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Write Mind | Fragility Of Centralised Power: Lessons For Democracies From China’s Political Mayhem | Opinion News

Last Updated:July 14, 2025, 19:56 IST China’s last decade under Xi Jinping has been a textbook case of building a throne on quicksand Ideology over pragmatism is China’s next blunder, writes the author. (File) Xi Jinping’s slow-motion nosedive from China’s throne is less a political drama than a masterclass in how to botch a nation….

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Forget the West – China think tanks must be ‘self-centred’ to project soft power: expert

Forget the West – China think tanks must be ‘self-centred’ to project soft power: expert

China’s think-tanks should pay more attention to the nation’s actual conditions and rely less on Western knowledge, according to a leading Chinese scholar, who said policy advisers could better reflect and project the country’s soft power by incorporating “Chinese characteristics”. Professor Zheng Yongnian, a political economist with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, who…

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China’s Xi sends congratulations to Suriname President-elect Simons

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Suriname’s President-elect Jennifer Simons, Chinese state media Xinhua reported on Sunday. Xi said he attaches great importance to the development of China-Suriname relations and that he is willing to work with Simmons to promote greater development of the strategic partnership between the two countries,…

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Trade flows and security tensions shape ties

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in Shanghai on Saturday for a six-day visit to three Chinese cities where regional security tensions and economic ties are likely to dominate talks. Albanese’s second visit to China, where he will meet President Xi Jinping, comes after Canberra stepped up screening of Chinese investment in critical…

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