- 28 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityChina
Terrified with frequent attacks, Chinese nationals teaching Mandarin in Pak called back
Karachi, May 16 (PTI) Chinese nationals teaching Mandarin in different parts of Pakistan have left for home after being called back by Beijing following the recent deadly attacks targeting them,…
Shanghai targets June COVID lockdown exit as China economy slumps
By Brenda Goh and Kevin Yao SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai set out plans on Monday for the end of a painful COVID-19 lockdown that has lasted more than six weeks, heavily…
Russia forges new partnerships in face of West’s ‘total hybrid war’ – Lavrov
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that Moscow was the target of "total hybrid war" by the West but would withstand sanctions by…
China test flies first home-grown C919 jet to be delivered – Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China on Saturday completed a test flight of the country's first C919 jetliner to be delivered, the official Xinhua news agency said. The jet, produced by state-owned…
China says confidence in UN rights body hit by vote to investigate alleged Russian abuses in Ukraine
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday that a decision by the U.N. Human Rights Council to set up an investigation into alleged human rights…
China berates WHO chief for ‘irresponsible’ remarks on its zero-COVID policy
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry called on World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to avoid making "irresponsible" remarks, after he said China's zero-COVID policy was not sustainable.…
Marcos as Philippine President – A Boon for China, Bane for US?
The decisive victory of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Philippines' presidential election on Monday is set to re-shape the Southeast Asian country's relations with China and the United States as…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
China committed to friendship and working with Philippines under Marcos – embassy
MANILA (Reuters) - China will continue to work together with the Philippines under its incoming president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who won this week's election by a landslide, its embassy in…
India’s Transformational Diplomatic Leap into Europe
I cannot recall India’s relations with Europe, as a whole, ever being anything more than transactional. Despite the Indian public’s fascination for Europe and the US, it’s only the latter…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
China intends to keep ‘alive’ boundary issue: Army Chief Gen Pande
New Delhi, May 9 (PTI) Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Monday said China's intention has been to keep "alive" the boundary question with India though it remains the "basic"…
China says it conducted exercises near Taiwan
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's armed forces carried out another round of exercises near Taiwan last week to improve joint combat operations, the People's Liberation Army said on Monday, after the Chinese-claimed…
Chinese confidence in pakistan’s security system shaken; says senior lawmaker
Islamabad, May 8 (PTI) The Chinese confidence in Pakistan’s security system’s ability to protect its citizens and projects is seriously shaken after the Karachi University attack last month, a senior…
