Category: CHINESE REALITY ANALYSIS
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Discussion on China’s Ponzis
Aadi and I had a fascinating discussion on the state of the Chinese Ponzis. The Q&A session was great. It is indeed an honour to be on a channel which is rated as on of the best in the business. The discussion is based on my article on Chinas Ponzi schemes @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/07/chinas-twin-ponzis-turn-fire-breathing.html?m=1
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China’s Twin Ponzis’ Turn the Fire Breathing Dragon Into a Sick Lizard by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also published in The Sunday Guardian The two Ponzis will slow down the Chinese economy and curb its global influence. China will have to find a new economic model to grow. Glitzy real estate and high profile BRI were shining beacons of China. They are now debt fuelled twin Ponzis. At their heyday both were symbols…
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China’s Global Influence is Waning by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also published @ The Sunday Guardian China’s global influence is waning Lt Gen PR Shankar Retd Updated : July 9, 2022, 6:37 PM Representational photo: A March 2014 file photo shows a woman walking past a Chinese construction site in Lubango, Angola. REUTERS The Chinese elite capture-debt trap model is crude in comparison to the…
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A PEEK INTO EVERY DAY CHINA : DRAGON ON A DRIP PART 2 by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Part 1 @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/04/a-peep-into-everyday-china-dragon-on.html The Chinese virus after travelling all over the world has returned to its motherland. The virus wants to stay with the future superpower which is going to rule the world. By the way, the intelligence is that the virus loves the weather and environmental conditions in China and considers it the best place…
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Discussion on China on P Gurus
This was a very interesting discussion I had with Mr Sree Iyer on understanding China from a different non military non economic perspective. The Q&A session indicated to me that we need to study far more and increase our awareness of the country in case we have to deal with it more effectively.
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China : Back to the Future by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
In January a top Chinese economist has remarked “Given the serious economic slowdown we are currently facing, the day China surpasses the U.S. is moving away, not coming closer’. This was recently echoed by Kevin Rudd, ex PM of Australia in an interview. It prompted me to take a different look at the…
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CHINA : A VULNERABLE SUPER POWER by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Earlier articles on China:- https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/02/wuhan-chinas-chernobyl-by-lt-gen-pr.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/12/a-peek-into-everyday-china-drivers-and.html https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/01/china-middle-kingdom-to-mother-earth-by.html When the Ukrainian war broke out, the conventional wisdom said that there is only one country that stands to emerge victorious : China. Two months into the war and with the resurgence of the Wuhan Virus, that is very uncertain. The Virus and Ukraine seem to be…
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Chinese Information Operations : Here and Now by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
One of my articles and associated video, posted on social media was not getting normal traction and views. The other day the posts of a prominent writer on strategic affairs and national security were disappearing. Not surprisingly, both articles were critical of China. We came to know what was happening by chance when we compared notes. I nosed…
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Beijing Olympics : Summer vs Winter by Lt Gen PR Shankar (R)
Beijing is the first city to host both the summer and winter Olympics. The summer Olympics were warm and welcomed by the world. The winter Olympics are cold and frigid laced with geopolitical animosity. China will boast that Beijing hosting both Olympics, is an indication of its comprehensive national power and national capabilities. The Games are going to be declared a…
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Wuhan: China’s Chernobyl by Lt Gen PR Shankar(R)
“1.4 billion people in China sounds like a lot, but I think in the next 20 years, we will see this bring big trouble to China, and the population decreasing. The speed of population decreasing is going to speed up. Now you called it a collapse. I agree with that” Jack Ma “China is…
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