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China: PLA to conduct four concentrated military drills across three major Chinese sea regions

Aug 26, 2020, at 05:48 am

Beijing:  Pursuing its aggressive stance in international waters, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will conduct four concentrated military drills across three major Chinese sea regions in the coming days, state-run Global Times reported.

Dam construction: Residents of PoK demonstrate against China, Pakistan in Muzaffarabad  

Aug 26, 2020, at 03:40 am

Muzaffarabad: Protesting against the construction of dams in the area, people demonstrated against Pakistan and China in Muzaffarabad region of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Experts discuss emerging threat to the world order by Chinese Communist Party

Aug 25, 2020, at 05:49 pm

Scholars from different parts of the world gathered to discuss the emerging threat to the world order by the Chinese Communist Party in a webinar titled ‘Chinese Communist Party: An Existential Threat to Humanity and the Rules-based World Order’, organised by Usanas Foundation.

China: Three Gorges dam hits highest level, anxiety grows among public

Aug 23, 2020, at 04:38 pm

Beijing: With COVID-19 virus cases still emerging from the country, China is bracing for another major challenge as extreme floods have hit Three Gorges dam in Hubei province.

Xi Jinping writes to Pakistan president, talks of 'shared future'

Aug 22, 2020, at 10:33 pm

Beijing/UNI: President of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Xi Jinping has written a letter to Pakistan President Dr Arif Alvi in which he has talked about a “China-Pakistan Community of Shared Future”.

Under Xi Jinping' rule Chinese Communist Party is an obstacle to China's progress: expelled leader Cia Xia

Aug 22, 2020, at 04:22 am

Beijing: Ex-professor Cai Xia, who has been expelled from the elite Central Party School, has criticised Chinese President Xi Jinping and said under his regime the Chinese Communist Party is not a force for progress for China.

Sri Lanka imposes daily electricity cuts after Chinese-built coal generator trips

Aug 22, 2020, at 04:17 am

Colombo:Sri Lanka's state owned Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) on Wednesday said it would impose daily power cuts in the country for the coming four days due to restoration of the national power grid following a sudden nationwide power failure on Monday which plunged the country into crisis and even disrupted essential services.

'With China and Pakistan's backing, Turkey's Erdogan is eyeing Islamic world leadership'

Aug 22, 2020, at 03:53 am

Istanbul: With the backing of China and Pakistan, Turkey is aiming to achieve a leadership role in the Islamic world and oust Saudi Arabia from this place, according to an opinion piece published in a prominent news portal.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi visits China for a 'very important trip'

Aug 21, 2020, at 04:02 pm

Islamabad:  Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday arrived in China for a 'very important' trip.

East Turkistan govt-in-exile urges Muslim world to break silence on Chinese genocide in Xinjiang

Aug 21, 2020, at 05:17 am

Xinjiang:  East Turkistan Government-in-exile has urged the Muslim world to break silence on Chinese genocide of pople of Xinjiang.

Chinese link: Former CIA officer arrested and charged with espionage

Aug 21, 2020, at 04:32 am

Washignton: Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 67, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer, was arrested on Aug. 14, 2020, on a charge that he conspired with a relative of his who also was a former CIA officer to communicate classified information up to the Top Secret level to intelligence officials of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

Beijing condemns foreign attempts to Fan unrest in Belarus

Aug 19, 2020, at 10:31 pm

Beijing/Sputnik: China opposes any external forces' attempts to create a split and trigger unrest in Belarus, the Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said on Wednesday.

China: Public washroom constructed on razed mosque site in Xinjiang

Aug 19, 2020, at 05:57 am

Xinjiang: Showing the mistreatment carried towards religious minorities in China, a public toilet has been erected on the site of a demolished mosque in Atush (in Chinese, Atushi) city, in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), media reports said on Tuesday.

Ex-CIA officer charged with spying for China - Justice Dept

Aug 18, 2020, at 02:28 pm

Washington/Sputnik: US prosecutors have charged a former Central intelligence Agency (CIA) officer with spying for the Chinese government, the Justice Department said in a press release.

Donald Trump orders China's ByteDance to divest interests in TikTok's US operations

Aug 15, 2020, at 10:36 pm

Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order requiring China's ByteDance to divest interests in TikTok's US operations within 90 days.

