Diehard dissidents: People who took on China's iron fist

A person who strongly disagrees with and criticises their government, especially in a country where this kind of action is dangerous... this is how communist China defines the term dissident in its......

The strange destinies of Liu Xiaobo and Wen Jiabao

Clude Arpi salutes the Nobel prize committee for giving the peace prize to jailed Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo. On May 19, 1989, the director of the general office of the Chinese......

Why India should not get too close to China

There is no need for India to club its future with that of the Middle Kingdom, notes Claude Arpi. Indians are good people, but this can sometimes become a problem, especially in the fields of......

China's nuke threat is real: Expert

Claiming that China holds a substantial nuclear threat that is being underestimated by the US leadership, a Chinese pro-democracy leader has warned that a Sino-US nuclear war over Taiwan could not......