We should expect a sharpening of great power rivalries and an increase in geopolitical tensions in 2022. If 2021 provides any indications, the world is likely to remain turbulent in the absence of credible mechanisms and effective cooperation to...
Beijing raises NEV quota in 2022 new car plate allocation: Xinhuanet
December 29, 2021
Beijing Municipality will raise the quota of new-energy vehicles (NEVs) in the new car license plate allocation next year, authorities announced Wednesday. The...
Introduction
Recently Turkic Council held its Eighth Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. Some significant developments have taken place during this Summit. The name of the Turkic Council was changed to the Organization of Turkic States. Secondly,...
Wang Dongfeng elected Party chief of China's Hebei: Xinhuanet
November 30, 2021
Wang Dongfeng has been elected secretary of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Wang was elected to the post at the first plenary...
China to improve management and utilization of special local government bonds: Xinhuanet
November 24, 2021
China will refine the management of special local government bonds, optimize utilization of the funds and strengthen their supervision, the...
Economic
U.S. asks Japan, China, others to consider tapping oil reserves -sources
The Biden administration has asked some of the world's largest oil consuming nations - including China, India and Japan - to consider releasing crude stockpiles in a...
Xi identifies priority areas of China-U.S. relationship: Xinhuanet
November 16, 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping has identified four priority areas where China and the United States should focus their efforts on. China and the United States ought...
China to further intensify relief policy support for smaller businesses: Xinhuanet
October 20, 2021
China will take a multi-pronged and targeted approach to step up relief to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), the State Council's...
Tibet to improve financial services for smaller firms: Xinhuanet
October 15, 2021
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has introduced a raft of measures to improve financial services to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, according to...
The Setting
The events in Afghanistan have come full circle since 18 October, 2001 when the US Special Forces were inserted from across the Central Asian borders. Whilst it might appear as history repeating itself, the circumstances have changed so...