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Sydney Morning Herald
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Aren't you worried you are being brainwashed?' The junket that left Richard's friends on edge
Sitting in a cafe in southern Taiwan, tourism graduate Richard Huang makes a frank admission. Some of his friends have questioned whether he is a tool of the Chinese Communist Party, helping to spread Beijing's worldview through his social media. On his Instagram account, Huang spruiks the Beijing-subsidised trips he has taken to places like Xinjiang, a region in China's north-west, and offers to help set up his followers on similar exchange programs targeted at Taiwanese youth. 'My friends have asked me: 'Hey, aren't you worried you are being brainwashed?'' says Huang, a pseudonym that he requested to speak openly about his experience. 'My response is: as long as you are resilient in your own mind, you won't be compromised by the influence coming from these trips.' As part of an eight-day tour to Xinjiang, Huang and about 30 other Taiwanese students and graduates were put up in 4-star hotels and treated to nightly banquets. By day, their itinerary included visits to museums and cultural activities, such as musical performances by Uyghur groups, an ethnic Muslim minority in Xinjiang. The activities were peppered with speeches from Chinese officials about Taiwan and China being 'one big family'. At one event, the group sang Tomorrow Will be Better, a Taiwanese pop song from the 1980s that has since been appropriated by Chinese state media to promote a message of unification between the democratic self-governing island and the mainland. China claims Taiwan as part of its territory, even though the CCP has never controlled the island. The propaganda, Huang says, is the price participants pay for a cheap trip. He paid 20,000 Taiwanese dollars ($1043), about a 50 per cent discount, he says, with the rest subsidised by the Chinese government. But there was another subtle quid pro quo. During the tour, Chinese officials suggested the participants share their experience on social media and tell their friends that Xinjiang was not the terrible place portrayed by Taiwanese media. When he arrived back in Taiwan, Huang did just that. 'The magnificent scenes covered by a blanket of snow, the heaps of food I had, and the diversity of ethnic cultures and traditions I experienced – the list never ends, and the beauty of Xinjiang is beyond what photos and words can describe,' Huang posted on Instagram. He implored his friends to go and see for themselves. Huang made no mention of the reports, including those by the United Nations, of the brutal repression and human rights violations of the Uyghur population by Chinese authorities, claims which the Chinese government denies. Instead, he observed that the different ethnic groups got along with 'great friendliness and tolerance'. United Front campaign State-sponsored travel programs are hardly a new tool in Beijing's soft-power efforts to shape opinions in Taiwan in line with its foremost goal – to bring the island under the control of the Chinese government. But under President Lai Ching-te, the Taiwanese government has become increasingly concerned that Beijing is intensifying its propaganda, with study tours, tourism, cultural exchanges and social media influencers all spreading pro-Beijing messages to Taiwan's youth. These activities are widely suspected by Taiwanese authorities and Chinese analysts to be part of the operations of the United Front Work Department – the CCP's core influence arm that uses diaspora communities to promote Beijing's agenda overseas. China's Foreign Ministry did not respond to a request for comment. Dr Nathan Attrill, a China specialist at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, has tracked United Front activity relating to Taiwan. He identified 67 events in 2024 that sought to cultivate Taiwanese Youth and influencers, more than double the next most targeted group of businesses and entrepreneurs. 'The main themes of these sorts of events are always to emphasise a shared culture, or a shared heritage between the peoples of China and Taiwan, thereby establishing some sort of justification for why China claims to have sovereignty over Taiwan,' Attrill says. Beijing doesn't try hard to hide the United Front's involvement in these tours. The exchanges are often given effusive coverage in Chinese state media, which routinely notes the attendance of United Front officials or their associated organisations at the events. Trips to Xinjiang, a top destination for such cultural tours, serve the dual purpose of presenting a tightly orchestrated, sanitised image of the region while promoting the Chinese government's unification agenda, says Raymond Sung, vice president of the Prospect Foundation, a government-backed institute in Taipei. 