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New Zealand To Ban Chinese App TikTok On Government Devices After Ban In UK & U.S

Live TV panel discussion on Mirrow NOW (Times Now Group) of India on 17 March 2023

RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong) on economics of the Two Sessions in Beijing

BackChat on RTHK on 6 March 2023 (My intervention start from time counter 15:50 and 28:33 in the first bar.)

China's "global ambitions" according to two prominent Western sinologists

In Daring to Struggle: China's Global Ambitions Under Xi Jinping (10 June,2022), Bates Gill, Chair of the Department of Security Studies at Macquarie University and Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Insitute in London, focuses on China's six perceived strategic interests: Legitimacy; Sovereignty, Wealth, Power, Leadership and Ideas.

The Ideas consist of four strands - (a) a new global era with dynamic "changes not seen in a hundred years" as backdrop for the struggle to realize the China Dream of national renaissance; (b) an aim to build a "Community of Common Destiny" for mankind beset with interconnected and inter-dependent challenges like Climate Change and global security; (c) achieving global "unity with diversity" in international relations, relying on China's ancient adage of "harmony despite differences" (和而不同); and (d) seeking "Chinese Solutions" for global challenges instead of blindly following a superficial, one-size-fits-all Western hymnbook.  

In The Final Struggle: Inside China's Global Strategy (2022), Ian Eason, Senior Director of the Project 2049 Institute, based in Arlington, Virginia, USA, tries to turn President Xi's concept of "Common Destiny" on its head, hyping it as a sinister plot to achieve global dominance by shaping a panopticon "world government" bent to his will. Understandably, to veteran China-bashers and those otherwise infected with Sinophobia, every curved shadow would look like a snake, as the Chinese saying goes. (杯弓蛇影)

Eason's overhyped narrative and wafer-thin understanding of China notwithstanding, eye-catching infographics by Louis Martin Vezian are perhaps the most interesting parts of the book, showcasing at a glance how much national progress and global influence China has achieved over recent decades under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The following reproduced infographics may come in handy by way of reference or reminder. 

Download China's One-World Government (Louis Martin-Vezian)

Download Taking Over International Institutions (Louis Martin-Vezian)

Download Wall Street PRC (Louis Martin-Vezian)

Download PRC Owned IoT in America (Louis Martin-Vezian)

Download Compromised Container Ports (Louis Martin-Vezian)

Download We Surround You (Louis Martin-Vezian)

Download China is the Future (Louis Martin-Vezian)

Download Buying Global Influence - (Louis Martin-Vezian)

 

 

Chinese balloon over American homeland an unfortunate incident interrupting fence-mending efforts

Exclusive interview on 5 February 2023 with NDTV. a popular English TV Channel owned by India's Adani Group with 12.3 million subscribers. 

应抓住世界百年未有之大变局加快粤港澳大湾区融合发展

马洪基金会主办的“‘二十大’后粤港澳大湾区的机遇和前景”11月29日研讨会线上发言 (编辑速记记录)

President Xi doubles down on Taiwan; praises Hong Kong for emerging from chaos to governance

Live interview with Press TV on 17 October 2022 

Pelosi's Taiwan visit and US-China relations (broadcast in Persian)

Exclusive TV interview (pre-recorded in English) broadcast on 15 August, 2022 in Persian-language Iran International TV station headquartered in London. (My interview appears in the last segment starting from time counter 38:03) 

With ties to Saudi Arabia, Iran International is known for its more liberal views. It has twice been nominated for International Channel of the Year by the Association for International Broadcasting. It is one of the most popular Persian language media networks amongst Iranians with 33% daily viewership. 

Implications of Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit

Exclusive live interview with RT on 2 August, 2022

China's solar power manufacturers dominate global green energy market

Exclusive live interview with RT on 9 July, 2022

Some fresh perspectives on Xinjiang and Tibet

Some fresh perspective is provided by Shaun Rein, an American Chinese of Jewish extraction, author of "End of Cheap China" and Founder of China Market Research Group, in a video podcast of 20 February 2022 hosted by Cyrus Janssen, a Canadian blogger who lived in China a long time and now relocated back in Canada.

Shaun visited Xinjiang and Tibet long enough to be able to share some insights on criticisms of China regarding Xinjiang and Tibet. He also offered some tips on how China could improve its communications with the West.   

A summarizing expose of 12 March, 2022 with real-life videos alleging hidden CIA operations is provided by Felix Abt, author of "My Seven Years in the Hermit Kingdom" in Covert Action Magazine, Covert Action Institute, a non-profit organization incorporated in the State of New York.