China experts in new book attempt to decipher the pandemic conundrum and the role of the communist state

Aug 14, 2020, at 04:18 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Several months have passed since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and while medical researchers and scientists are racing to find a vaccine to contain the spread of the pandemic, a lot of questions are also being raised about the origin and spread of the virus.

China involved in mass rapes, abortions of Uyghur women, alleges activist Rushan Abbas

Aug 13, 2020, at 01:55 am

Washington: A prominent social activist has alleged that Uyghur women have been facing genocide in the hands of Chinese as they are being raped, tortured and brainwashed.

US condemns arrest of pro-democratic media tycoon Jimmy Lai, asks China to restore Hong Kong's rule of law

Aug 13, 2020, at 01:04 am

Washington/Hong Kong: The US on Wednesday condemned the arrest of  pro-democratic media tycoon Jimmy Lai under the national security law and asked Beijing to restore Hong Kong’s rule of law immediately

Chinese invasion drill: Taiwan's Marine 'Iron Force' sent to Dongsha Islands

Aug 11, 2020, at 02:27 pm

Beijing: Amid COVID-19 pandemic when China has allegedly taken up an aggressive stance,  Taiwan's military has dispatched more Marines to the Dongsha Islands which Beijing is planning to invade, media reports said.

China using tech as tool to monitor citizens: Reports

Aug 11, 2020, at 02:09 pm

Washington:  The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is committed to the production and use of technology which is going to control and serveil the citizens, as per congressional commission of the US.

China's BRI will certainly be plagued by delays: Expert

Aug 10, 2020, at 01:58 am

Amid COVID-19 pandemic spread and lockdowns, experts feel that China's Belt Road Initiative (BRI), which was previously known as the ‘One Belt One Road’ (OBOR), might not be shelved but certainly be plagued by delays.

China’s party-state has become considerably more assertive in a number of domains: Think Tanks

Aug 09, 2020, at 10:08 pm

Washington: The world is confronting unique changes in relations among the United States, Europe, and China, which have now been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, top US and European think tanks have said.

China slams US measures against TikTok, WeChat : Foreign Ministry

Aug 07, 2020, at 10:43 pm

Beijing/Sputnik: Beijing opposes the US measures against the Chinese owners of the TikTok and WeChat apps and demands that Washington stops politicizing economic issues, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Friday.

Covid-19 and floods will hold back China's economic recovery: Analysts

Aug 07, 2020, at 06:11 pm

Beijing: The fresh wave of COVID-19 outbreak and the flood hitting the country might hold back China’s recovery from the pandemic as consumption and construction are likely to be hit, analysts believe.

UK gave up foreign policy independence by siding with US against China - Expert

Aug 04, 2020, at 05:38 pm

London/Sputnik - London-based political analyst and writer Carlos Martinez warned on Monday that the UK government has given up its independence in foreign policy by siding with US President Donald Trump on his "New Cold War" against China.

Time for China to stop its unsustainable fishing practices, Pompeo tweets expressing support for Ecuador

Aug 04, 2020, at 05:34 pm

Washington: US State Secretary MIke Pompeo has extended his support to Ecuador  for raising voice against China for allegedly violating the sovereign rights and jurisdiction of coastal states.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, some Japanese say they received mysterious seed parcels from China

Aug 04, 2020, at 05:28 pm

Tokyo: Some people in Japan have complained that they have received unsolicited mysterious seed parcels that appear to be coming from China, NHK reports.

Beijing ready to retaliate If all Chinese Journalists forced to leave US - Global Times

Aug 04, 2020, at 05:18 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: China has prepared for a worst-case scenario, in which all Chinese journalists will have to leave the United States amid the ongoing row, and is ready to take retaliatory measures concerning US journalists based in Hong Kong, Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of the Chinese official Global Times newspaper, said on Tuesday.

Nepal govt's decision to recommend Sushil Bhatt as CEO of Office of the Investment Board triggers row

Aug 04, 2020, at 04:41 pm

Kathmandu: The decision taken by Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli government to appoint  Sushil Bhatt as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the "Office of the Investment Board" has sparked off a controversy specially after it was found that he has close links with foreign companies including China.

Hong Kong: China suspends extradition agreement with New Zealand week after latter's move

Aug 03, 2020, at 11:01 pm

Beijing: Just a week after New Zealand suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, in response to China passing a new National Security Law- a change that gives the mainland unprecedented power over the territory- Beijing has decided to reciprocate.