Beijing | Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the country’s Army to focus on improving its combat ability and to make sure it is always prepared for battle, the state-owned China Daily newspaper reported on Saturday. Xi delivered an address on Friday to the Central Military Commission — under his control — and urged the […]
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China’s Chang’e 4 space probe is first spacecraft to make landing on far side of moon
Beijing : China’s Chang’e 4 space probe on Thursday became the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the far side of the moon, Xinhua news agency reported. At 10.26 a.m. (Beijing time), the probe, comprising of a lander and a rover, landed at the pre-selected landing area at 177.6 degrees east longitude and […]
China building ‘most advanced’ naval warship for Pakistan: Report
BEIJING (3 Min Read) : China has started building for Pakistan, its “all-weather ally”, one of its “most advanced” naval warships as part of a defence agreement to maintain a “balance of power” in the Indian Ocean, the media reported on Wednesday. The China Daily quoted China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) — one of the […]
India, China pledge to resolve border dispute at earliest
Beijing : India and China on Friday pledged to resolve their decades-long boundary dispute by intensifying their efforts to find a mutually acceptable solution to the vexed issue at the earliest. At the 21st round border talks between India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi in Chinese city Chengdu, both […]
China condemns consulate attack, asks Pakistan to ensure citizens’ safety
Beijing : China on Friday condemned the terror attack at its consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi and asked Islamabad to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens in the country where it has multi-billion dollar investments. “China strongly condemns any violent attacks against diplomatic missions and have asked the Pakistani side to take measures […]
China to build port in Myanmar, third in India’s neighbourhood
Beijing : China will develop a multi-billion-dollar deep sea port in Myanmar’s Kyaukpyu town along the Bay of Bengal, a development that will concern India which already has two Chinese-built ports around it. Under China’s Belt and Road project, the deal between Beijing and Nay Pyi Taw was signed on Thursday after years of stalled […]
China doesn’t reveal if it offered loans to Pakistan
Beijing : China on Wednesday didn’t reveal if it offered any financial aid to Pakistan after its Prime Minister Imran Khan wrapped up his visit, meant to seek fresh Chinese loans to tide over the country’s economic crisis. A day after Khan’s four-day China visit ended, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Asad Umar said that Beijing has […]
China to boost Pakistan defence ties, pats Islamabad on dispute with India
Beijing : China and Pakistan on Sunday agreed to further develop their military cooperation after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan ended his official talks with the Chinese leadership here. In a joint statement released as Khan flew to Shanghai, China also came out in support of “Pakistan’s efforts for improvement of Pakistan-India relations and for […]
China likely to give $6 bn aid to Pakistan: Report
Beijing : Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping here amid reports that Beijing was likely to give $6 billion economic aid to Islamabad to manage its financial crisis. There was no official version from either side about what transpired at the meet, but a report by Pakistan’s […]
Said many times, can’t dub Masood Azhar global terrorist: China
Beijing : China on Tuesday said it has told India many times that it has issues in declaring Pakistan-based Masood Azhar a global terrorist and it will take its own call on the merits of the matter, a day after New Delhi nudged Beijing again to blacklist him. Beijing denied giving shelter to Paresh Baruah, […]