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September 28, 2021

Taliban and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

Pre-recorded TV interview broadcast in Persian on 28 September, 2021 on Iran International TV headquartered in London. 

Download INTERVIEW_AITV_KATERINA_1

Posted at 01:02 PM in Afghanistan, Africa, Asia, China Business, China's Rise, Current Affairs, Defense, Development_, Economy, Emerging Economies, Energy, Eurasia, Europe, Geopolitics, Globalization, India, Manufacturing , Middle East, Military, Pakistan, Politics, Regional development, Russia, Southeast Asia, Television, Terrorism , Turkey, UK, United States, Warfare, World | | Comments (0)

September 27, 2021

Andrew's October 2021 Newsletter

(My quarterly Newsletter goes out to some 8,500 professional contacts worldwide. The following is my October 2021 issue. Back numbers may be accessed under What's New on my website) 

Greetings!
 
President Biden has retreated from a "forever war" in Afghanistan to concentrate minds on China, leaving new geopolitical space for China and Russia in Eurasia and the Arab Peninsula. Notwithstanding a high-profile "hostage exchange" with Beijing, the United States is doubling down on confronting China in the Asia Pacific. Witness the AUKUS (Australia-UK-US) nuclear-powered-submarine alliance, completing the China-encirclement with military assets in the "First and Second Island Chains" (Okinawa and Guam). This augments other coercive capabilities, including sanctions, tariffs, decoupling, and access denial of frontier technologies, not to mention anti-China narratives and tactics on human rights and democracy. 
 
China is being seen as an existential disruptor of the extant world order dominated by the United States. It begs the question how the West would be able to coexist and where needed, share power with a self-assured, ideologically different China on an equal footing. It also calls into question whether obsession with military and coercive tactics would be barking up the wrong tree, especially when China may become the world's largest economy sooner than expected. 
 
During this global power transition, different dynamics in multiple theatres, arenas and regions are at play. The following may hopefully help with some fresh perspectives. 
 
China
Behind Beijing's Big Tech Crackdown (Feature article in The Global Analyst) 
 
World Order
The original concept article is published by World Strategic Insights in  Chinese, French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic.
End of an Empire (An Indian journalist's outline of "American decline") 
 
CCP 
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Centenary in Retrospect (Feature article in The Global Analyst, republished by World Geostrategic Insights in French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic) 
 
Space and Technology
China's Space Odyssey (Feature article in The Global Analyst, reprinted in World Geostrategic Insights)
 
US-China conflicts
 
North Korea
 
Covid-19
 
 
Hong Kong
How to promote Hong Kong (Backchat discussion on RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong) 
 
Cheer up and chill out
 
I have added some inspirational translations to the repertoire of inspirational music, videos, songs and words.

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Andrew K.P. Leung, SBS, FRSA

International and Independent China Strategist

www.andrewleunginternationalconsultants.com  

Positions  

Chairman and CEO, Andrew Leung International Consultants and Investments Limited
(Founded in London, now re-incorporated in Hong Kong; name changed from Andrew Leung International Consultants Limited as from 10 July, 2017) 
China Futures Fellow, Berkshire Publishing Group, Massachusetts, USA (2011-13)
Brain Trust member, The Evian Group (global think-tank), Lausanne, Switzerland
Gerson Lehrman Group (Global Experts) Council Member
International Expert, Reuters Insight Community of Experts, Thomson Reuters 
Senior Analyst, Wikistrat, a cloud-sourced global strategic consultancy based in Tel Aviv and Washington D.C. 
Senior Consultant, MEC International (a UK-based global strategic energy consultancy) 
Distinguished Contributor, Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance (ATCA) (global think-tank)
Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA)
Elected Member, Royal Society for Asian Affairs
Think-tank Research Fellow, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai Campus, PRC (14.4.2017-13.4.2020) 
Advisory Board member, The e-Centre , European Centre for e-Commerce and Internet Law, Vienna 
Honorary Adviser, International Institute of Management (IIM) 
Advisory Board member, The Global Analyst, India
Honorary President, China Hong Kong Economic and Trading International Association (from 28 March, 2016) 
Global Commercial Agent, Changsha City, China
Hong Kong Advisory Board member, Denmark-based Executive Global Network (EGN)
Visiting Professor, London Metropolitan University Business School 
Governing Council Member, King’s College London, UK (2004-2010)
Advisory Board member, China Policy Institute, Nottingham University, UK (2005 -2010)
Visiting Professor, Sun Yat-sen University Business School, China (2005-10)
Founding Chairman, China Group, Institute of Directors City Branch, London, UK (2006-2010)
Vice Chairman, 48 Group Club, UK (2008-2010)
Committee Member of RSA, London Region, UK (2006-2010)
Included in UK's Who's Who since 2002
Awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) in the July 2005 Hong Kong Honours List  

Posted at 09:21 PM in Asia, Banking, Biotechnology, Books, China Business, China's politics, China's Rise, Cities, Climate Change , Consumption, Currencies, Current Affairs, Defense, Democracy, Development_, e-Commerce, Economy, Emerging Economies, Energy, EU, Eurasia, Europe, Finance, Food and Water Security, Gas, Geopolitics, Globalization, Healthcare, History, Hong Kong, Innovation, Investment , Japan, Manufacturing , Middle Class, Middle East, Military, North Korea, Population, Regional development, Russia, Science, Sustainable Development, Taiwan, Technology, Television, United States, Urbanization, Vietnam, World | | Comments (0)

September 24, 2021

North Korea rejects call to declare end of Korean War over persisting ‘US hostile policy’

Live interview with Press TV on 24 September, 2012

Posted at 03:38 PM in Asia, Current Affairs, Defense, Denuclearization, Geopolitics, Japan, Military, North Korea, South China Sea, South Korea, Southeast Asia, United States, Warfare | | Comments (0)

September 23, 2021

End of an Empire

Whether American hegemony and exceptionalism are at an end remains debatable. Meanwhile, an Indian journalist paints an interesting picture of what he perceives as signifying the end of an "American Empire". 

