Wang Yi, the Chinese Foreign Minister, recently addressed a press conference on the margins of the 14th National People’s Congress on March 8, 2026. His address was wealthy with insights on almost every major fault line of contemporary geopolitics. The centrality of China in global affairs is now hackneyed. It is the vanguard of the […]
The first time that the concept of “One Country, Two Systems” was formally presented was during a meeting between Deng Xiaoping and the president of the Chinese American Association of the United States, Yao-Tzu Li, in January 1982. From the start, Deng was clear and elaborate that this systematic policy would apply not only to Taiwan, […]
Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada, is currently one of my favorite leaders in the West. His speech at the recently concluded World Economic Forum was a breath of fresh air, rarely breathed from a Western leader. The essence of his message was that “middle powers” should unite against economic coercion by great powers. […]
It had been almost eight years since a British Prime Minister had last set foot in Beijing. Keir Starmer’s January 28 visit to China is therefore a pivotal moment that signals a recalibration of UK-China relations, in particular, and British foreign policy generally, especially given the current paradigm shifts Western nations are making in the face […]
On 3rd January 2026, American President Donald J. Trump announced the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela. This followed a joint U.S. military extraction in Caracas, codenamed Operation Absolute Resolve. Both Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores de Maduro, who was kidnapped alongside him, are now facing criminal prosecution in New York based on a […]
One of the model industrial parks in Uganda is the China-Uganda Liaoshen Industrial Park in Kapeeka, Nakaseke District. About 80 different industrial establishments are spread over 5.2 square kilometres, with each sitting on a minimum of 20 acres. The name of the park is a combination of “Liao,” from Liaoning Province in northeast China and […]
China’s relationship with Uganda has played an inextricable role in developing our country into one of East and Central Africa’s major manufacturing hubs. Thanks to China’s commitment to invest in Uganda’s industrialisation, our manufacturing capacity now spans several sectors, from electronics to textiles, ceramics to steel, and more – all fuelled by factories and industrial […]
President Xi Jinping has articulated the strategy of China in the 21st Century as including adherence to science and technology as the number-one productive force, talent as the number-one resource, and innovation as the number-one driving force. China’s national-strategy is to be-the world leader in AI by 2030. Today, the United States and other Western nations […]
China has revolutionised the use of drones like no other country. Drones are no longer just play toys but key players in the technology of the future. Recently, the 9th Drone World Congress 2025 took place at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center, in Shenzhen, China. Showcased were drones that can fly, swim and think for […]
On 23 October 2025, China adopted the Communique of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). This document documents China’s strategic plans for national progress as a significant global actor. During the deliberations, Chinese leader and the CCP General Secretary, Xi Jinping, affirmed the Party’s achievements […]
