Rising China
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What Xi’s speech indicates about the way China will engage with the world over the next five years
The country will not follow the system advocated by the US and its allies. Instead, Beijing will ‘promote the democratisation of international relations’.
Yu Tao, The Conversation
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Why Chinese celebrities are promoting Beijing’s line on Taiwan
They see pleasing the state as an effective way to reach the market.
Dan Chen, The Conversation & Gengsong Gao, The Conversation
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Lessons from Malaysia: How to benefit from Belt and Road Initiative without falling into a debt trap
Mahathir Mohamad’s threat to review Chinese-financed projects and cancel those his country couldn’t afford got him a much better deal from Beijing.
Frank Ching
Trending
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Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
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Journalist Sreenivasan Jain quits NDTV
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What can we learn about Bengali women’s complex relationship with food from bratas?
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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How Pakistan’s massive power outage has reaffirmed fears of a Sri Lanka-style economic collapse
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As China’s new Silk Road changes cities around the world, can locals keep control?
China is funding global infrastructure projects to expand its influence and capacity for economic growth.
Alan Wiig, The Conversation & Jonathan Silver, The Conversation
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How Macau beat Las Vegas to became the world’s casino capital
The story of Macau is one of globalisation and the rise of China.
William Vlcek, The Conversation
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Environmental damage and land acquisition: Anger grows in Sri Lanka against Belt and Road Initiative
‘When will we know if our lands will be safe from a takeover?’
Amantha Perera
Video
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Eco India, Ep 212: More than a third of all carbon emissions are caused by construction. How to fix?
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‘Be like a man’: Journalist Anuradha Sharma on how women journalists in India are expected to work
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Watch: Model Kristen McMenamy falls, takes off heels to walk barefoot on Paris Fashion Week runway
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Watch: 2023 Jimmy Kimmel chats with 2003 Jimmy Kimmel for talk show anniversary
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Watch: How colleges across the country screened the controversial BBC documentary
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Why China won’t allow growing global outrage over Rohingya crisis to undermine the Myanmar regime
Beijing’s interests are a decisive economic influence in the country.
Tom Harper, The Conversation
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Does money loaned through China’s development finance institutions actually help countries develop?
Analysis of China’s foreign aid misses the fact that much of it is in the form of commercial loans.
Matt Ferchen
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China: In New Year message, Xi Jinping vows Beijing will be the ‘keeper of international order’
Reform and ‘opening up’ are the paths to progress to ‘realise the Chinese dream’, the country’s president said.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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With the Belt and Road Initiative, China plays four major roles in Central and European Region
With its Belt and Road Initiative, China is regarded as connector, shaper, investor and challenger in the region
Michał Romanowski
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Look North: China’s Xi Jinping is set to usher in a new world order – and India must befriend him
The newly anointed Paramount Leader will lead China to displace the United States as the world’s most powerful nation.
Sudheendra Kulkarni
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Big changes to China’s military leadership at Communist Party Congress could mean more power to Xi
The Chinese Communist Party's 19th National Congress will see one of the biggest turnovers of China’s military elite since the founding of the country.
Bates Gill, The Conversation & Adam Ni, The Conversation
The Field
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U19 Women’s T20 World Cup: Shafali Verma’s India vs Grace Scrivens’ England in inaugural title clash
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Women’s Premier League: Mithali Raj named mentor for Ahmedabad’s franchise Gujarat Giants
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Hockey World Cup, IND vs RSA as it happened: Harmanpreet and Co finish 9th after 5-2 win vs RSA
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Aryna Sabalenka wins the Australian Open title for her first Major: ‘Incredible resilience’
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Sophie Devine column: NZ have had plenty of cricket before the T20 World Cup, we feel prepared