China slams US strike on Iraq, says opposes military force use in international relations
Jan 03, 2020, at 04:08 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The Chinese Foreign Ministry has slammed the US strike on Iraq that killed Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani and said that it opposed the use of military force in international relations.
China releases regulation on implementing foreign investment law
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:58 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: China has unveiled a regulation on implementing the foreign investment law to better protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign investors.
Shahid Afridi first requests Imran Khan to speak on Uyghur issue, then deletes tweet
Dec 25, 2019, at 06:39 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's former cricket captain Shahid Afridi recently tweeted and urged country's Prime Minister Imran Khan to “speak up” for Uyghur Muslims in China and requested the Chinese government to give “humane” and “just” treatment to Muslims. However, he surprisingly deleted the tweet later.
Dec 21, 2019, at 02:34 pm
Washington/IBNS: The United States has re-designated Pakistan and China, among several nations, as countries of particular concern on religious freedom where persecution continues on the basis of faiths.
China suspends planned additional tariffs on some US products: Xinhua
Dec 15, 2019, at 11:42 am
Beijing/UNI: China suspended the planned additional tariffs on some US products to be implemented Sunday, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council said.
Four dead, 14 trapped in flooded mine in southwest
Dec 15, 2019, at 08:25 am
Chengdu/UNI: Four miners died while 14 others remained trapped in a flooded coal mine in southwest China's Sichuan Province, authorities said Saturday.
Six killed in central China road accident
Dec 11, 2019, at 10:38 am
Zhengzhou/Xinhua/UNI: Six people were killed and one other injured in a road accident in a village in central China's Henan Province, local authorities said on Wednesday.
China says trade deal with US must be mutually beneficial, unburdened by time constraints
Dec 04, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China does not intend to set a deadline to reach a trade agreement with the United States, because it wants the deal to be mutually beneficial and acceptable to both sides, Hua Chunying, the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman, said on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka aims to increase investments from key markets including China
Dec 02, 2019, at 09:44 am
Colombo/Xinhua/UNI: Sri Lanka's new government will aim to increase investments from China and a few other leading markets next year in order to boost the Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) sector and the economy of the island country, State Minister of Investment Promotion Keheliya Rambukwella was quoted in local media reports as saying here Monday
TikTok reinstates US teenager's account banned for speaking on Uighurs
Nov 28, 2019, at 11:31 am
Beijing/UNI: China based social media video app TikTok on Thursday apologised to a US teenager after the user's clip criticising the country's treatment of its minority ethnic group--Uighur Muslims went viral on internet.
Chinese Foreign Ministry threatens to retaliate against US over Hong Kong rights act
Nov 28, 2019, at 11:28 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday threatened it would retaliate against the United States in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s move to sign into law a bill that supports human rights amid mass protests in China’s Hong Kong special administrative region.
Investigation reveals China brainwashing Uighurs
Nov 25, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Xinjiang/UNI: An investigation has dismissed China's claim that detention camps built across Turkic Muslim, also known as Uighurs, majority region Xinjiang are built for re-education purposes to counter extremism.
UK summons Chinese Ambassador over torture claims by ex-employee of Hong Kong consulate
Nov 20, 2019, at 06:14 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has summoned Chinese Ambassador in London after a former employee of the UK's Hong Kong consulate told the BBC he was tortured in China.
China, US trade negotiators discuss phase one of trade deal: Ministry
Nov 17, 2019, at 09:03 am
Beijing/Sputnik: The chief trade negotiators from China and the United States, Vice Premier Liu He, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have had a phone conversation regarding the first phase of a new trade agreement, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said.
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters commemorating fellow demonstrator - Reports
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:18 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Hong Kong police used tear gas to disperse protesters who took to the streets to honor the memory of a student who had died during the unrest, media reported on Friday.
US-China trade war is a ‘lose-lose’ situation for them and the world, warn UN economists
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:00 am
New York/IBNS: The trade tariff spat between China and the United States has been a “lose-lose” situation for both countries and the wider world and it is likely to deteriorate unless a deal is reached, UN economists said on Tuesday.
