Towards Gerontocracy
The Greek philosopher Plato once said: “It is for the elder man to rule and for the younger to submit.”
The Greek philosopher Plato once said: “It is for the elder man to rule and for the younger to submit.”
Xi Jinping at his meeting with Donald Trump on 14-15 May 2026 in Beijing referred to the Thucydides Trap, a metaphor that refers to the inherent tensions and perils when an established power is challenged by a rising power.
Beijing's latest diplomatic outreach to Pyongyang comes as North Korea balances ties with both China and Russia while expanding its nuclear capabilities.
In China, the total number of accounts holding credit cards peaked at 807 million in September 2022, but it has reduced by nearly 15 per cent during a 14-straight-quarter decline.
A deadly gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s Shanxi Province has left 82 dead, prompting a massive rescue operation and an investigation ordered by Xi Jinping.
A cartoon showing Donald Trump and Xi Jinping arguing into the twenty-second century, and progressively levying tariffs of a billion percent on each other, captures the essence of present developments. Probably, world leaders have to be reminded that levies beyond a point are meaningless ~ guaranteed only to bring international trade to a standstill.
President Donald Trump’s proclamation of a “golden age” for America seems to be emerging from his vision of ultranationalism and global dominance.
In November 2017, after a lengthy meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping, Donald Trump boasted that he and Xi can solve “probably all” the world’s problems. Today, he believes he alone can solve all the world’s problems.
US President Donald Trump, affirmed hope of having a "very good relationship" with China under his administration, while also stressing on the need to have a "level-playing field" regarding trade situation.
An agreement on resolving the standoff in Ladakh was reached on 21 October, just prior to the Brics summit in Kazan, Russia, paving the way for a Narendra Modi-Xi Jinping dialogue at the venue.