'I do not support the idea of being fully controlled by China ... The only thing that I want to do is to foster cultural exchanges between the two sides.' Richard Huang 'By being a participant, you're actually sponsoring or being part of that [Chinese government propaganda],' Sung says. These kinds of exchanges, experts say, are also designed to cleave at the deep political polarisation in Taiwan. Lai's pro-independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party is reviled by Beijing as a separatist force, and bitterly opposed by Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang, which favours closer ties with the mainland. Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office has accused Lai's government of inciting anti-China sentiment by 'exaggerating the so-called united front threat' and 'using all means to intimidate and suppress groups and individuals on the island who support and participate in cross-strait exchanges'. For now, Beijing's charm offensive to win the hearts and minds of Taiwan's younger generations doesn't appear to be paying off. Polling consistently shows that a clear majority of people in Taiwan identify themselves as being solely Taiwanese. This rose to as high as 83 per cent for 18-34 year-olds, compared with 15 per cent who identified as being Taiwanese-Chinese and 1 per cent who considered themselves to be solely Chinese, according to a Pew Research survey in 2024. Tensions between propaganda and free speech Nonetheless, the Lai government this year has pursued a crackdown on China's united front and espionage efforts, including tighter regulation of cross-strait exchanges and new disclosure requirements for all public servants travelling to China on such trips. In February, Taiwan banned academic exchanges with three Chinese universities, citing concerns over political influence, and in March, authorities expelled three Chinese influencers for promoting 'unification by force' narratives on their social media accounts. The authorities have since revealed they are investigating 20 Taiwanese celebrities for amplifying CCP messaging. Building on the themes of this campaign, Lai embarked this week on a 10-stop speech tour across Taiwan under the banner of 'uniting the country' in the face of China's pressure. In his first speech on Sunday, he declared 'of course Taiwan is a country' and called for its future to be decided by its 23 million citizens, infuriating Chinese authorities, which slammed his speech as 'deliberately inciting provocations'. The expulsion of the Chinese influencers has fed into a broiling debate about free speech, and the curbs Taiwan is willing to put on its own democracy to counter the tactics of its authoritarian neighbour. Chinese-born influencer Liu Zhenya, who goes by 'Yaya in Taiwan', fell foul of Taiwanese authorities for video comments she made to her 400,000 followers on Douyin (Chinese TikTok), which included praising China's military drills around the island in May 2024. She expressed hope that by morning, 'the island will already be covered with red flags', a reference to China's flag. Taiwanese authorities deemed she had crossed a red line in advocating 'the elimination of our country's sovereignty'. 'There are limits to freedom of speech, and the limits are the country's survival,' Taiwan's Premier Cho Jung-tai said at the time. While Yaya's expulsion was celebrated in Taiwan's pro-independence circles, it was met with concerns about overreach in others. A group of 75 scholars co-signed a statement saying that democracy and the rule of law were 'facing unprecedented damage and threats' under the DPP's crackdown. Separately, academics Michelle Kuo and Albert Wu queried whether Yaya's videos, whilst repulsive in their view, were sufficient to constitute a national security threat and noted that any evidence of her CCP links had not been made public. Her deportation, they wrote on their blog, had 'only served to divide an already incredibly polarised society more, at a time when unity is more important than ever in the face of Chinese aggression'. ' Building a positive image of China' Huang is not an influencer. Nor, he says, is he a member of a political party, though he doesn't support Lai's DPP. His Instagram account has just 2200 followers, and he hasn't parroted Beijing's unification narrative. 'I do not support the idea of being fully controlled by China where we lose all of our freedoms,' he says. 'The majority of Taiwan will not accept this'. But he has become a facilitator, helping would-be participants navigate the online back-channels to those who organise the cultural tours, a role he says he receives no payment for, or any other in-kind benefit. There is nothing illegal in doing this, though he faces potential backlash from the online pro-independence crowd. Huang says he is not naive to the fact that the key reason Beijing funds such trips is to promote its unification agenda, and concedes his glowing testimonials feed its propaganda machine. 'The only thing that I want to do is to foster cultural exchanges between the two sides,' he says. 'If you're asking if that helps build a positive China image, then yes, that certainly is the case.'
