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Data and a new global order - The Hindu

Data and a new global order Updated: Updated: India has a key role to play in the hyper-connected world Share Article India has a key role to play in the hyper-connected world The shift of global power from the Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific raises strategic questions for India. Is the world divided because of an assertive China or is the shift of power to Asia a switch to the historical norm? Is the United States defending multilateral rules or the hegemony over the rules it had set? Should India take sides or bide its time as a neutral contender to both China and the U.S.?

Key Takeaways From China s Annual Two Sessions Meeting

Key Takeaways From China’s Annual ‘Two Sessions’ Meeting Appointment of Officials The rubber-stamp legislature approved an amendment of the National People’s Congress’ (NPC) Organization Law, the first revision since the law was passed in 1982. The law had previously ruled that the four vice premiers, five state councilors, and ministers should be nominated by the premier, approved by the NPC, signed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader, and appointed by the CCP’s Central Committee. The NPC’s 2,953 members from all around China, who meet once a year for the Two Sessions, don’t need to be party members but must be loyal to the CCP.

China Increases Defense Budget, Premier Orders the Military to Prepare for War

China Increases Defense Budget, Premier Orders Military to Prepare for War China will increase its military budget to 1.35 trillion yuan (about $207.8 billion) in 2021, which is 6.8 percent higher than 2020, Chinese state-run media reported on March 6. One expert told The Epoch Times that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s top priority is to strengthen its military. During the ruling party’s most important annual meeting, known as the “two sessions,” on March 5, Premier Li Keqiang said, “[We should] comprehensively strengthen the military exercises and fully prepare for war.” “Building a strong military is one of [Chinese leader] Xi Jinping’s top tasks. His slogan is building a ‘strong China,’” U.S.-based China affairs commentator Tang Jingyuan told The Epoch Times on March 7. “I think Xi will take aggressive actions after he can take another tenure [in 2022].”

China s Military Budget Keeps Growing: Why the World Should Worry

China s Military Budget Keeps Growing: Why the World Should Worry China’s massive military budget demonstrates the central place that China’s armed forces hold in implementing (or influencing) the country’s foreign policy. Beijing’s rising defense budget has long been a critical indicator of the nation’s economic growth and perceived security threats, offering crucial insight into the authoritarian regime’s not-so-transparent plans. It offers the international community crucial insight into an otherwise non-transparent authoritarian regime that is increasingly at odds with the West and major powers in the Indo-Pacific. On the inaugural day of the annual parliamentary meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC), Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced that China has increased its defense budget for 2021 by 6.8 percent to 1.35 trillion yuan (USD 209 billion). Although this increase follows Beijing’s trend of single-digit year-on-year growth, it comes despite the econ

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