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.
US President Donald Trump arrives in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday on the first leg of his Asia tour that will take him to Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan while a trade war rages.
Set against South Korea’s geopolitical fault lines, the meeting will address critical issues ranging from trade tensions and technology rivalry to security concerns around the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific.
The US President warned Beijing that the America too has monopoly positions, that are much stronger and more far reaching than China.
The White House has announced that the deal to secure TikTok's operations in the US will be signed by President Donald Trump later this week, ensuring the popular social media platform operates under Washington's stringent oversight.
Images of Chairman Xi Jinping, dressed in a grey Mao suit, officiating at China's spectacular military parade through Beijing on 3 September, were carefully orchestrated.G