The Age
3 hours ago
- Politics
- The Age
‘Aren't you worried you are being brainwashed?' The junket that left Richard's friends on edge
Sitting in a cafe in southern Taiwan, tourism graduate Richard Huang makes a frank admission. Some of his friends have questioned whether he is a tool of the Chinese Communist Party, helping to spread Beijing's worldview through his social media. On his Instagram account, Huang spruiks the Beijing-subsidised trips he has taken to places like Xinjiang, a region in China's north-west, and offers to help set up his followers on similar exchange programs targeted at Taiwanese youth. 'My friends have asked me: 'Hey, aren't you worried you are being brainwashed?'' says Huang, a pseudonym that he requested to speak openly about his experience. 'My response is: as long as you are resilient in your own mind, you won't be compromised by the influence coming from these trips.' As part of an eight-day tour to Xinjiang, Huang and about 30 other Taiwanese students and graduates were put up in 4-star hotels and treated to nightly banquets. By day, their itinerary included visits to museums and cultural activities, such as musical performances by Uyghur groups, an ethnic Muslim minority in Xinjiang. The activities were peppered with speeches from Chinese officials about Taiwan and China being 'one big family'. At one event, the group sang Tomorrow Will be Better, a Taiwanese pop song from the 1980s that has since been appropriated by Chinese state media to promote a message of unification between the democratic self-governing island and the mainland. China claims Taiwan as part of its territory, even though the CCP has never controlled the island. The propaganda, Huang says, is the price participants pay for a cheap trip. He paid 20,000 Taiwanese dollars ($1043), about a 50 per cent discount, he says, with the rest subsidised by the Chinese government. But there was another subtle quid pro quo. During the tour, Chinese officials suggested the participants share their experience on social media and tell their friends that Xinjiang was not the terrible place portrayed by Taiwanese media. When he arrived back in Taiwan, Huang did just that. 'The magnificent scenes covered by a blanket of snow, the heaps of food I had, and the diversity of ethnic cultures and traditions I experienced – the list never ends, and the beauty of Xinjiang is beyond what photos and words can describe,' Huang posted on Instagram. He implored his friends to go and see for themselves. Huang made no mention of the reports, including those by the United Nations, of the brutal repression and human rights violations of the Uyghur population by Chinese authorities, claims which the Chinese government denies. Instead, he observed that the different ethnic groups got along with 'great friendliness and tolerance'. United Front campaign State-sponsored travel programs are hardly a new tool in Beijing's soft-power efforts to shape opinions in Taiwan in line with its foremost goal – to bring the island under the control of the Chinese government. But under President Lai Ching-te, the Taiwanese government has become increasingly concerned that Beijing is intensifying its propaganda, with study tours, tourism, cultural exchanges and social media influencers all spreading pro-Beijing messages to Taiwan's youth. These activities are widely suspected by Taiwanese authorities and Chinese analysts to be part of the operations of the United Front Work Department – the CCP's core influence arm that uses diaspora communities to promote Beijing's agenda overseas. China's Foreign Ministry did not respond to a request for comment. Dr Nathan Attrill, a China specialist at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, has tracked United Front activity relating to Taiwan. He identified 67 events in 2024 that sought to cultivate Taiwanese Youth and influencers, more than double the next most targeted group of businesses and entrepreneurs. 'The main themes of these sorts of events are always to emphasise a shared culture, or a shared heritage between the peoples of China and Taiwan, thereby establishing some sort of justification for why China claims to have sovereignty over Taiwan,' Attrill says. Beijing doesn't try hard to hide the United Front's involvement in these tours. The exchanges are often given effusive coverage in Chinese state media, which routinely notes the attendance of United Front officials or their associated organisations at the events. Trips to Xinjiang, a top destination for such cultural tours, serve the dual purpose of presenting a tightly orchestrated, sanitised image of the region while promoting the Chinese government's unification agenda, says Raymond Sung, vice president of the Prospect Foundation, a government-backed institute in Taipei. 'I do not support the idea of being fully controlled by China ... The only thing that I want to do is to foster cultural exchanges between the two sides.' Richard Huang 'By being a participant, you're actually sponsoring or being part of that [Chinese government propaganda],' Sung says. These kinds of exchanges, experts say, are also designed to cleave at the deep political polarisation in Taiwan. Lai's pro-independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party is reviled by Beijing as a separatist force, and bitterly opposed by Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang, which favours closer ties with the mainland. Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office has accused Lai's government of inciting anti-China sentiment by 'exaggerating the so-called united front threat' and 'using all means to intimidate and suppress groups and individuals on the island who support and participate in cross-strait exchanges'. For now, Beijing's charm offensive to win the hearts and minds of Taiwan's younger generations doesn't appear to be paying off. Polling consistently shows that a clear majority of people in Taiwan identify themselves as being solely Taiwanese. This rose to as high as 83 per cent for 18-34 year-olds, compared with 15 per cent who identified as being Taiwanese-Chinese and 1 per cent who considered themselves to be solely Chinese, according to a Pew Research survey in 2024. Tensions between propaganda and free speech Nonetheless, the Lai government this year has pursued a crackdown on China's united front and espionage efforts, including tighter regulation of cross-strait exchanges and new disclosure requirements for all public servants travelling to China on such trips. In February, Taiwan banned academic exchanges with three Chinese universities, citing concerns over political influence, and in March, authorities expelled three Chinese influencers for promoting 'unification by force' narratives on their social media accounts. The authorities have since revealed they are investigating 20 Taiwanese celebrities for amplifying CCP messaging. Building on the themes of this campaign, Lai embarked this week on a 10-stop speech tour across Taiwan under the banner of 'uniting the country' in the face of China's pressure. In his first speech on Sunday, he declared 'of course Taiwan is a country' and called for its future to be decided by its 23 million citizens, infuriating Chinese authorities, which slammed his speech as 'deliberately inciting provocations'. The expulsion of the Chinese influencers has fed into a broiling debate about free speech, and the curbs Taiwan is willing to put on its own democracy to counter the tactics of its authoritarian neighbour. Chinese-born influencer Liu Zhenya, who goes by 'Yaya in Taiwan', fell foul of Taiwanese authorities for video comments she made to her 400,000 followers on Douyin (Chinese TikTok), which included praising China's military drills around the island in May 2024. She expressed hope that by morning, 'the island will already be covered with red flags', a reference to China's flag. Taiwanese authorities deemed she had crossed a red line in advocating 'the elimination of our country's sovereignty'. 'There are limits to freedom of speech, and the limits are the country's survival,' Taiwan's Premier Cho Jung-tai said at the time. While Yaya's expulsion was celebrated in Taiwan's pro-independence circles, it was met with concerns about overreach in others. A group of 75 scholars co-signed a statement saying that democracy and the rule of law were 'facing unprecedented damage and threats' under the DPP's crackdown. Separately, academics Michelle Kuo and Albert Wu queried whether Yaya's videos, whilst repulsive in their view, were sufficient to constitute a national security threat and noted that any evidence of her CCP links had not been made public. Her deportation, they wrote on their blog, had 'only served to divide an already incredibly polarised society more, at a time when unity is more important than ever in the face of Chinese aggression'. ' Building a positive image of China' Huang is not an influencer. Nor, he says, is he a member of a political party, though he doesn't support Lai's DPP. His Instagram account has just 2200 followers, and he hasn't parroted Beijing's unification narrative. 'I do not support the idea of being fully controlled by China where we lose all of our freedoms,' he says. 'The majority of Taiwan will not accept this'. But he has become a facilitator, helping would-be participants navigate the online back-channels to those who organise the cultural tours, a role he says he receives no payment for, or any other in-kind benefit. There is nothing illegal in doing this, though he faces potential backlash from the online pro-independence crowd. Huang says he is not naive to the fact that the key reason Beijing funds such trips is to promote its unification agenda, and concedes his glowing testimonials feed its propaganda machine. 'The only thing that I want to do is to foster cultural exchanges between the two sides,' he says. 'If you're asking if that helps build a positive China image, then yes, that certainly is the case.'
Nikkei Asia
9 hours ago
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
DRAM spot prices double on reports of China DDR4 phaseout
DDR4 memory prices have been surging on the spot market with media reports that CXMT will wind down production. (CXMT) HITOMI IZAWA TOKYO -- Spot market prices for a DRAM, one of the most widely used memory chips, have jumped on a report of a looming production shift in China. Prices of benchmark 8-gigabit DDR4 modules have doubled over the past month following a Taiwanese media report that leading Chinese maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is preparing to phase out DDR4 production by mid-2026. This has fueled anticipation of a tighter supply worldwide.
