Category: China
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A Peek Into Everyday China: Indian Kachua Aur Chinese Khargosh Ki Kahani
In this Peek Into Everyday China I have outlined how the gap between India and China is closing. Power is not always about GDP. It is beyond that. In my opinion the Indian tortoise is on the move while the Chinese hare is slowing down considerably. I have adopted an empiric mode in this analysis…
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China’s PLA Plagued By 6 ‘New’ Incapabilities That Could Cause Its Eventual Downfall: Ex-Indian General
OPED by Lt Gen. PR Shankar (Retired) in The Eurasian Times Xi Jinping is betting on the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to deliver the goods to China. He believes that a strong military is required if China is to be a superpower. PLA is his global enforcer to establish a Sino-centric world order and wreak…
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The End of China’s 100 Year Marathon – Blunt Military
The PLA was the sharp edge of Chinese comprehensive national power. It was supposed to herald the march of China as the undisputed superpower. However it is now coming to light that the PLA is not quite as sharp as it was supposed to be. It is a blunt military which actually limits Chinese power.…
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The End of China’s 100 Year Marathon : Geopolitical Splits
China’s geopolitical splits from those countries which it depends on to develop its power is astounding. From a country which was everyone’s favourite to being one which most affluent countries want to decouple or derisk reflects on the way China has conducted its business. It signifies the end of an era and the beginning of…
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The Slog Overs Of China’s Demographic Decline By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Published in the Eurasian Times @ https://www.eurasiantimes.com/ncb-aging-population-low-child-births-inevitable-communist/ It is now a well-established fact that China’s declining demography is a cause for concern. I was therefore reading up on the subject when I came across the graph below which indicates China’s population aged over 65. It caught my attention since it resembled a typical run rate graph…
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A Peek Into Everyday China : Enduring Weakness in China’s Economy
The picture of the Chinese economy is gloomy. While it might not be a doom it is definitely clear that the boom is over. That’s what the dataset of October tells us. That is what I have presented in this episode.
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Update on Rejecting China & Open House QnA
There is no other country which has outrightly rejected China the way India has. It is well known that China respects strength. India’s rejection of China represents strength. That is something which we have to reflect upon and gain confidence from. The QnA session was interesting. It enabled me to have conversations with the dedicated…
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The End Of China’s 100 Year Marathon (Part 4 ) : Climate Change
This is the fourth part of the series. In this part I have outlined as why Climate Change will hit Chinese power very hard and put a cap on its Gross National Power. The rate of variation in China’s climatic conditions is astounding. The impact on agriculture, energy and livelihood is very significant and pretty…
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Will China Attack Taiwan?
This is a popular question on everyone’s mind these days. I doubt if it will but why will people believe me ? Hence I analysed two viewpoint on this issue in this episode – one from Not and one from SCMP. Both indicate that Xi will hesitate to step across the Taiwan Straits. watch the…
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The End Of China’s 100 Year Marathon (PART 2) – Ideology
The first part was of Demography . In this part I have tackled Ideology. China is an ideological driven nation with no holds barred. I have tried to establish the link between China’s great power ambitions and ideology. Till such time the Maoist brand of communist ideology as driven by Xi Jinping is in the…
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