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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.

China tampering with the natural flow cycle of the Mekong River to leave millions starving, feel experts

Aug 03, 2020, at 04:06 pm

Beijing: Experts believe that China's tampering with the natural flow cycle of the Mekong River, which is considered the world’s most productive freshwater fishery, is leaving thousands of people living in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam starved.

China asks Maldives to pay up ‘private loan’: Reports

Aug 03, 2020, at 04:01 pm

Male: Maldivian President  Ibrahim Solih and his government is not only battling COVID-19 outbreak in the nation but the short, medium and long-term fallouts, with China asking the Maldivian state to repay at least an instalment of a massive loan granted to a local resort owner.

Chinese govt sponsors rape of Uyghur women through forced marriage, allege activists

Aug 03, 2020, at 03:53 pm

Hit by sex-ratio trouble, the Chinese government is allegedly getting involved in the 'forced marriage' game by advertising marriages to Uyghur women and girls to attract men into the Xinjiang or East Turkistan region of China.

South China Sea dispute: US signs MoU to support Vietnamese fishermen

Aug 02, 2020, at 03:44 am

Hanoi: In a move to support the Southeast Asian nation, the U.S. and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding, which includes support against illegal “intimidation” of the latter’s fishermen at sea.

Chinese incursions: US pledges to help Japan

Aug 02, 2020, at 02:55 am

Tokyo: The US has said it is ready to help Japan in tackling Chinese incursions in the waters surrounding the Senkaku Islands, a senior commander of American forces in Japan said.

Hong Kong police hunt for the pro democracy activists

Aug 01, 2020, at 03:32 pm

Beijing/UNI: Hong Kong police are after the six pro-democracy activists living in exile in Western countries.

Study reveals where first cases of COVID-19 outside China may have originated based on case travel historie

Jul 31, 2020, at 09:40 pm

New York: Web-based surveillance of the global spread of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) during the first 11 weeks of the outbreak (Dec 31, 2019, to March 10, 2020), reveals that three-quarters (75/99) of affected countries outside mainland China reported their first COVID-19 case in people who had recently travelled to an affected country—with almost two-thirds of these first cases linked to travel to Italy (27%), China (22%), or Iran (11%), according to new research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.

Hong Kong Conflict: China suspends extradition treaties with Canada, Australia, Britain

Jul 30, 2020, at 08:22 pm

Hong Kong/Beijing: Amid growing conflict, China on Tuesday  announced a decision to suspend extradition and judiciary assistance treaties between Hong Kong and Canada, Australia and Britain.

Think tank suggests US Pentagon to focus on China in national defence strategy

Jul 30, 2020, at 08:14 pm

Washington: Keeping in mind the Chinese aggression,  a US-based think tank has said that the Pentagon should start the year-long effort this winter to prepare a new National Defense Strategy (NDS) to shift Washington's official attention to the operational challenges posed by Beijing in the upcoming days.

Activist urges world to question China’s genocide of Uyghurs

Jul 30, 2020, at 07:15 pm

Beijing: An Uyghur activist has said it is time for the world to question the genocide by China on his people.

Xinjiang is another Bangladesh waiting to happen, says activist Lily Harding

Jul 27, 2020, at 03:59 pm

New York: Activist Lily Harding feels that Xinjiang region in China is likely to become another Bangladesh (read get liberation like Bangladesh got in 1971) as the people of the area dread Chinese Communist Party control and yearn for a stable democratic republic.

Australia now joins US in declaring China's claims in South China Sea as 'illegal'

Jul 27, 2020, at 03:53 pm

Sydney/Beijing: In a move, which might further deteriorate relations with China, Australia has backed the US in declaring Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea to be illegal.

China's Wuhan lab operating 'covert operations' in Pakistan, creating "anthrax-like" pathogens: Report

Jul 26, 2020, at 12:42 am

With the world still battling COVID-19 outbreak,  Pakistan and China have entered a secret three-year deal to expand potential bio-warfare capabilities, including running several research projects related to the deadly agent anthrax, media reports said.

US: Researchers charged with visa fraud after lying about their work for China’s People's Liberation Army

Jul 25, 2020, at 11:46 pm

Washington: Four individuals have recently been charged with visa fraud in connection with a scheme to lie about their status as members of the People’s Republic of China’s military forces, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), while in the United States conducting research, the country's Department of Justice said.

CCP's founding anniversary: Students for Free Tibet demonstrate in Dharamshala

Jul 25, 2020, at 10:03 pm

Dharamshala: Protesting against the 99th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),  Students for Free Tibet (SFT) - India demonstrated in Dharamshala town in India's Himachal Pradesh on Thursday.

China engaged in illegal spying for years, alleges US official

Jul 25, 2020, at 07:34 pm

Washington: The United States has said that China is engaged in a  massive illegal spying and influencing operations against US government officials and even the citizens of the country.

Vulgar content: Pakistan issues warning to Chinese app Tik Tok

Jul 25, 2020, at 12:40 am

Islamabad: The Pakistan government gave a jolt to all-weather ally China as the country  issued a final warning to Chinese video sharing platform TikTok.

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.

US seeking new alliance to counter China with combined economic, military power: Mike Pompeo

Jul 24, 2020, at 02:40 pm

Washington/Sputnik: The United States aims to form a new alliance with other countries to counter China with combined economic and military force, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a speech.

Beijing is attempting to change global thinking on South China Sea: Report

Jul 23, 2020, at 06:21 pm

Washington: A Washington-based think tank has claimed that China is not only attempting to change facts on the ground in the South China Sea, but is also seeking to gradually change the world’s mind regarding its claims there.

Stop destabilising action: US Secretary of Defense Dr Mark Esper tells China

Jul 23, 2020, at 05:42 pm

Washington:  Amid tension arising in different corners of the world due to China's aggressive stance, US Secretary of Defense Dr Mark Esper has directed China to stop its 'destabilizing actions' and abide by international laws and norms.

Cyber spy: US accuses hackers of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data for China

Jul 23, 2020, at 05:08 pm

Washington: The US government has accused China of sponsoring hackers who have targeted labs developing vaccine to fight COVID-19 disease, which is believed to have spread across the globe from Wuhan.

Religious intolerance: China now 'orders' Christians to destroy crosses on their churches and take down images of Jesus

Jul 23, 2020, at 04:58 pm

Beijing: In what can be seen as an aggressive stance taken by China to destroy religious tolerance in the country, authorities have directed  some Christians to smash the crosses on their churches and remove images of Jesus from their homes, media reports said.

Mike Pompeo targets China for aggressive stance 

Jul 22, 2020, at 02:48 pm

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has targeted China for its aggressive expansionist move and said Beijing should behave in the international system in ways that are appropriate and consistent with the international order.  

Chinese companies forcing Uyghur population to produce face masks

Jul 22, 2020, at 04:52 am

An investigation conducted by an American newspaper has unveiled that Chinese companies are using Uyghur Muslims to produce protective gears needed to fight COVID-19 which include masks.

Toronto witnesses protest against Chinese communist regime

Jul 22, 2020, at 04:38 am

Toronto: A large number of people in Canadian city of Toronto recently  staged a protest against the Communist Chinese regime outside the Chinese consulate.