Taipei: War between Taiwan and China is "absolutely not an option", Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday, as she reiterated her willingness to talk to Beijing and also pledged to boost the island's defences including with precision missiles. China again rejected her latest overture, saying
Geneva: The UN Human Rights Council voted against holding a debate on alleged widespread abuses in China’s Xinjiang region after intense lobbying by Beijing, in a major setback for Western nations. The United States and allies last month presented the first draft decision targeting China to
United Nations: Russia vetoed a Western bid at the UN Security Council to condemn its annexations of Ukrainian territory but found no support, with China and India abstaining. Russia s veto was a certainty but Western powers hoped to show Moscow s isolation in its war
New York: China and Pakistan will maintain close high-level exchanges and carry forward their unbreakable all-weather friendship, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. In a meeting with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Wang said Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Pakistani Prime
New York: China has accused the United States of sending "very wrong, dangerous signals" on Taiwan after the U.S. secretary of state told his Chinese counterpart that the maintenance of peace and stability over Taiwan was vitally important. Taiwan was the focus of the 90-minute, "direct
Ladakh: Locals near India’s border with China in the mountainous region of Ladakh have claimed that the Indian government “ceded” land to China after both sides agreed to withdraw troops from contentious areas earlier this month, The Guardian reported. India and China have been involved in
New York: United States President Joe Biden issued forceful warnings to China and Russia and expressed optimism over the US economic rebound, but surprised many by hedging on whether he will seek reelection. In a rare, wide-ranging interview with the CBS “60 Minutes” programme, Biden went
Beijing: Xi Jinping will leave China for the first time in more than two years for a trip this week to Central Asia where he will meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin, just a month before he is set to cement his place as the most powerful
New Delhi: India said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in a regional summit in Uzbekistan that according to Russia will see face-to-face talks between President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation comprising China, Russia, four
Beijing: The Chinese government has decided to provide 100 million yuan (around $14.5 million) of emergency humanitarian assistance, including 25,000 tents and other disaster relief materials urgently needed by flood-hit Pakistan, said Zheng Yuandong, an official with the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA). Since mid-June