China

08

Aug

China, Donald Trump, Iran, Joe Biden, Russia, USA

AP: Russia vs. Biden, China vs. Trump

PEJOURNAL - U.S. intelligence officials believe that Russia is using a variety of measures to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ahead of the November election and that individuals linked to the Kremlin are boosting President Donald Trump’s reelection bid, the country’s counterintelligence chief said Friday in the most specific warning to date about the threat of foreign interference. U.S. officials also believe that China does not want Trump to win a second term and has accelerated its criticism of the White House, expanding its efforts to shape public policy in America and to pressure political figures seen as opposed…

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05

Aug

ASEAN, China, COVID-19

Covid-19; The curious case of ASEAN countries

BY: Chaitra Arjunpuri PEJOURNAL - When Covid-19 hit the East, first China, then Thailand, Japan, and South Korea last year, the West observed the situation carefully from the other side of the world. Not many of them expected how severely they would be hit very soon, as the death toll rocketed over 200,000 in Europe and 600,000 in the United States. As of now, the US, Italy, Spain, France, and the UK are all ahead of China with the highest numbers of reported cases and deaths.  Though Southeast Asian countries, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, were among the first to be hit by COVID-19, the US has become the new global epicenter of the pandemic,…

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05

Aug

China, trade deal, U.S.

China, U.S. to review trade deal, air other grievances on August 15: Reuters

PEJOURNAL - U.S. and Chinese officials will review the implementation of their Phase 1 trade deal and likely air mutual grievances in an increasingly tense relationship during an Aug. 15 videoconference, two people familiar with the plans said. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, the principal negotiators for the two countries, will participate in the meeting, an initial six-month review of the pact activated on Feb. 15. The meeting plans were first reported by the Wall Street Journal. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office and the U.S. Treasury did not respond to requests for comment. Under…

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26

Jul

Belarus, China, Eurasia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia

The Game of Eurasia

BY: Daniel Ranjbar PEJOURNAL - The Eurasian Economic Union is a regional treaty signed in 2014 by the leaders of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. A year later, in 2015, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan joined. The Eurasian Economic Union officially started its work on January 1, 2015. Eurasian countries now have an area of ​​20 million square kilometers and a population of more than 183 million, which is 5.2% of the world's population. On the day of the agreement, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced: “Today we have created a powerful and attractive economic growth center, a regional market that connects more than…

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24

Jul

Belt and Road Initiative, China, debt-trap, One Belt One Road

China’s debt-trap tactics: Same script, different cast

BY: Chaitra Arjunpuri PEJOURNAL - Ever wondered why India’s measure to ban China related apps and cancellation of Chinese contracts given for infrastructure development is praised and backed by other countries? China’s lending and investment policies, often disguised as help, in other countries have always resulted in “hidden debt” trap. This trap has pushed the economies of the borrowing countries to a worse than expected slowdown, one of the many problems associated with it. Over the past 20 plus years, China has become a major global lender, with outstanding claims exceeding over 5% of global GDP. It has given many…

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20

Jul

Brazil, BRICS, Chabahar, China, India, Iran, LNG, Oil, pejournal, Political Economy Journal, Russia, South Africa

Political Economy Journal: BRICS; Risk or Opportunity

BY: Daniel Ranjbar The BRICS countries flags PEJOURNAL - The BRICS countries are trying to get other countries that are almost in a similar situation to join the group in order to achieve their collective goals with more power. The group currently covers more than 40% of the world's population, including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. But one of the main problems of the BRICS countries in expanding relations and strengthening their position is the small number of members and the geographical distance of the member countries of this group. The BRICS group symbolizes the imbalance created by…

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17

Jul

Atlantic Council, Belt and Road Initiative, China, Huawei, Iran, JCPOA, OPEC

Atlantic Council: No, Iran isn’t going to be a Chinese client state

PEJOURNAL - Iran is in the process of finalizing an agreement with China, cementing an arrangement to sell crude oil to the world’s second largest economy for the next twenty-five years. The deal drew attention within Iran after the eighteen-page “Iran-China 25-year Comprehensive Partnership Document” was leaked, prompting comments that the Iranian government had sold its country out as a “client state” of China. The price? Up to $400 billion in installments spread over a quarter of a century. The characterization is not unique to Iran’s case. Iraq, which exports one hundred thousand barrels of crude oil to China each…

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17

Jul

Asia, Belt and Road Initiative, China, Defense Policy Board, Iran, One Belt One Road, Robert D Kaplan

Belt and Road Initiative

BY: Robert David Kaplan PEJOURNAL - The Belt and Road Initiative ( BRI ), formerly known as One Belt One Road, is a global development strategy adopted by the Chinese government in 2013 involving infrastructure development and investments in nearly 70 countries and international organizations. Amid news around 25-year agreement between Iran and China, that links East and West of Asia together and it seems to be a core point in BRI, Robert D Kaplan explains the function and possibilities of this initiative here in this video. He is an American writer and Geopolitician. Kaplan was a Senior Fellow at…

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13

Jul

ASEAN, Belt and Road Initiative, China, COVID-19, IMF, pejournal, Political Economy Journal, South Asian, South China Sea, Sri Lanka

China’S string of pearls in peril

BY: Navomee Ponnamperuma* PEJOURNAL - In recent months, China has come under much scrutiny for its policies, starting from their mismanagement of the current global pandemic to the renewed hardline approach taken towards Hong Kong. Amidst the chaos, many in the West have overlooked the economic stronghold China has been building in the South Asian region, thanks to President Xi Jinping’s project of the century, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).  A project that certain academics refer to as China’s ‘debt-trap diplomacy’. Contrary to Western institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, China offers a…

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10

Jul

China, Chinese apps, Galwan Valley, India, Ladakh region, pejournal, Political Economy Journal, Sino-Indian, Xiaomi

Political Economy Journal: India-China border skirmish: A conflict that led to ‘Boycott China’ campaign in India

BY : Chaitra Arjunpuri * PEJOURNAL - When acclaimed innovator and Ramon Magsaysay and Rolex Awards winner Sonam Wangchuk released a video calling for “Boycott Made in China” on 28 May 2020, as a response to Chinese aggression along the Line of Control (LAC) in Ladakh region, not many realized how popular it would become. Set in Leh with the Himalayas and river Sindhu in the backdrop, Wangchuk sitting on a stone, appealed to people to boycott products made in China, “software in a week and hardware in a year”. “Within one week I am getting rid of my phone, which is made…

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