China, Pakistan agrees on further cooperation over CPEC
Nov 06, 2019, at 08:47 am
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: China and Pakistan have agreed here to further their cooperation in different fields under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during the ninth Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting of CPEC.
Trade deal with China to be signed somewhere in US - Trump
Nov 04, 2019, at 10:21 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump has announced that the first phase of the Washington-Beijing trade deal will be signed somewhere in the United States, while stressing that the location of the deal is the simplest issue, as the main thing is to make progress in the negotiations.
US Navy officer, wife charged in plot to smuggle boats to China - Justice Department
Nov 02, 2019, at 06:08 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: An active service US Navy officer and his wife along with two Chinese nationals have been charged with plotting to smuggle military type inflatable small boats and their engines to China, the Justice Department said in a press release.
Mine collapse kills 2, traps 9 in China's south: Reports
Oct 29, 2019, at 09:22 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: An ore mine has caved in the southern Chinese province of Guangxi, killing two workers and trapping nine others, media said.
Intra-Afghan peace talks in China postponed, sides prepare participant lists- Spokesperson
Oct 27, 2019, at 08:35 pm
Kabul, Oct 27 (Sputnik/UNI) A meeting on Afghan peace, which was supposed to take place last Tuesday in China, has been postponed to an uncertain period of time, allowing the government and the Taliban group to work on heir lists of representatives, Najia Anwari, spokeswoman for the Ministry of State for Peace Affairs, said Sunday.
China plans to replace Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam: Reports
Oct 23, 2019, at 12:25 pm
Beijing/IBNS: Following weeks of violent protests in the city, the Chinese government is planning to replace Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, media reports said.
Factory fire kills four in east China
Oct 20, 2019, at 10:53 am
Fuzhou/UNI: Four people were killed and three others injured after a fire broke out in a factory in east China's Fujian province on Sunday morning, local authorities said.
Xi Jinping announces Rs 56 billion assistance for Nepal over next two years
Oct 13, 2019, at 11:04 am
Kathmandu, Oct 13 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has held the crucial round of Informal Summit deliberations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu, has said he was impressed by the "love" and cordial relations between Nepal and China.
Hong Kong protesters use Molotov cocktails at city's metro station - Police
Oct 12, 2019, at 11:54 pm
Beijing, Oct 12 (Sputnik) Protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday threw Molotov cocktails inside the Kowloon Tong metro station amid ongoing unrest in the city, local police said in a statement, adding that nobody got hurt as a result of the incident.
Xi Jinping's historic visit to elevate Nepal-China ties: PM Oli
Oct 12, 2019, at 11:53 am
Kathmandu, Oct 12 (UNI): Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Nepal will be a historic one that will lift Nepal-China ties to a new level, Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said here Friday.
Chinese Embassy in Washington says US visa restrictions violate international law
Oct 09, 2019, at 10:30 am
Washington (Sputnik/UNI) The US imposition of visa restrictions on Chinese officials violates the norms of international relations, interferes in the country’s domestic affairs and erodes its interests, the Chinese Embassy in the United States said in a statement.
Tiffany deletes tweet after Chinese backlash over Hong Kong protests: Reports
Oct 08, 2019, at 08:09 pm
Moscow, Oct 8 (Sputnik) US luxury jewelry retailer Tiffany deleted a photo from its Twitter page on Tuesday that showed a model covering her right eye with her hand after Chinese consumers accused it of supporting Hong Kong protests, media said.
Imran Khan in China, wishes he had power to lock up 500 powerful Pakistanis for corruption
Oct 08, 2019, at 07:29 pm
Beijing: Visiting China, Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Tuesday said he wished he could follow President Xi Jinping and send 500 corrupt individuals in Pakistan to jail.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan to leave for China today
Oct 07, 2019, at 12:59 pm
Islamabad, Oct 7 (UNI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay a three-day official visit to China from Monday to discuss issues of regional and bilateral significance with Chinese leadership.