-thirds of American teens, but there's concern in Washington that China could use its legal and regulatory powers to obtain private user data or to try to push misinformation or narratives favoring China. Congress and more than half of U.S. states have so-far banned TikTok from government-issued mobile devices. Some have also moved to apply the ban to any app or website owned by ByteDance Ltd., the private Chinese company owning TikTok that moved its headquarters to Singap

Ukraine war, US-China tensions to dominate G20 foreign ministers meet

In all, representatives of 40 countries, including non-G20 members invited by India, and multilateral organisations will attend

Blinken meets Wang Yi, says Chinese balloon programme 'exposed' to world

Amidst strained ties over an alleged Chinese spy balloon, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and raised "the unacceptable" violation of American sovereignty and warned that Beijing's material support to Moscow over Ukrainian war would attract sanctions. The meeting on Saturday between the two top American and Chinese diplomats took place on the margins of the Munich Security Conference. "The Secretary directly spoke to the unacceptable violation of US sovereignty and international law by the PRC high-altitude surveillance balloon in US territorial airspace, underscoring that this irresponsible act must never occur again," State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said. "During the meeting, Blinken made clear the United States will not stand for any violation of our sovereignty, and that the Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon programme which has intruded into the airspace of more than 40 countries across five continents has be

US President Biden stresses need for open communication with China

Amidst growing tension with China in the wake of the downing of a suspected spy balloon, US President Joe Biden on Thursday underscored the need for an open line of communication with Beijing. "I've said, since the beginning of my administration, we seek competition not conflict with China. We're not looking for a new Cold War. But I make no apologies and we will compete. We will responsibly manage that competition so that it doesn't veer into conflict. "This episode underscores the importance of maintaining open lines of communication between our diplomats and our military professionals," Biden said at the White House, his first after the recent shooting down of a Chinese surveillance balloon over the American airspace. "Our diplomats will be engaging further and I will remain in communication with (Chinese) President Xi (Jinping). I'm grateful for the work of the last several weeks of our intelligence, diplomatic, and military professionals who have proved once again to be the mos

No indication that objects shot down linked to Chinese spy balloon: Biden

The three high-flying objects which were shot down over the American and Canadian airspace this month were not related to the Chinese balloon programme, but most likely tied to private companies, recreation, or research institutions, US President Joe Biden said Thursday. Biden said this in his speech at the White House, his first one after a Chinese balloon was shot down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Carolina. Three other high-flying objects were shot down by American fighter jets two in the US and one in Canada. "The US and Canadian military are seeking to recover the debris so they can learn more about these three objects. The intelligence community is still assessing all three incidences. They're reported to him daily and will continue their urgent efforts to do so, and he will communicate that to the Congress," Biden said. "We don't yet know exactly what these three objects were, but nothing right now suggests they were related to China's spy balloon programme or

Hong Kong sees more pro-Beijing voices at United Nations rights review

Hong Kong supporters of a tough national security law imposed by China's ruling Communist Party have set their sights on a United Nations session, drawing concern from rights advocates. The law, which critics say Hong Kong authorities have used to crush dissent following massive 2019 protests, has been a focus at the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights' two-day hearing on China that concludes Thursday in Geneva. The committee reviews respect of those rights in nearly all UN member states every few years. Of some 30 reports on Hong Kong submitted for the session, more than half upheld the broadly applied national security law. None of the organisations some of which were led by pro-Beijing politicians that provided positive reports filed a submission in the previous review nine years ago, prompting concern from rights advocates that their participation could sway how the committee views human rights situations on the ground. They worry whether events are being ...

Beijing blasts US over response to suspected Chinese spy balloon incursion

China's ceremonial parliament has accused American lawmakers of trampling on the sovereignty of other nations after the U.S. passed a measure condemning a suspected Chinese spy balloon's intrusion into U.S. airspace. The statement issued Thursday by the National People's Congress's Foreign Affairs Committee repeated Beijing's insistence that the balloon was an unmanned civilian weather research airship, a claim the U.S. has dismissed citing its flight route and payload of surveillance equipment. While China at first expressed regret over the Feb. 4 incident, it has toughened its rhetoric in a further sign of how badly relations between the sides have deteriorated in recent years. On Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry said it will take measures against U.S. entities somehow related to the downing of the balloon, without giving details. The resolution earlier passed unanimously by the U.S. House of Representatives deliberately exaggerated the China threat,'" the Foreign Relations Commit

How Russia-Ukraine war has shaped US planning for a China conflict

As the war rages on in Ukraine, the United States is doing more than supporting an ally. It's learning lessons with an eye toward a possible clash with China. No one knows what the next US major military conflict will be or whether the US will send troops as it did in Afghanistan and Iraq or provide vast amounts of aid and expertise, as it has done with Ukraine. But China remains America's biggest concern. US military officials say Beijing wants to be ready to invade the self-governing island of Taiwan by 2027, and the US remains the island democracy's chief ally and supplier of defence weapons. While there are key differences in geography and in US commitment to come to Taiwan's defence, there are clear parallels between the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a possible Chinese attack on Taiwan, a Center for Strategic and International Studies report found last month. A look at some of the lessons from the Ukraine war and how they could apply to a Taiwan conflict: ARM IN ADVANCE

Joe Biden seeks broad assessment of China's intelligence capabilities: WH

President Joe Biden has directed the US Intelligence community to do a "broad assessment" of China's intelligence capabilities after assuming office, the White House said following the detection of a spy balloon and high-altitude flying objects over American airspace. In recent days, there have been three incidences of balloon sightings in the US. A US F-22 fighter jet on Saturday shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada, a day after another similar object was downed near Alaskan waters, and a week after the American military brought down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon off the South Carolina coast. When President Biden came into office (in 2021), he directed the US Intelligence community to do a broad assessment of Chinese intelligence capabilities and assure -- and to ensure that we were working to detect and to protect against them, John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House, told reporters on .