Hello readers!

I am now based in Taipei as a MOFA Taiwan Fellow 2023. I will continue publishing my analysis via The Print India (https://theprint.in/author/aadil-brar/).

Asia Communique 2.0 will be a weekly recap of the articles I have written this week and anything else that caught my eye over the week.

Two articles this week:

1. China finally releases Covid data but citizens don’t believe it’s just 60,000 deaths (Chinascope newsletter)

Link: https://theprint.in/opinion/chinascope/china-finally-releases-covid-data-but-citizens-dont-believe-its-just-60000-deaths/1316576/

2. Beijing’s political uncertainty is driving China’s wealthy out of the country–with cash

Link: https://theprint.in/opinion/eye-on-china/beijings-political-uncertainty-is-driving-chinas-wealthy-out-of-the-country-with-cash/1319822/

Here is an interesting article in PLA Daily published on January 16:

Aadil Brar @aadilbrar

PLA Daily published a prominent article about Red Army Division in the Ngari region. Title: "A Red Army division in the Xinjiang Military Region: Listen to the party's command, continue the bloodline and forge ahead" More signs India-China military tensions are far from over.

8:41 AM ∙ Jan 17, 2023

Always welcome your ideas and suggestions!

Yours,

Aadil