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China and it's people represent one of the oldest civilizations on the planet. Their contributions and resolve have been exemplary. Over the centuries, they have led the world in every sphere. We delve into Chinese history, present-day economics, politics, and technical leadership.

Insightful newsletter of Drishtikone – Issue #64: Virtual Water Trade and its impact

Insightful newsletter of Drishtikone – Issue #64: Virtual Water Trade and its impact

Facts are colored past. Truth just is. Mostly, what are decidedly “facts” are peddled and assumed to be “Truths”. Then there is a fight over these fake “Truths”, which were never so to begin with. Truth is reality – the inviolable. There is no two’s in that. There is only

Soft Power: What is it and why is it important?

Soft Power: What is it and why is it important?

As Xi Jinping was getting ready to take over power from Hu Jintao, he was also bringing about another change [https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-big-bet-soft-power] to the entire geopolitical strategy that China was to follow. The focus on soft power. The 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

Yogi Adityanath preparing to woo Disenchanted companies from China post-COVID19

Yogi Adityanath preparing to woo Disenchanted companies from China post-COVID19

In a sign of times to come, countries and states have started eyeing at the opportunity that disenchantment with China provides. Many people are not happy with how China manages things and plays roughshod over companies and other countries and has mishandled the COVID-19 outbreak. Japan wooing companies in China

Chinese City Bans Africans from Hotels, Apartments, and Restaurants

Chinese City Bans Africans from Hotels, Apartments, and Restaurants

In a remarkably heartless display of extreme xenophobia, Africans in China – specifically Guangzhou – have been evicted from their hotels, apartments and barred from entering restaurants. Many of them have found themselves sleeping on the streets [https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2020/04/13/coronavirus-racism-chinese-city-bans-black-people-from-hotels-apartments-restaurants/] as a result. > “I’ve

U.S. May Face 18 Months of Rolling Shutdowns

U.S. May Face 18 Months of Rolling Shutdowns

Corona Virus has locked down most of the countries in the world. And everybody seems to have his/her own expert opinion – as was the case with Fareed Zakaria this week in GPS. Now, Fed Minneapolis President, Neel Kashkari suggests that in absence of a real vaccine for the problem,

The Chinese CFA takeover

The Chinese CFA takeover

Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) exam is probably the toughest exam any finance professional can take across the world. It is administered by the CFA Institute in Charlottesville, VA. It has three levels and each one more difficult and in-depth than the other. I can vouch for the difficulty as I‌

How AI-based surveillance cameras are racially targeting Uyghur Muslims

How AI-based surveillance cameras are racially targeting Uyghur Muslims

Chinese treatment of the Uyghurs is well known. Over 1 million Uyghurs, who are the Muslim minorities, have now been in concentration camps [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-un/u-n-says-it-has-credible-reports-that-china-holds-million-uighurs-in-secret-camps-idUSKBN1KV1SU] which are euphemistically called “re-education camps”. China has built a powerful surveillance state [https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/the-police-state-of-the-future-is-already-here]