China enforces compulsory Mandarin Chinese learning for preschool children in Tibet
Sep 24, 2021, at 04:39 am
Beijing: A Chinese Ministry of Education (MoE) decree went into force this month to teach Mandarin Chinese to all preschool children, an extension of Xi Jinping’s belief in catching them young, noting the significance of language learning in the early years, and discounting the purpose of bilingual education of helping children ease into the school system.
Chinese Foreign Minister urges G20 to lift unilateral sanctions against Afghanistan
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the G20 member states on Thursday to lift unilateral sanctions against Afghanistan and stop using Kabul's foreign exchange reserves as an instrument of pressure.
African countries are cancelling Chinese-backed projects
Sep 22, 2021, at 06:42 am
Beijing: African nations have started cornering China on investment-related matters with some of them cancelling contracts with Chinese companies as their “shoddy” work has become a source of tension for the ruling dispensations in several nations across the continent, media reports said.
US better equipped, more resilient against terror attacks than 20 yrs ago: Biden at UNGA
Sep 22, 2021, at 04:23 am
New York/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that his country was better equipped and more resilient compared to 2001 when terrorist attacks or more commonly known as the 9/11 attacks shook the country.
China bans import of Taiwanese sugar, wax apples
Sep 22, 2021, at 12:22 am
Taipei: Escalating tension between the two governments, China recently banned imports of Taiwanese sugar and wax apples, media reports said.
High-level govt role found in China’s Uyghur Internment Camps: Report
Sep 20, 2021, at 05:15 am
A new report has found that China's top policy, legislative and advisory bodies were closely involved in the creation of the “Re-Education Internment Campaign” in Xinjiang that has sent some 1.8 million Uyghurs to detention camps and drawn genocide accusations against Beijing, media reports said.
Antony Blinken speaks with UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss, discuss Afghanistan issue
Sep 20, 2021, at 03:45 am
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with newly appointed UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss on Friday when they discussed numerous issues including the ongoing developments in Afghanistan.
Taiwan is afraid that China is weaponizing ‘bacteria bombs’
Sep 19, 2021, at 01:52 am
Taiwan, a region engaged in a conflict with China, has started biowarfare defence drills amid fears that Beijing has weaponised a number of deadly pathogens including coronaviruses.
China opposes European Parliament's interference in Taiwan affairs
Sep 19, 2021, at 01:26 am
Beijing/Xinhua: A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Saturday urged the European Parliament and its certain bodies to exercise caution in words and deeds on Taiwan-related issues, reiterating that there is only one China in the world and Taiwan is a part of China.
Natuna Islands: Indonesia adds patrols after detecting Chinese, US ships in South China Sea
Sep 19, 2021, at 12:32 am
Jakarta: The Indonesian Navy has increased patrol around the Natuna islands in the South China Sea after Chinese and US vessels were detected in the international waters closer by, media reports said.
Three Chinese military planes enter Taiwan’s ADIZ
Sep 18, 2021, at 03:38 am
Taipei: Marking the 15th intrusion of the ongoing month, three Chinese military planes entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Thursday morning, media reports said.
Taiwan plans to spend additional US$8.69 billion on defense to counter China
Sep 18, 2021, at 03:19 am
Taipei: The Taiwan government has planned to spend an additional US$8.69 billion on defense over the next five years, an attempt made to resist "severe threat" from China.
Unfreeze assets belonging to Taliban controlled Afghanistan: China tells US
Sep 17, 2021, at 02:19 pm
Beijing: China on Wednesday called on the United States to unfreeze assets belonging to Afghanistan, and thanked the Taliban-controlled government for guaranteeing the security of Chinese investments in the nation, marking the development of a new episode between the two countries.
Wikipedia bans 7 mainland Chinese users
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:00 am
Beijing: The foundation which operates Wikipedia has banned seven mainland Chinese users from its websites globally and revoked administrator access and other privileges for 12 other users, following a report of threats to Hong Kong users, media reports said.
