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November 04, 2023

Why is Beijing comparing Gaza with Xinjiang?

Exclusive live TV interview with RT on 3 November 2023

Posted at 02:27 PM in China's politics, China's Rise, Current Affairs, Defense, Democracy, Economy, Ethics, Food and Water Security, Geopolitics, Globalization, Healthcare, Middle East, Military, Politics, Religion, Television, Terrorism , Turkey, Ukraine , United States, Warfare, World | | Comments (0)

October 30, 2023

No War! A crie de coeur of a 10-year old.

Download WhatsApp Video 2023-10-30 at 15.11.56_a51a40ad

Posted at 06:04 PM in Current Affairs, Defense, Democracy, Ethics, EU, Eurasia, Europe, Food and Water Security, Geopolitics, Middle East, Military, Philosophy, Politics, Terrorism , Turkey, UK, Ukraine , United States, Warfare, World | | Comments (0)

October 29, 2023

Israel and US facing an existential dilemma over Gaza

Live interview with Press TV on 28 October 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Live interview with Press TV on 28 October 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted at 02:41 PM in China's Rise, Current Affairs, Defense, Democracy, Emerging Economies, Ethics, EU, Eurasia, Europe, Food and Water Security, Geopolitics, Middle East, Military, Politics, Russia, Television, Terrorism , Turkey, UK, Ukraine , United States, Warfare, World | | Comments (0)

September 24, 2023

Andrew's October 2023 Newsletter

(My quarterly Newsletters go out to some 8,000 professional contacts worldwide. The following is my October 2023 issue. Back numbers may be accessed under What is New on my website.)

Greetings!
 
The muddled contest for shaping the World Order is accelerating. In face of a seemingly endless proxy war of attrition in Ukraine and quickening 2024 U.S. election challenges, President Biden is walking a tightrope balancing a no-holds-barred China-containment campaign with America's best economic interests.
 
Meanwhile, the "Global South" tectonic plates are shifting, typified by recent Arab Peninsula rapprochements brokered by China and droves of  developing nations wanting to join the BRICS group. However, grappling with multiple headwinds both domestic and international, China is not yet out of the woods, notwithstanding signs of resilience belying much of anti-China doomsday rhetoric. 
 
Hopefully, the following may throw up some useful perspectives in navigating through an increasingly complex and treacherous world!
 
World Order
China's Role in a Multipolar World (A 60-slide PowerPoint presentation)
 
China
Sinophobic "de-risking" unlikely to derail China's renaissance (China Daily Op-ed) Republished by Rome-based World Geostrategic Insights in French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic. Chinese versions appeared in China Daily and 网易首页
What do China’s curbs on Gallium and Germanium mean for the World? (China Daily Op-ed) Republished by World Geostrategic Insights in French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic 
China's defeated youth (An in-depth analysis)     
China expands legislation against espionage (Exclusive TV interview with Aljazeera English)
Rome-based World Geostrategic Insights - Compendium of China Op-eds (A specially-created feature on World Geostrategic Insights)

Global car revolution
How China shifted gears on electric vehicles - and why it matters (An in-depth analysis in The National Interest) 

EU
China-EU economic row (Live interview with Press TV)   

Taiwan 
 
North Korea
 
Azerbaijan
What brings Azerbaijan and China close to each other?  (Exclusive TV interview with Azerbaijan's Institute for Development and Diplomacy)
 
Hong Kong 
8th Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong  (Backchat on RTHK)         

Cheer Up and Chill Out
Inspirational videos and excerpts for life's down-moments
2023 Summer vacation in London, Wales and Scotland (A YouTube music video) 

International investment opportunities
I am on the International Advisory Board of Silk Road Partners, an international investment firm. Mr Yves Leterme, ex-Prime Minister of Belgium (November 2009 to December 2011) has joined the same Board. If you are interested in getting in touch with us, please give me a shout.

Consultation services
Please email me at [email protected] or text my Hong Kong mobile +852 98198987.  I can also be reached on Skype at andrew.k.p.leung, LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/andrewleunginternational, Whatsapp at (852) 98198987, WeChat at Andrewkpleung, Facebook at andrewkinpongleung, and Twitter at @Andrewkpleung


Business networking and speaking platform in Hong Kong
As an Advisor to the Denmark-based Executives' Global Network Hong Kong, I welcome your suggestion of a suitable speaker for an EGN event in Hong Kong. This will be entirely at our own cost with acknowledgement of your support, provided that we are not asked to cover any speaking fee, travel or accommodation expenses.

RSS feed and weblinks
My posts are regularly uploaded under my three blogs CHINAwatch, Publications and What's New .  A collection of leading China media and research sites can be found under China Links.

Please feel free to save my website on your computer, laptop, tablet, iPhone or iPad as a reference resource. If you wish instant access as soon as my postings appear, just click on “Subscribe to this blog’s feed” under RSS Feed on top of the right-hand column of each blog. Select the appropriate Google feed option. It is free of charge.  

