China on 'alert' after US, Canadian ships cross
Taiwan Strait
The USS Rafael Peralta, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer,
and the Royal Canadian Navy's Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa conducted a
"routine" transit through the strait on Wednesday, the US Navy said.
China’s "Military Political Work" and
Professional Military Education in Africa – Africa Center for Strategic Studies
" _The PLA’s service arms were educating roughly 2,000
African military officers annually at military and political academies prior to
COVID. An additional 500 African officers were attending the PLA Naval Medical
University. Between 2018 and 2021, roughly 2,000 African police and law
enforcement personnel had trained at the People’s Armed Police (PAP) schools.
Like the PLA, the PAP is run by the CCP’s Central Military Commission.
China had been
offering approximately 100,000 academic scholarships, media fellowships, and
invitations to local government trainings to African countries every 3 years
through the Forum for China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) prior to the pandemic.
Professional Military Education (PME) has constituted between 4 to 6 percent of
these slots. The scale and scope of China’s trainings are unmatched by other
international partners_ ".
The Nanjing Army Command College’s African alumni include:
10 defense chiefs,8 defense ministers.,Former presidents,
Current presidents:
Ninety-four Mozambican senior officers have studied there,
including the longest-serving defense chief, General Lagos Lidimo, as have
their counterparts in Angola, Cameroon, Ghana, Namibia, Nigeria, South Sudan,
Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Can the western world match these influence
operations.?
China’s Grip on
Africa’s Minerals Sparks a US Response
The US is going full steam ahead in its effort
to catch up with China in a part of the world that’s become central to the
green transition: Africa’s “Copperbelt.” Loaded with minerals critical to the
production of batteries and other renewable energy components, Zambia and the
Democratic Republic of Congo have become the latest venue in the struggle for
advantage between Washington and Beijing.
As part of its stated ambition to challenge
China’s dominance, the Biden administration saw an opportunity to revitalize a
century-old rail line linking key African mines to an Atlantic Ocean port.
Called the Lobito corridor, the US is investing hundreds of millions of dollars
on the project.
US Congress
urged to approve Pacific Island pacts to counter Chinese influence
The deals grant the US military access to the
land, air and sea of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau in exchange for
economic aid and migration rights
Guam’s congressional delegate pushes the House
to pass a resolution calling for the US and Philippines to begin joint patrols
in the South China Sea.
India is driving
change by working together with Africa, Modi has taken lead in championing
trade and investment links with the continent
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been
flying his country's flag in Africa lately, seeking to expand trade and
investment ties between the two.
He kicked off the Group of 20 summit in New
Delhi in September with the announcement that the African Union would become a
permanent member of the group, which should amplify the voice of the Global
South. This move followed on the heels of the decision the previous month by
India and the other four current members of the BRICS group to admit Egypt and
Ethiopia, along with four other countries, into its ranks.
These examples show how India is increasingly
playing an active role in international diplomacy on behalf of Africa and the
Global South. New Delhi's growing trade and investment relations with Africa,
meanwhile, illustrate how driving funds toward the Global South not only can
reap financial benefits, but also drive real systemic change on environmental,
governance and social issues.
Modi, in particular, is using the platform his
position offers to promote better understanding of the investment opportunities
that Africa holds for foreign investors.
The Quad needs to work with other groups. ASEAN is the place to
start,Maritime security would be productive area for cooperation
In recent years, the members of the Quad -- the U.S., Australia, Japan and
India -- have each ramped up cooperation and relations with ASEAN countries. In
September, Japan became the last of the quartet to upgrade its relationship
with ASEAN to the level of a "comprehensive strategic partnership,"
and each of the four held a separate meeting with ASEAN leaders that month.
Why the
Philippines is exiting the Belt and Road
Manila announces termination of China-backed
infrastructure projects as geopolitics takes policy precedence over economics.
Philippines
accuses China of intruding into its waters
The Philippine foreign ministry on Thursday
accused China of intruding into its waters after an incident involving the two
countries' military vessels at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea earlier
this week.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the
Chinese military's claim that a Philippine military ship "illegally
entered" waters near the Scarborough Shoal "has no legal basis and
only serves to raise tensions" in the disputed waterway.
Shipping
industry steers container production away from China
Push comes after pandemic highlighted reliance
on manufacturers in world’s second-largest economy.
China Struggles
to Convince Li Mourners of Reason for Death,Some find official line ‘hard to
believe’ after shock news,Health conditions of top leaders are a state secret
in China
As China prepared to cremate former Premier Li
Keqiang on Thursday, skepticism among some residents of his hometown over the
official account of his death showed a lack of trust in the ruling Communist
Party.
A number of mourners in eastern Anhui province
this week expressed doubt that the former No. 2 official died of a heart attack
— the reason given in a government statement Friday. Li found himself sidelined
by President Xi Jinping before exiting the Politburo Standing Committee —
China’s most powerful body — a year ago despite being young enough to stay on.
Li Keqiang funeral in China
brings out crowds despite suppression effort. Police line roadway amid strictly
controlled public tributes to premier once seen as antidote to authoritarian Xi
Jinping
China’s
Confucius Institutes are disappearing from US campuses, Only five of the
centres remain, compared to 2019, when there were 96 operating in 44 states
Amid souring ties, US
lawmakers have taken aim at the institutes – created to promote Chinese
language learning – as a means for Beijing to exert its influence
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