Internal Affairs
Infected in China to reach 10,000-13,000 cases by end of Jan 2020
The doubling of infected numbers every 2 days had persisted so far – which means, we are still nowhere close to containment ; its still early days. Infections in China alone: Thu Jan 9 – 41 confirmedFri Jan 20 – 201 confirmed12.00pm Wed Jan 22 – 339 confirmed6:30pm Fri Jan 24 – 887 confirmed8.12pm Sun…
Read MoreThe Republic of China, in brief.
Seventy years have passed since the “Great retreat” of the Kuomintang-ruled Republic of China to the island of Taiwan (Formosa). Expelled from the mainland, its rule reduced to Taiwan and a few minor islands off the coast of the mainland. Since then, the Republic of China (ROC) has been politically divided into two camps. The…
Read MoreThe Inevitable Fate of Hong Kong and the Slippery Slope for China
As the protest rage on in Hong Kong since it started in March 2019 at the point of writing of this article, its probably nigh time for me to address the grim future that’s to come, which in my opinion, is inevitable. THE HONG KONG PRIDE (OR EGO) Hong Kong returned to China in 1997…
Read MoreThai Junta’s Election Victory: What does it mean for the country political future?
The election of General Prayuth Chan-o-cha, for what has essentially become a second term for the Junta’s administration, might have come as a surprise to many. However, given the results of the 2019 national election, the Junta’s return to power was rather obvious. While many news outlets often categorise the winners of the 2019 election…
Read MoreThe perpetual failures of Opposition Parties in Singapore
Tan Cheng Bock’s announcement to enter Opposition Politics has created all sort of “whirlwinds” in Singapore politics. Right at the back of the “excitement” that surrounds the victory of Pakatan Harapan over the Barisan Nasional next door over in Malaysia – gave Opposition politicians and their supporters much to be excited and hopeful. However, I…
Read MoreAsia Times: Why Suu Kyi can’t and won’t democratize Myanmar.
Why Suu Kyi can’t and won’t democratize Myanmar Is Myanmar headed towards more representative and less military-steered democracy? On February 6, Myanmar’s parliament voted to establish a new preparatory committee to deliberate amending the country’s military-drafted 2008 constitution, which gives the armed forces an outsized “leadership role” in politics. If you do not understand the…
Read MoreNikkei: The party turns sour for Xi
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/The-party-turns-sour-for-Xi A powerful article. Highly recommended for you guys to read. I shall not add any more comments on this for now. Cover Photo: © Reuters
Read MoreSinoInsider: Fang Fenghui’s Expulsion, Meng Hongwei’s Arrest, and the Factional ‘Soft Coup’
Click on the link to read more: Politics Watch: Fang Fenghui’s Expulsion, Meng Hongwei’s Arrest, and the Factional ‘Soft Coup’ In analyzing the timing of the announcement and the political background of the two generals, we believe that the expulsion of Fang Fenghui and Zhang Yang from the CCP is connected with the recent purge…
Read MoreSinoInsider: The World is Trapped in Red China’s Matrix
By Don Tse and Larry Ong Summary Chinese Communist Party has long carried out influence operations to survive and dominate. Decades of CCP influence activity has created a “Red Matrix,” or an informational environment that is pro-China and missing critical knowledge about the Party and its operations. The Soviet Iron Curtain served to “block out”…
Read MoreSouth Korea’s Fight for Comfort Women Against Japan Is Hypocritical and Further Damages Its Future Relations With It
Read anything about South Korean politics and foreign affairs, and it doesn’t take much to find that North Korea and Japan are the two countries which it has had the most thorny relations within its history and still does to this day. Some of the reasons behind them are very well justified, others not so…
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