Pakistan DG ISI in Beijing for strategic talks with Chinese officials: Reports
Jul 26, 2021, at 05:01 am
Islamabad: Director General (DG) of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Faiz Hameed on Friday arrived in Beijing to hold strategic talks with Chinese officials, media reports said.
British MPs vote for UK to stage diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Jul 16, 2021, at 11:44 pm
London: The UK House of Commons has unanimously passed a motion calling for the British government to stage a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics unless the Chinese government ends the “atrocities” taking place in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
China sanctions Belgian lawmaker for motion which alerts about genocide risk against Xinjiang Uygurs
Jun 19, 2021, at 04:31 am
Beijing: Beijing has sanctioned a Belgian lawmaker who called for a proposal warning of a risk of genocide against Uygur Muslims in Xinjiang, a region which has always triggered international criticisms over China's alleged treatment towards the Uyghur Muslim community.
Japan may defend Taiwan if Beijing makes moves: Pottinger
Jun 04, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Washington: Former US deputy national security advisor Matt Pottinger has said Japan is likely to defend Taiwan if Beijing makes moves to reunify the island with its mainland by force.
US Prez Joe Biden orders US agencies to find source of Covid19 virus in China
May 27, 2021, at 08:06 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday directed the country's intelligence agencies to submit a report to him within the next three months finding if the novel coronavirus first surfaced in China from an animal source or emerged from a laboratory accident, an AFP report said.
Flexing muscle China carries out 'Taiwan invasion' drills
May 18, 2021, at 06:56 pm
Beijing: China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has released videos showing marines conducting island landing drills "targeting Taiwan", in what looks like an attempt to put pressure in the region.
Philippine business groups urges Beijing to withdraw ships from reef
Apr 18, 2021, at 01:34 am
Manila: Business groups in the Philippines have urged China to withdraw its ships from a reef that has remained a point of tension in the South China Sea, media reports said.
China protests US delegation's visit to Taiwan
Apr 14, 2021, at 09:51 pm
Beijing/UNI: China has expressed protest to the United States in light of an unofficial delegation's visit to Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said on Wednesday.
Former US State Secretary Mike Pompeo asks US to boycott Beijing Games
Mar 09, 2021, at 01:54 am
Washington: Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has asked the US to boycott the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year.
China’s rumoured involvement in the military coup will benefit no one except Beijing: Report
Mar 01, 2021, at 05:02 am
China’s rumoured involvement in the military coup will benefit no one except Beijing, The Taiwan Times opinion said.
Successful Olympic Games in 2022 could validate China's authoritarian system: Expert
Feb 26, 2021, at 04:12 am
Edinburg: A geo-politics expert has said he feels hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics could help China revamp their image from a world factory to a world power.
Tokyo lodges protest with Beijing over Chinese ships' entry into Japanese coastal waters
Feb 16, 2021, at 10:35 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: Tokyo on Tuesday lodged a protest with Beijing after four Chinese ships entered the Japanese coastal waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said.
British overseas passport process begins: Beijing targets London
Feb 03, 2021, at 12:55 am
London: Reacting to London's comment that it will not 'look the other way' after Beijing said that it would stop recognising British National Overseas BN (O) passport as a travel or identification document, China called he move “the logic of a brazen bandit”.
Rights group feels China is witnessing global resistance to deepening repression
Jan 15, 2021, at 04:03 pm
The Chinese government’s heightened repression in Hong Kong and Xinjiang are emblematic of the worsening human rights situation under President Xi Jinping, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2021.
China delays Australian writer Yang Hengjun’s espionage trial for three months
Dec 29, 2020, at 05:20 pm
China delays Australian writer Yang Hengjun’s espionage trial for three months
Olympic Committee accused of ignoring human rights to host Beijing Games in 2022
Dec 22, 2020, at 06:00 pm
Washington: A coalition of ethnic minorities in China has accused the International Olympic Committee of ignoring widespread human rights abuses as the nation is gearing up to host the 2022 Winter Olympic in Beijing city.
China's NPCSC is undermining autonomy of Hong Kong: Mike Pompeo
Dec 08, 2020, at 06:19 pm
Washington: Beijing’s unrelenting assault against Hong Kong’s democratic processes has gutted its Legislative Council, rendering the body a rubber stamp devoid of meaningful opposition, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.
Nov 16, 2020, at 05:37 pm
Beijing: China on Friday asked Australia and the UK to stop 'interfering' into the internal affairs of the country after the two nations condemned the disqualification of four pro-democracy lawmakers from the Hong Kong Legislative Council.
Australia should know how to fix trade bond with China: Beijing
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:25 am
Canberra/Beijing: Adding fuel to the already tense relationship between Canberra and Beijing, a top Chinese official has said Australia should know what step is needed to be taken to improve ties.
China targeting its own community members in Canada to silence Xi Jinping critics: Report
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:03 am
Ottawa: China has taken another aggressive stance by routinely using undercover state security officials and 'trusted agents' to target Canadian Chinese community members to silence critics of President Xi Jinping, media reports said.
Beijing jails Tibetan singer for criticising Chinese policies in latest song
Nov 04, 2020, at 09:35 pm
Beijing: A Tibetan singer has been jailed for six years by authorities in Beijing for criticising China's repressive policies in his songs.
Beijing is carrying out 'cultural genocide' in Xinjiang
Oct 08, 2020, at 01:52 am
Beijing: China is carrying out a 'cultural genocide' in Xinjiang region where thousands of people are believed to be kept in concentration camps, according to an article in The Atlantic.
Hong Kong's last British Governor Chris Patten slams China, says Beijing cannot be trusted
Oct 03, 2020, at 04:57 am
London: Hong Kong's last British Governor Chris Patten has slammed China and said the country cannot be trusted.
Old habits die hard: China's tryst with border disputes and expansionism
Sep 11, 2020, at 11:23 pm
Earlier in September, US President Donald Trump said the country was ready to help both India and China fix their border dispute as the two most populous nations engaged in activities deemed 'attempted transgression' by both New Delhi and Beijing.
25 years after Beijing’s Women Conference, significance ‘undimmed’
Sep 05, 2020, at 09:37 pm
New York: Exactly 25 years after the historic world conference in Beijing on the advancement and equality of women, the head of the UN gender empowerment agency declared on Friday that “its significance is undimmed”.
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.
China orders US to close consulate in Chengdu
Jul 24, 2020, at 09:30 pm
Beijing: China has ordered to shut down the US Consulate in south-western city of Chengdu, heightening the tension between the two nations.
Beijing calls on US to abolish 'revolting' decision to close Chinese consulate in Houston
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:25 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: China is calling on the United States to immediately abolish the decision to close China's Consulate General in the city of Houston, the Foreign Ministry's spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, said on Wednesday.
South China Sea is a part of global commons: India reminds Beijing
Jul 19, 2020, at 12:14 am
New Delhi: In its strong reply to China, India has said the strategically crucial South China Sea is a part of the global commons.
Japan defence white paper claims Beijing is pushing territorial claims amid COVID-19
Jul 16, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Tokyo: Japan has said China is pushing its territorial claims under the cover of the coronavirus pandemic.