Questions tagged [china]
Questions related to the government or politics of the People's Republic of China (PRC)
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Is the recent agreement between Iran & China a pushback on US domineering? [closed]
China and Iran have recently signed a twenty five year economic partnership agreement called the Cooperation Programme or Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and was signed in Tehran by their ...
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Why is the USA so much concerned about the human rights violations in Xinjiang, but less so about Kashmir? [closed]
Kashmir is a disputed territory between India and Pakistan. Xinjiang is controlled by China (it might be worth noting that India also claims ownership, but has no power there).
Kashmiris want ...
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Do foreign sanctions on US individuals compel US banks and businesses to cut ties with them or not doing business with them?
Can a foreign country's sanctions on US individuals compel the US banks or companies to cut ties or not do business with them (even on US soil)?
For e.g. China, in January, sanctioned Mike Pompeo, ...
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Why won't China allow an independent investigation on the origin of COVID-19? [closed]
Why won't China allow an independent investigation on the origin of COVID-19?
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-statement/u-s-13-countries-concerned-who-covid-19-origin-study-...
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Is South Korea a province of Korea?
I am aware of the debate between whether Taiwan is a province of China vs whether Taiwan and China are 2 separate countries.
For that issue, China's official name is People's Republic of China and ...
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Is the USA able to place a full-fledged sanction on China as they did in the case of Russia? [closed]
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Iran
Say, the aforementioned $400 billion deal between China and Iran goes through.
Is the USA able to place a full-fledged sanction on China as they did in ...
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What is a “democratic dictatorship”, and how is it not a a contradiction in terms?
I recently read that China's constitution refers to it as "a socialist state under the people's democratic dictatorship led by the working class and based on the alliance of workers and peasants.&...
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Why did US impose sanctions on Huawei?
I am reading this article which mentions:
But having only just become a major player in 5G standards boards, Huawei is now grappling with U.S. sanctions that have all but crippled its smartphone ...
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Did Taiwan end up doing what its president said that it would do for “Hong Kongers”?
This answer to What did Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen actually say that it would do for "Hong Kongers"? says (paraphrased):
(Taiwan) means to help new settlements of Hong Kong people... ...
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Why did the US recognize PRC when it was concerned about the spread of Communism?
Here is mentioned that:
In the Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations,
dated 1 January 1979, the United States transferred diplomatic
recognition from Taipei to Beijing. The US ...
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If the goal of communism is a stateless society, then why do we refer to authoritarian governments such as China as communist?
The actions taken by these governments seem to be more fascist than communist. The term communism is used to describe so many contradicting policies and it is very confusing.
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Why doesn't China allow American social media companies to operate in China?
As far as I realize, being an authoritarian regime, China is continuously concerned with the uprising. So, they do not want to let the free flow of information and western thought process "...
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How are members of the Communist Party of China assessed for promotion?
How are party members promoted to a higher CCP appointment? Is there a system of periodic assessment by senior party officials?
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Relation between Chinese Communist Party and Civil Administration
What are the criteria for rising in the Chinese Communist Party? Specifically, can a bright junior in Civil Administration rise within the CCP along with thier position in administration without major ...
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Can the Chinese president be impeached?
According to this article:
China has approved the removal of the two-term limit on the
presidency, effectively allowing Xi Jinping to remain in power for
life.
I'd like to know if there is a ...
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What is the Biden administration's position on the WHO investigation into the origins of coronavirus?
Has the Biden administration expressed support of the World Health Organization investigating the origins of COVID-19 in China?
The Wikipedia article on the WHO investigations only mentions the views ...
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Why hasn't Russia or China come up with any system yet to bypass USD?
China urged to tap RCEP trade deal for future digital payments system as US sanctions loom
China should consider using digital technology to develop an alternative to the SWIFT financial payments ...
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How similar are Trump supporters and opponents on China’s treatment of the Uyghurs?
In the United States, are both Trump supporters and Trump opponents largely opposed to how China has treated the Uyghurs, or is there a partisan divide on the issue?
I’m primarily interested in ...
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What is the significance of Sec. Pompeo's labeling of China's treatment of the Uighurs as “genocide”?
A couple of recent headlines:
Pompeo labels China's treatment of Uighurs 'genocide' - The Hill
US accuses China of 'genocide' of Uyghurs in Xinjiang - CNN
It seems reasonable to expect that this ...
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Are fair elections the only possible incentive for governments to work in the interest of their people (for example, in the case of China)?
Why does the Chinese government rule the country not phenomenally, but better than one would expect from unelected authorities? I think it's supposed to work the following way: the officials try to ...
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Will the COVID vaccines from China be unavailable in the US for political reasons?
I've so far never read any news stories about the "old-fashioned" inactivated-virus vaccines from China, such as Sinovac and Sinopharm, being made available in the United States, even once ...
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What are the intrinsic consequences of not officially recognising China?
If a country (say Australia) were to officially recognise Taiwan, then it’d have to forgo officially recognising China, because of the One China Policy.
What intrinsic consequences would there be for ...
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Has Pakistan's Federal Ministry for Human Rights condemned the treatment of Muslims in China?
In the latest round of verbal slaps between France and Muslim countries:
France’s foreign ministry has demanded Pakistan authorities withdraw comments made by one of its ministers that President ...
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Would 2020 election decide whether Mr. Pompeo stay in power or not?
Mike Pompeo currently serves as United States Secretary of State. Does the upcoming election decide whether Mr. Pompeo stays in power or not?
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What are China's Interests in the Arctic?
