Category: China
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A Peek Into Everyday China : Faltering Geoeconomics
The last two Peeks into China gave us a view as to what was happening on the Covid front and its geopolitical situation where China is getting hemmed in. Todays peeks gives an insight into Chinas geoeconomics. The unfolding geoeconomic scenario is full of contradictions. While some reports talk of rapid recovery , others talk…
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The Larger Chinese Strategy in Tawang
Published also in The Sunday Guardian @ https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/tawang-clash-deliberate-pla-operation Also Read : L’Affaire Tawang @ https://gunnersshot.com/2022/12/15/laffaire-tawang/ The recent face-off at Tawang is not a simple chance encounter between troops on a routine patrol. It was a deliberate operation by the PLA to dislodge our own post and get a foothold on a vantage point on the…
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A Peek Into Everyday China : Victory Into Defeat
Sep 2020 : The Victory Two years back Xi Jinping took a virus victory lap. He handed out awards and medals to mark China’s success against the covid. Millions were tested in response to small outbreaks. Lockdowns and mass testing became China’s main weapons in the fight against the pandemic Chinese infections were well below…
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A Peek Into Everyday China : The Crowded Indo Pacific
The bristling message which Xi Jinping gave out to the international community during the 20th Party Congress was that Security will be the main focus in China. Rejuvenation of the China nation and dream, by annexing Taiwan was of highest priority . However winning local and regional wars was equally important. He mentioned that China…
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Beyond The Tawang Incident : A Discussion
Aadi and I had a free following discussion on the Tawang incident and issues involved beyond it. Had an interesting Q&A session. Also Please Read my article @ https://gunnersshot.com/2022/12/15/laffaire-tawang/
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L’Affaire Tawang
Also published in THE INDIAN EXPRESS @ https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/tawang-incident-urgency-of-army-modernisation-reconsideration-of-ill-conceived-agnipath-8324532/ General P R Shankar writes: Tawang incident should drive home urgency of army modernisation, reconsideration of ill-conceived Agnipath Tawang was no regular face-off. It seems part of a well-planned strategy by China to change status quo on the line of actual control The 09 Dec ‘22 face-off on…
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The Danger of Chinese Nuclear Activity in Space by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also published in The Financial Express @ https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/the-danger-of-chinese-nuclear-activity-in-space/2912716/ The article in the SCMP indicates that Chinese scientists are experimenting to detonate a 10 MT atomic warhead near the edge of space. Technically this area is widely known as the near space. The Chinese intent is to create a temporary cloud of radiation that could quickly…
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A Discussion On Protests and Beyond in China with Aadi
The protests in China are widening. However one has to see issues beyond the protests since they seem to be a harbinger of things to come. Aadi and I discussed this at length. Some relevant and interesting questions came up.
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A Peek Into Everyday China : Beyond The Protests
At the 20th Party Congress, Xi the Jinping gave us a vision of a superpower rising to conquer the world. What is the reality? Remember the times when Xi the Jinping shouted from the rooftops that the Chinese system is better than all the other systems? He mocked at democracies like India and USA which…
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