Category: China
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A Peep Into Everyday China : Dragon on a Drip
Aadi and I had a discussion on the crisis in Shanghai and then very next day all these headlines appeared in the South China Morning Post. When I opened the South China Morning Post App on 18 Apr, it was an eyeopener. So many sob stories on one day? Well, these days this seems…
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A Peek Into Every Day China : Shanghai – The Tip of The Covid Iceberg in China By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
This is a follow up of my article @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2022/04/a-peek-into-everyday-china-revenge-of.html China has a long and ugly history of famine, displacement, and civil unrest. The social contract between the government and the people is that the CCP ensures a steady improvement in quality of life, and people won’t quibble too much about the path that which takes…
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A Peek Into Everyday China : The Revenge of The Virus by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
See clip of Shanghai under lockdown @ https://youtu.be/7vOvHcS6Egg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ngYxAi86gU In May 2020, China Declared Victory over the Coronavirus. It was a rebuttal to all critics of the Communist Party and its system of governance. That was at a time when the rest of the world was beleaguered. What was happening in China seemed a miracle. Within a year…
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A Peek Into Everyday China : The Demographic Bomb
There is a need to take a break from Ukraine. The popular perception is that China will benefit the most from the Ukraine war. I doubt. A slowing economy, targeted decoupling, fast changing demographics, resource and energy deficiency, internal politics, and the resurgence of the Wuhan Virus in China are weighing it down irrespective of…
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A Discussion on Tibet
Aadi and I had an interesting discussion with Mr Tsering Passang, a Tibetan in exile. Our discussion indicated that the flame of independance is still alive.
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Wang Yi's Visit Part II : Analysis of Sino India Equations in the Current Context
Mr Wang Yi, Foreign Minister of PRC is coming to India in the midst of the current global crisis in Ukraine. He is testing waters to see if India is amenable to being weaned away from QUAD and the West to join Russia and China for a RIC trilateral. This visit is specially significant in…
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Wang Yi's Proposed Visit Part 1- Analysis of China in The Current Context
Mr Wang Yi is likely to visit India. Why is he visiting India? What are the portents ahead? However before that we need to understand what is the current status of China? Only then we can come out with options available as to how to progress Sino Indian relations. Aadi and I had an interesting…
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ORF Fellows Seminar on China's Military Civil Fusion
I participated in the ORF Fellows seminar on China’s Military Civil Fusion. The basic research paper was presented by Dr Manoj Joshi. It was a well researched paper and presented eloquently. Dr Amrita Jash of Manipal University and I were the co panellists. The proceedings of the panel are in the video below Every nation must…
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Discussion on Equations Between Ukraine War and Taiwan
On the side lines of the Ukraine war, Aadi and I had a panel discussion with Dr Joseph Hwang of National Defence University, Taiwan and Mrs Namrata Hasija a Taiwan expert. We had a fruitful discussion on how Taiwan can handle the threat from China.
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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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