I am aware that the Arctic is full of natural resources and the USA (Alaska), Russia, Canada, Denmark, and Norway have each of their EEZ according to the United Convention on the Law of the Sea. I am ...
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What is China's objective in militarizing the South China Sea?
I was reading a presentation from Capt James Fanell (retired director of intelligence and information operations at U.S. Pacific Fleet) on China's Navy:
He made this statement which caught my ...
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Why did the US designate six more Chinese media outlets as foreign missions due to “propaganda”?
US designates six more Chinese media outlets as foreign missions
US tightens rules on more Chinese media organisations, saying they are propaganda outlets for the Chinese state.
Has the US given any ...
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Has the 1-party rule of PRC helped them to keep the most historical China in one piece? [closed]
My argument is if PRC were a democracy, foreign interference would have been much bigger (even bigger than in HK). Therefore, the PRC would have been disintegrated quickly.
I have a feeling that the 1-...
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Has the permanent membership in UNSC of China (PRC) helped them to attain such a big economy?
Has the permanent membership in UNSC of China (PRC) helped them to attain their big economy?
In other words, has the permanent membership of China beneficial to their economic growth and size?
In ...
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How is the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership different from the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
While the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) still exists after the US withdrew its signature, some predicted that the US withdrawal opened the door to China taking the lead with its own Regional ...
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Why did China actively help Tymoshenko with her disease of COVID-19?
According to the report of CGTN, Tymoshenko's well again from COVID-19, mainly because some tranditional Chinese medicine(TCM). Chinese embassy gave it to her and most likely it's proactive. After ...
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Why is quitting the Chinese Army punishable?
I've been looking at an Article from Business Insider with the title "If you leave the Chinese military, the government can make your life a living hell" which states
The official news ...
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How does debt-trap diplomacy work?
Debt-Trap Diplomacy
In the micro world of personal loans, a person will go to a bank, and say, for example: "Here's a contract: You give me $1 million, and I'll pay it back to you on XYZ schedule ...
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What US can response to China restriction on rare-earth elements export? [duplicate]
Recently, Nikkei Asian Review posted an interesting article - the main point is that China is preparing restrictions on rare earth metals to countries opposing China. That is treated as Chinese answer ...
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Why are Trump supporters flying the flag of East Turkestan?
Saturday night (October 3, 2020) a group of people assembled outside Walter Reed Hospital. They seemed to waving Trump Campaign flags and the national flag of East Turkestan. Why?
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Are any nations in discussions with China to prevent any further dangerous viruses from becoming pandemic? [closed]
Has the US (or any western government) made any representations to China concerning responsibility regarding Covid-19?
And is anyone in discussions with China, or any other country, as to how to ...
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Can the US President revoke Nixon's normalization of Chinese relations?
I think that it's pretty clear at this point that, despite having diplomatic relations and trade with America for the last 50 years, Communist China is still a repressive dictatorship; if the plan was ...
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Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Ukraine was part of the USSR and made themselves independent. Vladimir Putin called the separation of the USSR a "major geopolitical disaster of the century". I am aware of the Russian ...
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What does the EU want from China, more precisely, as Charles Michel sees it?
Reuters has these quotes from a Sep 14 article:
“Europe needs to be a player, not a playing field,” European Council President Charles Michel told reporters following a video summit with Xi.
“We want ...
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Has Biden discussed his vote to admit China into the WTO?
In this interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden was asked about his past votes as US Senator in favor of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and in ...
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Why does the US want Indo-Pacific Nations to become something such as NATO?
I am aware of the US-China Conflict on trade and further on and I am kind of being remembered of the cold war, the battle between the US and the USSR. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) was ...
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What is Russia's position on China copying its Flanker jets?
We saw that the USA is very vocal about China infringing on the law of intellectual property of the USA.
What is Russia's position on China copying its Flanker jets?
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What are “frugality rules”?
A total of 15,799 Chinese officials were punished in July for violating frugality rules, the top anti-graft body said on Thursday.
https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2008285032/
What does the term &...
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Why did China target Australia for economic sanctions?
China initiated an anti-dumping investigation against Australian wine. Previously, China had increased tariffs on Australian barley. Why did China do this? Is there merit to this claim?
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Why is the USA so concerned about Pakistan's alignment with China?
Will the U.S. succeed in countering China in Pakistan?
US warns Pakistan over CPEC, says it could result in heavier debt burden
Has Donald Trump Offered Pakistan A Secret Deal To Scrap CPEC Project?
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Which factions in Chinese politics are pushing for more hawkish/dovish post-COVID international policy?
In the months following the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, China has launched territorial disputes with India, imposed direct control on Hong Kong, and is generally being much more confrontational ...
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Why did Palau choose to establish relations with ROC and not PRC?
After independence, Palau had a choice to choose between ROC and PRC. PRC probably had more money or power, considering the size of their land and more number of nations were having relations with PRC ...
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Why hasn't the UK sanctioned Hong Kong officials, like the USA?
On August 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned 11 individuals e.g. Chief Executive Carrie Lam, Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-chiu, Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng and ...
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What is the CPC's intention behind expansionism?
The Communist Party of China has provoked territorial disputes with almost all of it's neighbours. In the recent past, they had one of these with India, but are currently engaged with India to de-...
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Does any international organisation safeguard a nation after another nation takes advantage using threats?
Feel free to suggest edit. I am not from a English speaking country. Apologies for mistakes, if any
Linked below is an editorial from China Daily, and might not have so-called proofs. The question is ...
