Tag: Quad

Success or Failure: Beijing Winter Olympics Is Bad News for the World 

Fourteen years ago, China conducted the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The games were a success, and the biggest beneficiary was Xi Jinping. He was Vice President of China and competing for the presidency with present Premier Li Keqiang. The successful Chinese Olympics debut encouraged and emboldened Xi in grabbing power. He had just learned … Continue reading Success or Failure: Beijing Winter Olympics Is Bad News for the World  →

CHINESE CHECKERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST: PLAY OR PERISH

As the United States vacates some of the foreign outposts, China is moving in to fill up the vacuum at a fast pace. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s latest visit to the Middle East is an indication in that direction. He has vowed to work with Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, UAE, Bahrain and Oman to … Continue reading CHINESE CHECKERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST: PLAY OR PERISH →

CHINA’S COMING WAR WITH THE WORLD

In the year 2015, China published a strategy document – China’s military strategy, on the future PLA war designs. This enumerated shifting the focus from the ‘offshore waters defence’ to “open seas protection”. The vision for a blue water Chinese Navy was laid out by then-President Hu Jintao in his Christmas eve speech in 2004. … Continue reading CHINA’S COMING WAR WITH THE WORLD →