Time Out
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Food and drink at Time Out Market Budapest
We hope you're hungry, because Time Out Market Budapest is going to be packed full of the best chefs, restaurateurs, mixologists and more! From Budapest's best pizza, to authentic Hungarian cuisine and everything in between, the Market is going to become your go-to destination in the city. Discover everything you'll be eating and drinking at Time Out Market Budapest below! 101 Bistro Inspired by the vibrant bistro culture of Taipei, 101 Bistro brings bold, new-wave Taiwanese flavours to the heart of Budapest. The restaurant draws influence from the culinary traditions of mainland China, Japan, and the West, while staying true to the Taiwanese philosophy of seasonality and complexity. What makes 101 Bistro truly unique is how it reinterprets these global flavours using locally sourced Hungarian ingredients, adapting each dish to suit local palates while retaining their authentic spirit. At Time Out Market Budapest, 101 Bistro will showcase its '101 Bistro Favourites' — a menu built around beloved signature dishes such as the spicy Sichuan Spinach and tender Shoupa Chicken, which have become long-standing guest favourites. Anyukám Mondta Anyukám Mondta in Encs has been a key player in Hungarian gastronomy for thirty years and now, for the first time, it has found a permanent home in Budapest. The Dudás brothers, Szabolcs and Szilárd, bring together the flavours of Italian cuisine and the warmth of Hungarian hospitality. From the Margherita DOP pizza to the focaccia topped with Parma ham and burrata, every dish is made with carefully selected ingredients, homemade dough and a unique family story. Pingrumba Pingrumba takes inspiration from food journeys that stretch from Cairo to Kolkata. The restaurant began with the traditions of Middle Eastern and North African cuisine, and from there continued through the Caucasus region, all the way to India and beyond. At Time Out Market Budapest, they serve freshly grilled dishes made to be shared and enjoyed by guests around the table. The menu captures the essence of the discovered flavours and atmospheres, with vibrant spices, generous amounts of tahini, and bold combinations. Szaletly The restaurant's philosophy is built on a deep respect for culinary traditions. Among the carefully crafted dishes by chef Dániel Bernát, guests will find crowd favorites such as layered potatoes, poppy seed bread pudding, and goulash soup. These classic, home-inspired flavors are served with seasonal, high-quality ingredients and a modern approach.
Indian Express
15 hours ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Rajnath at SCO meeting, Iran's trade ties with China, and a report that Xi may skip the BRICS summit in Brazil
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the Defence Ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in China's Qingdao on Thursday (June 26), but refused to sign a draft statement that did not mention the Pahalgam terror attack. As a result, no joint declaration was made. According to a Ministry of Defence press release, he also met his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun. Singh spoke of 'the necessity of solving the complex issues through a structured roadmap of permanent engagement and de-escalation'. Notably, a permanent resolution has not been mentioned in recent statements. Iranian Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh was also in attendance, in his first foreign visit after the recent Iran-Israel conflict. He expressed gratitude over Beijing's stand, even as China has avoided directly engaging with the matter, as mentioned in last week's tracker. The South China Morning Post reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping would not attend the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro in early July. This would mark his absence from the summit for the first time since he became President, the report said. Finally, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said in a speech that Taiwan was 'of course a country', drawing a sharp response from China, which insists that the island is part of its territory. Here is a closer look at these developments: The SCO was established in 2001 to enhance regional cooperation on terrorism, and has 10 members (including Russia, Iran and Pakistan). The Defence Minister made references to Pakistan as part of India's diplomatic push following the Pahalgam attack. This was also his first visit to China in five years, after the 2020 standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) began. Singh said, 'Some countries use cross-border terrorism as an instrument of policy and provide shelter to terrorists. There should be no place for such double standards. SCO should not hesitate to criticise such nations'. UPSHOT: In general, international cooperation over terrorism has often been hampered by countries taking positions based on their own strategic interests. The position in the SCO is complicated by the presence of both Pakistan, which is among the world's most active exporters of terrorism, and India, the primary target of the Pakistani terror infrastructure for decades. China is Pakistan's strongest backer in international