TeaThe 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be held on 16 October. China called the UN report on Xinjiang “propaganda by the US” and maintained silence on reports inside the mainland. Li Janshu, the third most powerful Chinese leader, is set to visit Russia, Mongolia, South Korea and Nepal. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar turned down Beijing’s offer. The US has to sell more than a billion dollars worth of weapons to Taiwan. chinascope Dive into what happened in China and the world last week.
China in a week
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has finally set the date for its 20th National Congress to begin – October 16. Delegates will gather in Beijing where President Xi Jinping is likely to be nominated for a third term.
Alfred Wu Muluan of the National University of Singapore has made a bold prediction about Xi’s fourth term. “He will increase the percentage of his supporters, especially those from Fujian and Zhejiang” [where Xi previously held top positions]in the Politburo … then he can count on their support for his fourth term in five years’ time,” Wu Told in an interview.
During the 19th National Congress, Xi initiated one-on-one meetings to choose the new leadership and dropped the straw poll process, which was introduced during the 17th Congress in 2007. According to Wang Jiangwei south china morning post (SCMP), we know from mounting evidence that past conventions matter less. But those previous conventions have been completely changed by Xi. I wrote a column about the new style of Promote His friends whom Xi likes.
The national congress, though subject to speculation, will be symbolic as leaders are likely to cut deals before meeting in Beijing on 16 October. SCMP Is published An interactive multimedia graphic of how close the top Chinese leader is to Xi. it’s worth seeing.
chinascope Will continue to bring you news and rumors about elite Chinese politics led by the National Congress.
If we point to the subject that has put China’s new nationalism and Xi Jinping’s national security-inspired state identity on the global stage, the treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang will come first.
The much-awaited Xinjiang report by former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, was released on August 31, the day Bachelet retired from her post. Reports of the disappearance after a visit to the province of Xinjiang raised questions. Some would argue that evidence of human rights abuses and even genocide began to emerge in 2016-17.
Chinese state media did not directly refer to the Xinjiang report of the United Nations. Instead, he criticized the US for “propaganda” against China. state media called Publication of the report “Forced Diplomacy”.
“This so-called assessment is planned and manufactured by the US and some Western powers and is completely illegal, null and void. It is a patchwork of propaganda that serves as a political tool…
China has consistently called for adherence to the UN-led international order but has ignored UN criticism of its Xinjiang policy.
On August 18, Chinese state media criticized Tomoya Obokata, a Japanese academic based in the UK, for allegedly lying about forced sterilization in Xinjiang.
The publication’s report does not imply that Bachelet has disclosed everything her team learned during their investigation.
According to politician, which cited diplomatic sources, the section of the report on the forced sterilization of Uyghur women was “overwatered” at the last minute. The subject of forced sterilization worries Beijing because evidence testified by Uighurs supports claims of genocide, something Chinese state media has denied.
The CCP’s third most powerful leader, Lee Janshu, will begin his multi-nation tour on 7 September. that would be travel During his 11-day tour to Russia, Mongolia, Nepal and South Korea, xinhua news agency, In Moscow, Lee will attend the Seventh Eastern Economic Forum, chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Li is a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo and chairman of the 13th Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the Parliament of China. He is set to retire from his party post, but may retain his position in the NPC.
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China in world news
Beijing nowadays provides New Delhi with pantomime tropes such as “Asia for Asians” and “Asian Century”, concepts that India can promote specifically because of its colonial experience. But this is where the party-state misunderstands the interests of New Delhi.
Recently, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s remarks supporting the “Asian century” were praised by Chinese state media. But the minister clarified his views at the launch of the Asia Society Policy Institute on 29 August.
“When we speak of a growing Asia, the term Asian centenary naturally comes to mind. To the discerning and sober, it signifies the greater importance for Asia in the overall global count. However, for the sake of controversy, in this There are vocals of Vijayism with which India should not be at least comfortable with,” Jaishankar said.
He also called China’s strategy of keeping Asia “less cohesive and interactive” without naming the country.
“Indeed, the concept itself is a reflection of a divided Asia, as some have a vested interest in keeping the region less cohesive and interactive. Collaborative efforts such as the Quad serve the global commons and the international community better, apparently to them. Leaves cold. Therefore, developing a basic strategic consensus in Asia is clearly a difficult task,” he said.
The comments capture the difficulty of bringing ASEAN and some other East Asian countries into an expanded version of the Quad to counter China – making the Asian security architecture possible.
Jaishankar’s speech is commendable Reading For anyone interested in understanding New Delhi’s ideas for tackling China’s challenge in Asia.
Ahead of her four-day visit to India starting today, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had something to say about the growing rivalry between India and China in South Asia.
“And I always feel that yes, if there is a problem between China and India, but I don’t want to put my nose at it. I want development of my country and since India is our neighbour, we have very good relations. We had a lot of bilateral problems, that’s true, but we solved a lot of problems… you know what,” Hasina said during an interview with the news agency. ANI,
meanwhile, chinese daily has published an editorial blaming India for “provocation along the border” by hosting a joint military exercise with the US in Uttarakhand.
“By inviting outside forces to conduct joint military exercises at Auli, which is less than 100 km from a disputed part of the India-China border, India is unnecessarily complicating the destabilizing situation, and unnecessarily making peace. And restoring peace is making it more difficult. range,” Told China Daily Editorial with no byline.
People may be forgetting Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei, but Washington is intent on supporting Taiwan to defend itself. On Friday, the US approved the sale of more than $1.1 billion in advanced weapons to Taiwan, the largest under President Joe Biden.
Taiwan will be Negotiate Harpoon missile for coastal defence, AIM-9X missile for air defense and radar technology to support C4ISR capabilities.
Meanwhile, Taiwan is behavior With Chinese PLA Drone flying Close to your Kinmen Island. Taiwanese Premier Told The island’s military shot down a PLA drone that was flying from mainland-controlled Xiamen city to an island controlled by the Taiwanese military.
Germany may be a late arrival in the Indo-Pacific, but Berlin is looking to double its regional presence.
German Army Chief Eberhard Zorn has said that his country will expand its military presence in the Indo-Pacific by sending more warships and troops to engage in military exercises with its allies.
Germany is signaling A departure from its previous timid approach towards China by consolidating its presence in the region. Germany is said to be working on a government-wide China strategy to review investments and reduce dependence on China.
The new German Ambassador to India Philipp has added to the chorus started by the German Army Chief.
“We must not forget that China’s claim that Arunachal Pradesh is part of China is kind of outrageous, and we see very clearly that border violations are extremely difficult and should not be accepted,” he said. ackerman Told In his first briefing to the press.
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India in China
Last week, a topic that caught the attention of Chinese social media is that India overtook the UK to become the fifth largest economy. The hashtag “India becomes fifth largest economy” on Sina Weibo has garnered 140 million views. Some Weibo users congratulated India for surpassing UK GDP.
a financial blogger from zhejiang Asked How well India’s stock market has performed since 2016 as the UK economy went into relative decline since Brexit.
“The strength of India’s posture should not be underestimated,” wrote Blogger from Zhejiang.
A blogger from Shaanxi said that India is taking advantage of the current geopolitical environment to develop its economy.
“Over the years, India has taken advantage of China and the US wrestling with each other, quietly making fortunes, and growing rapidly, and greatly improving its strength. Demographic Dividend of India The biggest advantage is. We compare the age division of the Indian population, and we can see that India is now in the phase of demographic dividend, which was our previous position,” wrote the blogger from Shanxi.
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