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China's President Xi Jinping speaks during an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Message to Compatriots in Taiwan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 2, 2019. - Taiwan's unification with the mainland is "inevitable", President Xi Jinping said on January 2, warning against any effort to promote the island's independence and saying China would not renounce the option of military force to bring it into the fold. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / POOL / AFP)

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Xi Jinping’s bold statements often backfire

by Xuan Loc Doan January 10, 2019

China's President Xi Jinping reviews a military honor guard outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on December 10, 2018. Photo: AFP / Fred Dufour

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Xi Jinping isn’t China’s new Deng Xiaoping

by Xuan Loc Doan December 20, 2018

A courtroom sketch of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou speaking with her lawyer David Martin in the courtroom in Vancouver. Sketch Jane Wolsak via AFP

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China playing power politics with Canada

by Xuan Loc Doan December 17, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the venue of G20 summit conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 30, 2018. Photo: AFP Forum via The Yomiuri Shimbun

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Xi unusually omitted China’s BRI from his G20 remarks

by Xuan Loc Doan December 5, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

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On world stage, Xi fails to practice what he preaches

by Xuan Loc Doan December 1, 2018December 1, 2018

Taiwanese queue up to cast their ballots in a voting station in Taipei, Taiwan, on Saturday Nov 24, 2018. Taiwan holding local elections on Saturday at the mid-point of President Tsai Ing-wen's leadership and the focus will be on the island's sluggish economy and often fraught relations with China. While Tsai is not on the ballot, the polls are seen as a chance for the electorate to rate her performance as they vote for mayors, councils and other positions.

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Democracy the real winner in Taiwan’s polls

by Xuan Loc Doan November 27, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Photo: AFP/Mark Cristino

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Will burgeoning China-Philippine ties last?

by Xuan Loc Doan November 23, 2018

The US and China have conflicting worldviews. Image: iStock

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Xi’s ‘Mankind First’ versus Trump’s ‘America First’

by Xuan Loc Doan November 21, 2018November 21, 2018

There are worries that India's digital identity program Aadhaar will become a mass surveillance tool for governments and corporates. Photo: iStock

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‘Nailing Jello to the wall’ is possible in Xi’s China

by Xuan Loc Doan November 14, 2018November 14, 2018

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Will Xi Jinping finally match his words with actions?

by Xuan Loc Doan November 6, 2018

Voting hands and ballot box. Image: iStock

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Why China’s leadership abhors democratic elections

by Xuan Loc Doan November 3, 2018

Donald Trump. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski

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In Trump, China now sees a different America

by Xuan Loc Doan October 31, 2018October 31, 2018

Vietnam communist party chief Nguyen Phu Trong takes oath as country's president at the National Assembly hall in Hanoi on October 23, 2018. - Vietnam lawmakers on October 23, 2018 elected as president communist party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the only candidate on the ballot, making him the most powerful man in the country where consensus leadership has traditionally kept strongman rule in check. (Photo by - / AFP)

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Will Vietnam tilt toward China under a Xi-like leader?

by Xuan Loc Doan October 25, 2018October 25, 2018

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Despite Trump, Xi’s China is not a leading power

by Xuan Loc Doan October 23, 2018October 23, 2018

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Xi’s China has instilled fear in Trump’s America

by Xuan Loc Doan October 18, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the first day of the World Economic Forum, on January 17, 2017, in Davos, Switzerland. Photo: AFPChinese President Xi Jinping said on January 17, 2017 that there is "no point" in blaming economic globalisation for the world's problems. The leader of the world's second largest economy made the comment at the World Economic Forum, where he is making his first appearance as China seeks to play a greater role in world trade regimes amid rising protectionism in the US and Europe. The global elite begin a week of earnest debate and Alpine partying in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, in a week bookended by two presidential speeches of historic import. / AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI

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Why Xi fails to convince China’s main trading partners

by Xuan Loc Doan October 3, 2018

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang. Photo: Reuters

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Quang warned against ‘might-makes-right’ mindset

by Xuan Loc Doan September 23, 2018September 23, 2018

China is locked in a conundrum with the United States over trade. Illustration: iStock.

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China-US row risks heading to ‘Thucydides Trap’

by Xuan Loc Doan September 19, 2018

A Russian honour guard attends the parade of the participants of the Vostok-2018 (East-2018) military drills at Tsugol training ground not far from the borders with China and Mongolia in Siberia, on September 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Mladen ANTONOV

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Russia should focus on economy, not war games

by Xuan Loc Doan September 14, 2018September 14, 2018

China's President Xi Jinping (L) accompanies Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso (R) to view an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 5, 2018, a day after the conclusion of the Forum On China-Africa Cooperation. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Lintao Zhang

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Why Asia and Africa hold different views of China

by Xuan Loc Doan September 7, 2018

Mai Tran, an American of Vietnamese descent grieves over the portrait of the late US Senator John McCain during a memorial tribute at the US embassy in Hanoi on August 27, 2018.
John McCain, a war hero and towering figure in US politics known for reaching across the aisle in an increasingly divided nation, died on August 25 at the age of 81 following a battle with brain cancer. Photo: AFP

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John McCain embodies US-Vietnam reconciliation

by Xuan Loc Doan August 30, 2018August 30, 2018

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China’s aggression against Taiwan could backfire

by Xuan Loc Doan August 25, 2018

China

習近平中國論的關鍵悖論

by Xuan Loc Doan August 22, 2018August 22, 2018

President Xi Jinping's economic policies have been questioned. Photo: AFP/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Sputnik

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A key paradox in Xi Jinping’s China

by Xuan Loc Doan August 20, 2018

UK Prime Minister Theresa May, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit. Photo: Reuters / Yves Herman.

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To win China trade war, Trump needs alliances

by Xuan Loc Doan August 12, 2018August 12, 2018

Souvenir plates bearing the images of Chinese President Xi Jinping and late Chairman Mao Zedong are displayed at a shop near the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. File Photo: Reuters / Kim Kyung-Hoon

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China’s new woes unravel Xi’s personality cult

by Xuan Loc Doan August 5, 2018

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking at the Inaugural Indo-Pacific Business Forum on Monday.

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US’s Indo-Pacific plan unveiled with China as key target

by Xuan Loc Doan August 1, 2018

China's President Xi Jinping speaks at the fifth plenary session of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Greg Baker

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Xi’s China should also share blame for Trump’s trade war

by Xuan Loc Doan July 28, 2018

Russia's 3M22 Zircon anti-ship hypersonic missile. Screen grab: Military Technology Zone/ YouTube

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Trump’s deference to strongman Putin could embolden China’s nuke strategy

by Xuan Loc Doan July 24, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin offers a ball from the 2018 World Cup to US President Donald Trump after a meeting in Helsinki in July. Photo: AFP

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Arrogance is Donald Trump’s most deadly sin

by Xuan Loc Doan July 20, 2018July 20, 2018