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Thousands of people took to the streets of Shanghai to remember the victims and demonstrate against restrictions.
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"Yes, Mr Jaishankar. Our 56-inch PM has been very firm on China by claiming only four days after the Galwan clash that no one has entered Indian territory. So much for his silence, you boast of," he said in a tweet.
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India must seize the historic opportunity to act as a bridge to ease tensions among the nations and to pave the way for a new world order. With the Ukraine war casting a shadow over the G20 summit in Indonesia’s island resort of Bali, global leaders are looking up to India to play a key […]
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While Hu was an economic liberaliser committed to Deng’s mantra of ‘reform and opening’, Xi Jinping has shown himself to be less of a reformer and more of a consolidator.
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Beijing: The following is a look at the seven men making up the Communist Party of China’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee in order of rank. Three of them are holdovers from the previous body, including General Secretary Xi Jinping, who has received a precedent-breaking third term as party head. The four newcomers are all Xi […]
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The signs emanating from China appear ominous for India.
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Delivering a report to the twice-a-decade party meeting in Beijing, Xi said China has also waged a major struggle against Taiwan separatism and is determined and able to oppose territorial integrity.
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Xi Jinping is widely tipped to be given an extended term as CCP’s General Secretary. For the rest of the world, this means Xi will stay on as Chinese President for another five years, even possibly longer.
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Perhaps only the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II could compare to the pomp and ceremony that will accompany this congress in Beijing, with the weeklong conclave commencing on 16 October.
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When US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi flew into Taiwan on an Air Force jet, she became the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island. China instantly announced military maneuvers in retaliation, even as Taiwanese officials welcomed her. China said over 100 warplanes and 10 warships have taken part in the live-fire […]
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By Henryk Szadziewski From small diplomatic measures to a doubling of trade, China’s interests in Pacific Island nations have expanded in the past decade. Now, in a world of growing geopolitical instability and tension over Taiwan, China is in the position of being an enduring partner to the region. China’s former ambassador to the US […]
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As a host of an international sporting event, Beijing was expected to rise above bilateral tensions
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By Christoph Bluth According to media reports from Washington, the Biden administration wants to engage China in talks on arms control and non-proliferation. The US president, Joe Biden, and Chinese leader, Xi Jinping discussed the issue during their recent virtual summit. The issue has not previously been high on the agenda in talks between the […]
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping said his country will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia or bully its smaller neighbours as friction over the South China Sea intensifies. China has repeatedly sought to overcome concerns about its rising power and influence in the region, particularly its claim to virtually the entire South China Sea that overlaps […]
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The recent grand spectacle of the Chinese Communist Party plenum that cemented the position of Xi Jinping as virtually the lifetime President has evoked images similar to an Orwellian world: Unbridled power, authoritarian rule, undermining the rights of minorities and dissidents, increased surveillance, rapidly disappearing freedom of speech and growing attacks on journalists, academicians and […]
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By Tony Walker American-Chinese summit diplomacy comes and goes, but there will not be a much more consequential meeting between two leaders than the latest of Joe Biden and Xi Jinping’s consultations. If a measure was needed of how transformational the relationship between the US and China has become, one only needs to go back […]
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Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to donate $100 million to the UN-backed COVAX program, which aims to distribute vaccines to low- and middle-income countries.
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China this year has approved plans to build a huge dam over the Brahmaputra river during the current 14th Five-Year Plan, which raised concerns in the riparian states of India and Bangladesh.
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Despite several turbulent events, failed experiments and policies, the party persists
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It is the first time China has landed a probe on a planet other than Earth, reports Xinhua news agency