Download End of an Empire by Goutam Bhattacharya an Indian journalist 

Posted at 07:33 PM in Afghanistan, Asia, China's Rise, Current Affairs, Defense, Democracy, Denuclearization, Development_, Economy, Energy, Ethics, EU, Eurasia, Europe, Finance, Geopolitics, Globalization, Healthcare, History, India, Japan, Latin America, Manufacturing , Middle Class, Middle East, Military, North Korea, Pakistan, Philosophy, Politics, Public health , Russia, South China Sea, Sustainable Development, Taiwan, Technology, Terrorism , Turkey, UK, United States, Vietnam, Warfare, World | | Comments (0)

September 22, 2021

Shanghai alliance SCO grants Iran full membership

Live interview on17 September 2021with Press TV. 

Posted at 01:35 AM in Afghanistan, Asia, China's Rise, Current Affairs, Defense, Democracy, Denuclearization, Development_, e-Commerce, Economy, Emerging Economies, Energy, EU, Eurasia, Europe, Gas, Geopolitics, Globalization, India, Investment , Middle East, Military, Pakistan, Politics, Regional development, Religion, Russia, Southeast Asia, Television, Terrorism , Turkey, UK, United States, Warfare, World | | Comments (0)

September 13, 2021

Cheer Up and Chill Out (Inspirational texts, music videos and more)

INSPIRATIONAL  TRANSLATIONS

(1) Download Original Chinese articles by the late W.K Wat  - Download Translations 

INSPIRATIONAL VIDEOS

NATURE AT ITS BEST

SONGS OF THE HEART 

WORDS OF WISDOM

FUN & HUMOUR

ART APPRECIATION

CUISINE

舌尖上的香港, 最强香港觅食攻略收藏  (Eclectic collection  of some of the best Hong Kong -styled snacks)

CHINESE PIECES

Posted at 10:00 AM in Life | | Comments (1)

August 25, 2021

US envoy says "no hostile intent" toward North Korea

Live interview on 23 August, 2021 with Press TV. 

Posted at 04:12 PM in Asia, Current Affairs, Defense, Geopolitics, Military, North Korea, South Korea, United States, Warfare | | Comments (0)

August 20, 2021

How to promote Hong Kong

BackChat on RTHK (Radio Television Hong  Kong) on 20 August, 2021 (The discussion is embedded in the first bar. My intervention started from time counter 13:48, followed by Alan Zeman, and towards the end with time counter 41:45) 

Posted at 03:11 PM in Asia, China Business, Current Affairs, Democracy, Geopolitics, Hong Kong, Investment , Politics | | Comments (0)

August 18, 2021

Taliban says talks underway in Doha on future Afghan govt.

Live TV interview on 17 August, 2021 with Press TV.

Posted at 05:17 PM in Afghanistan, China's Rise, Current Affairs, Defense, Democracy, Economy, Eurasia, Geopolitics, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Terrorism , United States | | Comments (0)

August 17, 2021

Quantum computing - a new frontier in techno-nationalism

A Hindrich Foundation report of August 2021 by Alex Capri, Research Fellow, highlights the advent of a game-changing era of quantum computing. This defies the looming physical limits of "Moore's Law", whereby the number of transistors or "bits" on a semiconductor microchip doubles every two years.

According to the report -

"With the advent of the two-nanometer microchip, which is two-billionths of a meter, silicon-based semiconductors have hit the proverbial wall."

"In 2020, the completion by a photon-computer in China to solve in 200 seconds a problem that would have a taken a classical super-computer 2.5 billion years is testimony to the rapid exponential gains that define the race for quantum supremacy.

Relying on “qubits”, “superposition,” and “quantum speedup”, quantum computation is breaking through current boundaries of size, speed, security, communication and sensing.

For example, "Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)" uses bursts of photon transmissions, bounced off satellites, to create virtually un-hackable cyber-secure communication networks. Sensitive to motions on subatomic particle level, a quantum computer could easily detect, for example, a nuclear submarine positioned underwater at a depth of 250 meters. 

A host of countries including China, the United States, EU Member States, the UK, Canada, Australia, India, Japan and Russia, have been investing heavily on quantum computing developments, with China toping the league, at US$10 billion. Taiwan, and South Korea. Singapore and Israel are developing niche positions. The actual sum of investments in quantum technology may be much higher than what is made public.

"A US-China quantum innovation race has emerged in R&D and the advancement of quantum capabilities."

"China has filed more quantum technology patents than any other country, including twice as many as the US". 

"China leads in cryptography and communication-related hardware and software, while the US leads in software and hardware for computational processing." "Japan leads in patents involving hardware for communication and cryptography."

"Washington and its allies have begun to control access to components, information technology, and human capital as it relates to quantum technologies."

Download Quantum computing - a new frontier in techno-nationalism - Hinrich Foundation - Alex Capri - August 2021 

Posted at 09:49 PM in China's Rise, Defense, EU, Europe, Geopolitics, ICT, India, Innovation, Japan, Military, Russia, Science, Technology, UK, United States, Warfare | | Comments (0)

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