Investors protest outside sinking Chinese property giant Evergrande
Sep 16, 2021, at 02:55 am
Beijing: A large number of investors demonstrated outside the headquarters of troubled Chinese property giant Evergrande on Tuesday after the firm announced it was under "tremendous pressure" and may not be able to meet its repayments.
Chinese ambassador to UK banned from British Parliament
Sep 16, 2021, at 01:50 am
London: Chinese Ambassador to the UK has been banned from attending the country's Parliament, media reports said on Wednesday.
Chinese official says ready to maintain ties with new Afghan Government
Sep 16, 2021, at 01:10 am
Beijing/UNI/SPUTNIK: China is ready to interact with the new government in Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.
Sep 14, 2021, at 05:01 pm
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has slammed the Biden administration over the withdrawal of the country's troops from Afghanistan and speculated that China and Russia could already be reverse-engineering U.S. military equipment left behind.
China's growing use of military drones is putting regional stability 'at risk'
Sep 14, 2021, at 04:43 pm
Beijing: Regional stability seems to be at risk as China is using unmanned aircraft capabilities and focusing on increasingly sophisticated military drones, media reports said.
DR Congo: President Felix Tshisekedi seeks review of mining contracts with China
Sep 13, 2021, at 05:48 am
Kinshasa: Wishing to get fairer deals, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) president Felix Tshisekedi has called for a review of mining contracts signed with China in 2008 by his predecessor.
Chinese Threat: Japan, Vietnam sign defence transfer deal
Sep 13, 2021, at 05:28 am
Tokyo: Japan and Vietnam have signed a defence transfer deal amid worries about China's growing military influence in the region.
China may become greater threat for UK: Duncan Smith
Sep 13, 2021, at 04:19 am
London: British politician Duncan Smith has said China will become a greater threat for the UK and the West in the upcoming days.
No sign of banned Uyghur outfit in Afghanistan: Taliban tells China
Sep 13, 2021, at 03:51 am
Taliban insurgents have told China that the shadowy Uyghur Islamic group that Beijing has used as justification for increasingly harsh rule over the Muslim ethnic minority in its far-western Xinjiang region is not present in Afghanistan and won’t be allowed to return.
China: Toshiba to shut down its plant in Dalian
Sep 13, 2021, at 03:17 am
Tokyo: Japanese technology giant Toshiba will shut its plant in the Chinese city of Dalian at the end of the month.
Xi Jinping has not moved outside China for past 600 days
Sep 13, 2021, at 02:59 am
Beijing: China's President Xi Jinping has not left his nation for the past 600 days and experts believe it might further hamper the relationship with Western countries, according to a Bloomberg report.
China: Gas explosion leaves 8 dead
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:39 pm
Beijing: At least eight people died due to an explosion and fire caused by liquefied gas cylinder leakage in China's Liaoning Province on Saturday, media reports said.
President Xi Jinping's CCP policy to culturally unite China now reaches Inner Mongolia
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:19 am
Beijing: Xi Jinping's plan to culturally unify the entire country as per the political agenda of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has now reached Inner Mongolia.
Afghanistan: Pakistan, China welcome Taliban govt formation
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:13 am
Kabul: Pakistan and China have welcomed the government formation in Afghanistan and said they hope the Taliban will establish relations with the world’s countries.
Joe Biden, Xi Jinping discuss issue of US-China competition
Sep 10, 2021, at 02:25 pm
Washington: President Joe Biden on Thursday discussed over phone with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping the issue of competition that exists between Beijing and the US, read a statement issued by the White House.
'End of anarchy': China welcomes Taliban govt in Afghanistan
Sep 09, 2021, at 07:14 am
Beijing: China has welcomed the caretaker Taliban government in Afghanistan, announced on Tuesday, and said its establishment marked the end of "three weeks of anarchy" in the country.