This newsletter is uploaded to my website here.You may save it for reference or reading at leisure. You are free to share it on Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Twitter or other social media devices.

Courtesies
I look forward to your guidance, advice, comments, suggestions, and criticisms. You may share the above contents with colleagues or friends. You are also welcome to publish any of them with full attribution.

If you think that I may add value to your endeavors in any way, please let me know how I may help.  If for any reason you do not wish to receive my emails, just ask me to delete your name from my data bank permanently.

Best personal regards,

Andrew K. P. Leung, SBS, FRSA              
International and Independent China Strategist
Andrew Leung International Consultants and Investments Company Limited

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 Washington D.C.
Senior Consultant, MEC International (a UK-based global strategic energy consultancy) 
Distinguished Contributor, Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance (ATCA) (global think-tank)
Certified Sustainable Development Planner, World Institute of Sustainable Development Planners
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) 
International Advisory Board Member, Silk Road Partners
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  

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July 29, 2023

What brings Azerbaijan and China close to each other?

Exclusive TV interview with Azerbaijan Institute for Development and Diplomacy on 27 July 2023

Posted at 02:37 AM in Asia, BRICS, China Business, China's Rise, Current Affairs, Defense, Democracy, Development_, Economics, Economy, Emerging Economies, Energy, Eurasia, Gas, Geopolitics, Globalization, Hong Kong, ICT, Investment , Manufacturing , Middle East, Military, Politics, Regional development, Russia, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, Technology, Television, Turkey, Ukraine , United States, Warfare, World | | Comments (0)

July 21, 2023

N Korea fires two missiles after nuke-armed US submarine docks in South Korea

Live TV interview with Press TV on 19 July 2023

Posted at 01:37 AM in Asia, China's Rise, Current Affairs, Defense, Geopolitics, Military, North Korea, South China Sea, South Korea, United States, Warfare | | Comments (0)

June 25, 2023

Andrew's July 2023 Newsletter

(My quarterly Newsletters go out to some 8,000 professional contacts worldwide. The following is my July 2023 issue. Back numbers may be accessed under What is New on my website.)

Greetings!
 
The protracted Ukraine war drags on regardless of recent Wagner Group shenanigans. Meanwhile, the world order remains in an epochal flux defined by intensifying US-China rivalry on all fronts. Countries in Europe, Asia, Middle East, and the rest of the developing world are adjusting their gaits as best they could. In all theatres, China has been in diplomatic overdrive. To make sense of what is happening around the world, a much better understanding of where China is coming from becomes even more critical. Hopefully the following may offer some fresh perspectives. 
 
China
Myth of ‘Peak China’ is an overexaggerated and misplaced idea (Op-ed in China Daily) Republished by Rome-based World Geostrategic Insights in  English, French, Spanish and Russian.
What Does President Xi Jinping’s Third Term Mean for China and the World?   (Feature article in the Global Analyst) Republished by World Geostrategic Insights in French ,Spanish, Russian, and Arabic.
 
US-China Relations
Biden's Olive Branch (Op-ed in South China Morning Post)  (Republished by World Geostrategic Insights in English, French, Spanish, and Russian.)
America should rebuild mutual trust with China as partners in world peace (China Daily Op-ed). Republished by World Geostrategic Insights in French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic. A Chinese version is here.
“US and China standing on the edge of a cliff” (Live interview with Press TV) 
Shangri-La Security Summit 2023 in Singapore - US-China standoff (Live interview on Aljazeera English Channel) 
 
Relations with other key countries
Russia and China joint to oppose US global hegemony (Exclusive TV interview on RT) 
Is Britain pro-China now? (TRT World TV panel discussion) 
 
Money & Currency
Is the mighty dollar facing a worthy challenger? (TRT World - The Newsmakers show) 
Can cryptocurrency be tamed? (TRT World - The Newsmakers show) 
 
World economy
 
Taiwan conflict
 
Middle East
 
Ukraine
 
Hong Kong
Hong Kong's revamped district councils (Backchat on RTHK)                                                                                                         

Cheer up and chill out
I have added a new entry "A Flash of Inspiration" and some other translations to a repertoire of inspirational music, videos, songs and words.

My coming London sojourn mid-July through August
I will be staying in London from 17 July to 31 August, where I remain open to business meetings, interviews, speaking engagements, lectures, social get-togethers etc.

International investment opportunities
I have joined the International Advisory Board of Silk Road Partners, an international investment firm. See its corporate profile. Mr Yves Leterme, ex-Prime Minister of Belgium (November 2009 to December 2011) has joined the International Advisory Board. If you are interested in getting in touch with us, please give me a shout.

Consultation services
Please email me at [email protected] or text my Hong Kong mobile +852 98198987.  I can also be reached on Skype at andrew.k.p.leung, LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/andrewleunginternational, Whatsapp at (852) 98198987, WeChat at Andrewkpleung, Facebook at andrewkinpongleung, and Twitter at @Andrewkpleung


Business networking and speaking platform in Hong Kong
As an Advisor to the Denmark-based Executives' Global Network Hong Kong, I welcome your suggestion of a suitable speaker for an EGN event in Hong Kong. This will be entirely at our own cost with acknowledgement of your support, provided that we are not asked to cover any speaking fee, travel or accommodation expenses.

