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China: Students in schools are now learning a new subject on Grandpa Xi Jinping

Dec 15, 2021, at 11:50 pm

Beijing: Public school teachers in China are in doubt whether to implement the harsh anti-Covid protocol to ensure no student tests positive in the current academic year, which began in September, or to see that no student fails to gain intense knowledge about the latest subject introduced this year, Grandpa Xi Jinping, media reports said on Wednesday.

China's predatory actions in South East Asia are backfiring: IFFRAS

Dec 03, 2021, at 12:05 am

Beijing: China’s intimidating attitude, particularly over the South China Sea issue, is backfiring as the countries in Southeast Asia have taken exception to Beijing's stance, according to a report by Canada-based think tank International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS).

China pushes private schools to turn public in ‘fairness’ lesson: Media report

Nov 29, 2021, at 05:56 am

Beijing/IBNS: China’s crackdown on for-profit education gained steam in the current month as authorities push to make private elementary and middle schools public under a banner of promoting "fairness" in education, according to Nikkei Asia newspaper.

Joe Biden administration planning to diplomatically boycott Beijing Olympics 2022: Reports

Nov 18, 2021, at 05:06 am

Washington: The US President Joe Biden-led administration is planning to diplomatically boycott the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics 2022.

Joe Biden expresses 'concern' over China’s practices in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong during virtual meet with Xi Jinping

Nov 18, 2021, at 04:56 am

Washington: US President Joe Biden raised concerns about China’s practices in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, as well as human rights more broadly during his virtual meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

Joe Biden expresses 'concern' over China’s practices in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong during virtual meet with Xi Jinping

Nov 17, 2021, at 10:32 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden raised concerns about China’s practices in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, as well as human rights more broadly during his virtual meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

Joe Biden administration planning to diplomatically boycott Beijing Olympics 2022: Reports

Nov 17, 2021, at 10:05 pm

Washington: The US President Joe Biden-led administration is planning to diplomatically boycott the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics 2022.

Encouraging Taiwanese independence would be playing with fire: Xi tells Biden during virtual meeting

Nov 16, 2021, at 11:55 pm

Washington/Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Joe Biden during his virtual summit that encouraging Taiwanese independence would be "playing with fire".

Commonsense guardrails needed to be placed to prevent US-China conflict: Joe Biden tells Xi Jinping 

Nov 16, 2021, at 02:34 pm

Washington/Beijing: US President Joe Biden interacted with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday when he said leaders of America and China should place 'commonsense guardrails' to avoid any conflict between the two nations.

China: CCP passes 'landmark resolution' to cement Xi Jinping's status

Nov 12, 2021, at 07:01 pm

Beijing: The Chinese Communist Party has adopted a 'landmark resolution' by which President Xi Jinping's status in political history has been further cemented.

We will not bow to Beijing pressure: Taiwan president gives strong reply to Xi Jinping

Oct 11, 2021, at 05:03 am

Taipei:  President Tsai Ing-wen has targeted China in her defiant speech and said will not bow to pressure from Beijing and will defend its democratic way of life.

Xi Jinping vows to pursue 'reunification' with Taiwan

Oct 09, 2021, at 10:29 pm

Beijing; Chinese President XI Jinping has vowed to pursue the "reunification" with Taiwan, which Beijing observes as a breakaway province, in a peaceful manner.

Huawei executive Meng returns to China after 3-yr detention in Canada in bank fraud case

Sep 26, 2021, at 06:38 pm

Chinese telecom giant Huawei's top executive Meng Wanzhou, who was detained in Canada for over three years, arrived in Shenzhen on a special plane sent by the government on Saturday, 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.

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.

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.

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.

Broken heads remark: Mike Pompeo says Xi Jinping is 'serious'

Jul 04, 2021, at 04:57 am

Washington: Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said Chinese President Xi Jinping is serious about his 'bash heads bloody' warning.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan applauds Chinese President Xi's leadership on climate change

Jun 08, 2021, at 12:51 am

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for the message the latter delivered on World Environment Day, which was hosted by Pakistan this year.

Colombo archbishop slams Sri Lankan government over China-funded Port City project

Jun 05, 2021, at 02:04 am

Launching a verbal assault on the Sri Lankan government apparently over the China-funded Colombo Port City project, Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, said the island nation was being dragged down a path of destruction by those who came to power claiming to protect the country.

Beijing receives jolt: EU suspends efforts to ratify controversial investment deal with China

May 07, 2021, at 01:42 am

Brussels: Amid ongoing tension between Brussels and Beijing, the European Union has  suspended efforts to ratify an investment deal with China, media reports said.

Post on leaked info on Xi Jinping's daughter: China prosecutes people

Apr 26, 2021, at 07:08 am

Beijing: China has prosecuted  dozens of people, including an operator of a website, that posted leaked personal information of President Xi Jinping's daughter. They were slapped charges of illegally collecting such information, media reports said on Sunday.

Quad ‘democracies’ will hold Chinese ‘autocracy’ accountable for its actions: Biden

Mar 26, 2021, at 11:07 pm

The Quad summit “got the Chinese attention” on their seriousness in holding Beijing accountable for its actions in the Indo-Pacific region, according to US President Joe Biden.

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen invites leaders of five nations to visit on Independence Day

Mar 16, 2021, at 04:58 am

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday called five leaders of neighbouring countries to join Bangladesh’s Independence Golden Jubilee and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Birth Centenary celebrations despite the coronavirus pandemic.

All-weather friends: Pakistan PM Imran Khan appreciates Chinese President Xi Jinping for eradicating 'extreme poverty'

Mar 01, 2021, at 09:41 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday appreciated Chinese President Xi Jinping for eradicating 'extreme poverty' in the country.

Two Chinese video producers go missing after mocking Xi Jinping

Feb 19, 2021, at 04:38 pm

Beijing: Two Chinese online video producers, who are known for making fun of country's president Xi Jinping on YouTube, have disappeared recently, media reports said.

Was on phone call with Xi Jinping for two hours: US President Joe Biden

Feb 12, 2021, at 04:51 am

Washington/IBNS:  US President Joe Biden on Thursday said that he made his first conversation over a phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since taking office.

Think tank says China's revisions to defense law push Beijing closer to war

Jan 19, 2021, at 11:36 pm

Beijing: A think-tank in Taiwan has said a recent amendments to its National Defense Law indicates that Beijing has shifted its defense strategy to a more pre-emptive posture, making it more likely that it wages war, media reports said.

Did Chinese billionaire Jack Ma go missing for flying too close to the red sun?

Jan 05, 2021, at 11:41 pm

Jack Ma Yun, the founder of Alibaba Group, a Chinese e-commerce giant, is missing from public view ever since he criticised the country's banking system in October, 2020.

China is ready to cooperate with India, BRICS on Covid-19 vaccine creation: Xi Jinping

Nov 20, 2020, at 02:24 am

Beijing:Chinese President Xi Jinping has said his nation is ready to cooperate with India and other BRICS nations in the fight against COVID-19 and creating vaccines against the dreaded disease.