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Xi?s troubles message to dictators not to take citizens for granted: Report

Chinese President Xi Jinping?s troubles related to his Zero-COVID policy that launched citizen?s demonstrations against his regime for apparently the first time as he began his third term at the top, is a message to dictators that they cannot take the working class for granted, according to Policy Research Group (POREG). ?Xi?s problem is that he has surrounded himself with yes-men who applaud his every act but do not hold a mirror to the life in the street. If they had, the Urumqi apartment fir

31 Dec, 2022

China Working for Resumption of Dialogue with US

China has opened the backdoor channel for assessing ties with US as Washington is ?proactively making preparations for a conflict in the Taiwan Strait when it happens?, reported The HK Post. Information trickled in about the visit to New York of a group of former Chinese officials in early November as part of the largest semi-official diplomatic initiative in Sino-America since the Covid outbreak. While both are ready to appreciate each other?s position on bilateral issues, they are yet to see

31 Dec, 2022

Celebrations galore as Sri Lanka welcomes 2023

  By Easwaran Rutnam Celebrations took place around Sri Lanka last night, especially in Colombo, as hundreds gathered to welcome 2023. New Year’s Eve events at hotels in and around Colombo were sold out while some shopping malls that remained opened late into the night were also packed. Hundreds of people also gathered at Galle Face to celebrate the New Year at events organised by the Ministry of Tourism and others. The demonstration site at Galle Face which saw thousands gather to protest

01 Jan, 2023