RSS feed and weblinks
My posts are regularly uploaded under my three blogs CHINAwatch, Publications and What's New .  A collection of leading China media and research sites can be found under China Links.

Please feel free to save my website on your computer, laptop, tablet, iPhone or iPad as a reference resource. If you wish instant access as soon as my postings appear, just click on “Subscribe to this blog’s feed” under RSS Feed on top of the right-hand column of each blog. Select the appropriate Google feed option. It is free of charge.  

This newsletter is uploaded to my website here.You may save it for reference or reading at leisure. You are free to share it on Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Twitter or other social media devices.

Courtesies
I look forward to your guidance, advice, comments, suggestions, and criticisms. You may share the above contents with colleagues or friends. You are also welcome to publish any of them with full attribution.

If you think that I may add value to your endeavors in any way, please let me know how I may help.  If for any reason you do not wish to receive my emails, just ask me to delete your name from my data bank permanently.

Best personal regards,

Andrew K. P. Leung, SBS, FRSA              
International and Independent China Strategist
Andrew Leung International Consultants and Investments Company Limited

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 Washington D.C.
Senior Consultant, MEC International (a UK-based global strategic energy consultancy) 
Distinguished Contributor, Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance (ATCA) (global think-tank)
Certified Sustainable Development Planner, World Institute of Sustainable Development Planners
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) 
International Advisory Board Member, Silk Road Partners
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, Londonst   , 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 06:30 PM in Africa, Asia, Banking, BRICS, China Business, China's politics, China's Rise, Climate Change , Consumption, Currencies, Current Affairs, Defense, Democracy, Development_, e-Commerce, Economy, Emerging Economies, Energy, EU, Eurasia, Europe, Finance, Future, Geopolitics, Globalization, Hong Kong, Investment , Japan, Manufacturing , Middle Class, Middle East, Military, North Korea, Pakistan, Politics, Population, Regional development, Russia, Science, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development, Taiwan, Technology, Television, Turkey, United States, Vietnam, Warfare, World | | Comments (0)

May 24, 2023

"Uniting the West, America alienates the rest" - The Economist

In How to survive a superpower split ", The Economist (11 April 2023) outlines a changed contour of the world order, with 127 countries refusing to follow America's hymnbook on the Ukraine War (against 52 countries who do).

These 127 countries include 25 fairly large or wealthy economies (which The Economist terms T25 (T for "transactional"), such as India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, and Egypt. They represent 45% of the world’s population and 18% of global GDP., more than the European Union's.

Some 43% of the T25 merchandise trade is with the Western bloc, 19% with the China-Russia bloc and 30% with countries in neither of those camps. However, this hides the fact that China has become the largest single trading partner to almost all of these countries.

These 127 "non-aligned" countries are in the so-called "Global South". They see through the West's hypocrisy, exemplified by the $170bn in aid pledged to Ukraine in the first year of the war, equivalent to 90% of spending on all global aid in 2021 by OECD donors.

All goes to show that rhetoric aside, the world order is no longer US-led, let alone dictated by the so-called G7 advanced economies, which, US aside, consists of "middling powers". The reality is that the world order has become much more multipolar, and significantly shifting towards a closer geo-economic relationship with China. . 

Posted at 12:30 AM in Afghanistan, Africa, Asia, BRICS, China Business, China's Rise, Climate Change , Current Affairs, Development_, Emerging Economies, EU, Eurasia, Europe, Finance, Future, Geopolitics, Globalization, India, Investment , Japan, Latin America, Manufacturing , Middle East, Military, Pakistan, Politics, Population, Regional development, Russia, Southeast Asia, Technology, Turkey, Ukraine , United States, Vietnam, Warfare, World | | Comments (0)

May 18, 2023

Trudeau says Canada ready to partner with S Korea against North - an anti-China plot?

Live exclusive interview on 17 May 2023 with Press TV. 

Posted at 06:15 PM in Asia, China's Rise, Current Affairs, Defense, Denuclearization, Europe, Geopolitics, Japan, Military, North Korea, Politics, Russia, South China Sea, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Technology, UK, Ukraine , United States, Warfare, World | | Comments (0)

May 16, 2023

Russia and China joint to oppose US global hegemony

Live exclusive TV interview with RT on 16 May 2023

Posted at 07:26 PM in Africa, Asia, BRICS, China Business, China's Rise, Climate Change , Consumption, Currencies, Current Affairs, Defense, Democracy, Development_, Dollar, Emerging Economies, EU, Europe, Finance, Future, Geopolitics, Globalization, Hong Kong, Latin America, Middle East, Military, Politics, Russia, South China Sea, Taiwan, Television, UK, Ukraine , United States, Warfare, World | | Comments (0)

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