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.
Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong shared Jinping's message to President Murmu, saying that both countries should help each other succeed.
The parallel between happenings in 2025 and the dystopian novel 1984 is unmistakable. Between them, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping have all but created the fictional nations of Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia, imagined in George Orwell’s novel.
Speaking to reporters at the White House after a ceremony honouring US service members, Trump said the BBC had broadcast remarks that he never made, describing the episode as a serious breach of journalistic standards.
US President Donald Trump said that he will travel to China in April at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping
President Donald Trump has announced that the US will start testing nuclear weapons “immediately” in a break from 33 years of the country's self-restraint.