fora, and has long described their relationship as 'iron-clad'. This makes it difficult for India to garner diplomatic consensus against Pakistan-backed terrorist attacks. There are other complexities too. India has a long-term strategic partnership with Russia, which also has deep ties with China, which have grown stronger after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the targeting of Moscow by Western sanctions. Iran and the central Asian republics have their own relationships with China. It remains to be seen whether the SCO leaders' summit in Tianjin, China, later this year sees a different diplomatic outcome. At the SCO meeting, the Iranian Defence Minister thanked Beijing, saying, 'We hope China will continue to stand for justice, help maintain the current ceasefire and play a greater role in easing regional tensions.' On Sunday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio mentioned China amid reports of Iran potentially closing the Strait of Hormuz, an important choke point for global oil trade. 'I encourage the Chinese government in Beijing to call them about that, because they heavily depend on the Straits of Hormuz for their oil,' Rubio said. UPSHOT: Questions have been raised in recent days over the limited Chinese involvement in the Middle East, which was mostly restricted to condemnations and statements calling for de-escalation. Iran has now called for a more proactive Chinese role at a forum that identifies security as a priority area. Iran has a critical economic relationship with China, which buys about 90% of Iranian oil exports, totalling around 14% of China's oil purchases. It has evaded Western sanctions through so-called 'teapot refineries', which are smaller and privately owned, compared to state oil companies. The South China Morning Post reported this week that President Xi would not attend the BRICS summit in Rio, 'marking his first-ever absence from the gathering of leading emerging economies'. The Brazilian government had been informed of a scheduling conflict, and Premier Li Qiang could stand in for the President, the report claimed. According to the report, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a state dinner after the summit could have played a part in the decision by Xi, who would have been wary of being 'perceived as a supporting actor' at the gathering. UPSHOT: Brazil, Russia, India, and China formed the grouping in 2009, with South Africa joining the next year. Today, it has six additional members — Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia and Indonesia. The expansion of BRICS has been seen as countries of the Global South moving away from US-led groupings, and towards a multipolar world order. However, both BRICS and the SCO include countries that have important trade relationships with China, and Beijing has often been described as the 'driving force' behind their expansions, in light of its own geopolitical rivalry with the US. 4. Is Taiwan a country? Depends on who you ask Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te recently delivered the first two of his 10 planned speeches, called '10 Talks on the Country'. He drew upon history to argue that 'Taiwan has never belonged to the People's Republic of China' (official name for the mainland China government). China reacted with its usual vehemence, with a Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson describing the speeches as 'Taiwan's independence manifesto'. The people of Taiwan had originally migrated from the Chinese mainland, the spokesperson countered. 'Taiwan has never been a country, and it is an integral part of China,' the spokesperson said, adding, 'Taiwan's future can only be decided by the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people, including our compatriots in Taiwan.' UPSHOT: The Taiwan issue has been referenced by China as a 'red line' in terms of its core security concerns. It has accused the US of backing a 'separatist' movement on the island, and has frequently targeted the Taiwanese government. Increasingly, surveys have recorded that the people of Taiwan identify themselves as Taiwanese rather than Chinese, and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has reiterated this view. It has consecutively won three national elections since 2016, although it returned with a minority government in 2024. In less than a month, several 'recall' polls will be held in Taiwan for a quarter of the total parliamentary seats, all held by the opposition Kuomintang party. The leaders of Kuomintang fought with Mao's communists during the Chinese Civil War (1927-49), and fled to Taiwan after the victory of the communists. However, within Taiwanese politics, the Kuomintang has been perceived as being closer to Beijing. The DPP recently released a video calling on people to 'oppose the communists' in the recall, according to a Reuters report. Winning those seats would give the DPP greater control over Parliament. Rishika Singh is a Senior sub-editor at the Explained Desk of The Indian Express. She enjoys writing on issues related to international relations, and in particular, likes to follow analyses of news from China. Additionally, she writes on developments related to politics and culture in India. ... Read More
