Redefining progress: China at 75
As China marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic, it stands as a testament to an extraordinary transformation. From the ruins of civil war in 1949,…
Demystifying China
CHINA’S rise as a global power has evoked different reactions across the world. Much of the Global South has welcomed this and seen it as an opportunity to forge closer…
China’s miracles
This week, China has been celebrating its foundation day as the People’s Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949. Comparing Pakistan and China at their births in his…
Deus ex machina
OVERUSED as it may be, ‘revolution’ is the only way to describe what’s happening in Artificial intelligence; OpenAI’s ChatGPT, short for ‘Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer’ has captured our imaginations, with…
China at 75 – and beyond
On October 1, the People’s Republic of China completed 75 years of its establishment. These 75 years have seen China shake off rampant poverty and backwardness to become a major…
US-China rivalry
PAKISTAN, like much of the world, is worried about how the worsening US-China rivalry would impact its relations with both countries. There are no clear answers. While this rivalry may…
China’s world?
THE world order is changing. More than five centuries after Western European powers initiated the modern era of maritime trade and colonisation, a non-Western nation, China, has emerged as a…
If China and US normalise ties
JOHN Pilger warned in a documentary about an imminent US war on China. There are those that worry it could erupt between China and India even sooner. Both scenarios could…
Making sense of US-China tensions
After going through much upheaval in recent years, are US-China relations finally set to stabilize? Recent developments inspire hope. The two countries have been engaged in quiet diplomacy led by…
How China is building futures in Africa
Like many other regions across the globe, China has significantly expanded and cemented its economic footprints in Africa. A tangible evidence of Beijing’s growing role in Africa is the recent…
